Davis Instruments 6357 Vantage Vue Integrated Sensor Suite at $202.50 with FREE shipping, houses and manages the external sensor array for Vantage Vue Complete Wireless Weather Station. This suite contains a solar power panel, wind speed sensor, wind direction sensor, rain collector and temperature and relative humidity sensors.
Features:
Operating temperature: -40 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 to 60 degrees Celsius)
Non-operating (storage) temperature: -40 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 to 70 degrees Celsius)
Current draw: 0.20mA (average), 30mA (peak) at 3.3 VDC
Solar Power Panel: 0.5 Watts
Battery: CR-123 3-Volt Lithium cell
Battery life (3 Volt Lithium cell): 8 months without sunlight – greater than 2 years depending on solar charging
Wind speed sensor: Wind cups with magnetic switch
Wind direction sensor: Wind vane with magnetic encoder
Rain Collector Type: Tipping spoon, 0.01" per tip; 18.0 in2 collection area
Temperature Sensor Type: PN Junction Silicon Diode
Relative Humidity Sensor Type: Film capacitor element