hi everybody
My solar sensor is a one 1 wire
Simon mentioned that my graphs look very close to one another
The only thing I keep getting confused about is the one hour summertime
Before the clocks went forward Maximum solar and uv took place at noon
Now the clocks going forward it is one o’clock I get the maximum uv/solar
When I look at the UV forecast it says that this is for maximum at noon
My maximum solar and uv takes place at one o’clock on the graphs, but the forecasts always state that it’s the maximum at noon
I run a small program that synchronises my time clock to a web atomic clock
mick
Do you have a link to the forecast? It is most likely in GMT/UTC and not adjusted for the time change. As others have confirmed, solar “noon” in the UK is currently close to 1:00 PM local time.
When you made Simon’s UV did you make any photos of the inside of the egg?
hi
yes
http://www.weather-above.com/uv1%20mod%20introductions.html
from what Simon saying is solar and uv are not matching on
the graph the only difference between our setup is I am using a one wire solar sensor
Simon is using a solar jar
I understand what you’re saying about my graph they both match
where signing is saying his uv\ it not matching his solar
mick
Thanks. So the diode actually peeks through a hole in the top of the egg?
yes
the diode is a a sealed unit , there is a very tiny O-ring the stops any moisture from getting in to the unit
mick
So assuming the egg is mounted vertically then the design should ensure that the diode is pointing directly up - right?
yes
the sensor detects the uv as soon as the sun comes up ., I’m pretty impressed with the lens angle on the diode
my graphs today I got some UV data missing due to some maintenance on the computer,
I find the device to be very sensitive, the device just needs to be pointing straight up, I use a spirit level bubble to make sure the device is perfectly level
mick