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==Locating the Barometer== | ==Locating the Barometer== | ||
For most personal weather stations, the barometer is in the console, usually attached to the printed circuit board. These barometers are very cheap devices that simply record the load on a diaphragm. Unlike the barometer in | For most personal weather stations, the barometer is in the console, usually attached to the printed circuit board. These barometers are very cheap devices that simply record the load on a diaphragm. | ||
Unlike the barometer in a professional automatic weather station, they have no temperature compensation. Therefore, for best pressure readings, you should locate the console in a place where the temperature is reasonably constant, not in direct sunlight or near a heater. | |||
==Units== | ==Units== | ||
