So I live in the Chicago area and although it has not really been that cold here (yet) ( thank global-warming if you are a sadist!) I was concerned about my garage located Glowforge getting too cold. I found a helpful thread here and purchased a flatbed grow-heater to insert inside the Glowforge under the laser tube. Set the temp to about 70 degrees and it seem to stay warm.
However, I had know way to detect the temperature remotely until I found a nice Canadian company that makes TEMPY. TEMPY is a remote environmental sensor that I added its gateway to my network.
Once set I placed the small sensor box inside the Glowforge. Then set a warning to alert my phone if the temperature reaches below 60 degrees.
I can get a environmental reading on my phone or PC that TEMPY takes every few minutes that includes temperature of course, and humility, dew-point and atmospheric pressure.
Also I get a warning should the temperature in the Glowforge reach below 60.
You can buy 2 to 5 sensors from the site or Amazon too.
Great idea for those who live in cold climates. (I’m going to shift this to the Everything Else category so it doesn’t open a support ticket for you and get closed prematurely.)
Well, I’m not looking to buy, but I checked their prices anyway. Amazon.com sells the 5 sensor package for $299 US. That works out to $387.66 CDN today. The Canadian site for Amazon sells that package for $605.63. The product is made in Canada but sells $217.97 cheaper in the US.
Unbelievable!
The Tempy looks nice because it claims long range, long battery life, and waterproof sensors. But at $300 for the 5 sensor kit… it’s not even on the list.
Great idea for those who live in cold climates. (I’m going to shift this to the Everything Else category so it doesn’t open a support ticket for you and get closed prematurely.)