[Weather] 1-wire humidity sensor for outdoor use?

[Dave McGuire]

On Nov 28, 2006, at 3:33 PM, Karl Uppiano wrote:
> I have had good results with mine once I shielded it from the  
> light. I found
> that even indirect sunlight on a bright sunny day -- even inside a  
> radiation
> shield -- would cause the sensor to get all flaky. I put a small  
> piece of
> black heat shrink tubing over it, leaving openings at each end for  
> the air
> to circulate (i.e., I did not shrink the tubing, I just allowed it  
> to remain
> loose). This sensor has been in place for about 18 months, and the  
> original
> one might have been OK too, if I had shielded it from the light.

   The datasheets even state that the component is light sensitive.

                   -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL