Lightning Detail

Lightning Detail

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My lightning detector is a home build Dallas 1-wire detector. The circuit board was obtained from Jim Jennings in the US. You can buy it as a kitset and solder it yourself as I did or get Jim to send you a made up one. You will also need to buy a 1-wire com port adapter, PVC piping and wire.

Here is a shot of the finished circuit board ready to go into the PVC case.


Here are plans for the PVC piping.	The detector installed on the weather mast. The higher it is installed above the ground the greater the range of detection.


The earth cable connected to the ground earth of the house. It is very important that you have a good earth.	The 1-wire com port adapter connected to the RS-232 port on the back of the computer.

Here is how it all connects together.

If you like, send me an email, Steven Fox.