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Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:35 pm
by idociko
As simple as effective. Working in just 10 minutes!

Check my website: http://www.hazajon.eu/weer/solar_in_a_jar.php for discription.

Jos

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:33 pm
by HeinrichH
Good idea Jos, I'm going to try this. Where can I find the solar calculator you used on your site?

Henk

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:02 pm
by idociko
Henk,

You can find the solar calculator here: http://www.stella-maris.org.uk/maxsolar.php.
On my webpages you just had to click on the-calculator screendump.

When you worked this out give us your web-url, would be nice.

Good luck,
Jos

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:04 pm
by WS Grave
Hi Jos, what a coincidence to find you with a solution for solar in a jar :)
I always used that when I was working with WD, but with Meteohub there was no solution until now.

Bought me a jar and put a sensor in it.
It's already on my site, but watching it carefully for better finetuning.
I'm curious how and if it works :)

See my website.

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:40 pm
by Billy
Hi Jos,
really interesting. :D
For putting the right sensor in the jar it would be helpful to know which is the max. temperature in the jar.

In addition it might be helpful to see a picture of your "additional JAR sensor".

Thanks in advance
Billy

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:54 pm
by idociko
For putting the right sensor in the jar it would be helpful to know which is the max. temperature in the jar.
I don't know yet what the maximum tempreture will be in summer. My Jar is running since 2 month now. I think tempreture can in summer go up to >60ยบ
In addition it might be helpful to see a picture of your "additional JAR sensor".
I don't have a picture availeble. It is an Oregon THGR810 in an empty (0,6 ltr.) pickle jar with the lit downside.

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:55 am
by Billy
@Jos
Thanks for your quick response this might help.

Billy

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:32 pm
by HeinrichH
idociko wrote:As simple as effective. Working in just 10 minutes!

Check my website: http://www.hazajon.eu/weer/solar_in_a_jar.php for discription.

Jos
Jos, it's working, the only problem I have that sometimes the values are negative, any idea how to limit the value to zero??

Henk

Re: Solar in a jar for "dummys"

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:07 pm
by idociko
I make use of the negative value's. At night when Wqm is negative the sky is clear, when Wqm is positive the sky is cloudy.