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    flopp
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    I am trying to find a way to detect or measure snow.

    I have a rain gauge but of course it will not work with snow, snow will fill the bucket.

    I have two ideas

    1. Heat the rain gauge when temperature is below +1 C by set a digital output as HIGH, but I think that is to low mA(50?), to a resistor to heat.
    2. Use a soil hygrometer?
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    • F flopp

      I am trying to find a way to detect or measure snow.

      I have a rain gauge but of course it will not work with snow, snow will fill the bucket.

      I have two ideas

      1. Heat the rain gauge when temperature is below +1 C by set a digital output as HIGH, but I think that is to low mA(50?), to a resistor to heat.
      2. Use a soil hygrometer?
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      Yveaux
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      @flopp maybe using a scale of some sort to weigh the amount of snow in e.g. a cylinder?

      http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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        flopp
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        Yes, that should also be possible.
        Ultra sonic is also an alternative

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          What about a distance sensor?

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          • Lawrence HelmL Lawrence Helm

            What about a distance sensor?

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            flopp
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            @Lawrence-Helm
            Ultra sonic is a distance sensor

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