OK I give up. The equipment can not stay near my shop. I need to get it out and away. I
There’s a few threads on this topic within the forum if you search for “Stevenson”. A number of folks have devised some pretty ingenious DIY shields and shelters. Here’s one:
I’m looking more for a wooden project. Like what the airports used. Some thing my young sons could build. Maybe I could fit it in as a Boy Scout merit badge.
Mark
I know you said wooden, but if you would like to make an inexpensive fan-aspirated shield here’s another DIY project…
What I would like is something that I could place the outside sensor in one section and the consol and computer parts in a differnet part. The computer I am now using is just a motherboard running remote control software. Next to it is the hard drive and power supply. If I put the consol and computer in one part I can regulate the temperature in that compartment to keep the computer at operating temps. Power is not an issue. I can bury AC out to the enclosure. This would let me run a fan 24/7 on the outside temp sensor. But I need a design that would not affect the outside temp readings but still shield it from the sun and rain.
Does no one have the plans for the old weather stations that populated the airports in the “good” old days? I can’t believe that some one does not have one, or two, in their back yard. :lol:
Mark
I have a scan of a fax of the plan for a stevenson screen somewhere on my pc…i just cant seem to be able to lay my hands on it
I went to the link in this thread about that. It looks about right. I know I can purchase a prefab cheaper but home made is sooo much better.
Thank you for looking
Mark
I found this on the web.
www.hendco.org/weather/stevenson.zip
at this web site
Now we starting to cook. If I was only able to read the thing I would be in business. Yes I can read a blue print. No I can not “see” much of the indformation on this one. But hey, I do get a good idea on what is expected of a old fashioned Stevenson Screen. That , by the way, seems to have a story in it’s own right.
Mark
ah ha
that first link is my scans, i think you will find, LOL
I too wish to build a “proper” housing, especially for my outdoor Temp/humidity sensors. This winter has seen two of my AAG 1-wire humidity sensors give up the ghost and either go off the top of the scale, or out the bottom ! I blame it on my poorly constructed housing as much as anything, so I think a proper “box” design is called for. Thanks for the plans, maybe I’ll do a build thread 8O
ah ha that first link is my scans, i think you will find, LOL
Got it from the second link :lol:
I’m still looking for some blue prints for this. Your’s are OK windy, but I’m too old to see them. They do give me a good idea on what to do. But I need some thing I can blow up to old folks size.
Mark
Well I have had several private messages about this. All asking for more information. If I find out something I will post it here for all to see. I am still looking but I will find the plans. Might be awhile, but I will find it. 
Mark
Try this link might be what your looking for
Nice shots and getting closer I can’t help but wounder, where are the government plans for all those Stevenson screens built. Must be thousands of them out there.
I have given the problem to a friend of mine. I’m waiting to see what he designs.
Mark
Here is a link to another type that may be of interest to people.
http://shop.weatherzone.com.au/info_pages.php?pages_id=5?osCsid=9e872122e220803642377fdff4583219
That’s our member weatheroz’s design http://www.loganvillageweather.com/station/stevenson.html
Here is a pic of my first attempt of making a S. Screen. It’s made of 4 window shutters screwed together and a top and bottom added. It worked well and served me for about 10 years.
In the forum pics, you can see that the back (shortest side) and front shutters are cut shorter than the sides. Thinking was this would create air flow and keep hot air from stagnating at the roof.
See the forum Photo Gallery for two more pictures. Forum software wasn’t happy when attempted to upload 3 files attached to this post.
I was thinking the square eve vents. But your idea would give me more room to add the motherboard and etc to a “top” section. I wonder if vinyl or aluminum would would work better? Less heat retention.
Mark