Because its sorting by the parent not the child as the interface cannot display the children of any device without the parent above it. Just the way it works..
Same for trying to sort any column where there are parent/child. And the parent correctly doesnt have a battery column as it has multiple devices and doesnt make sense. Not really an issue for this integration. And the parent ie gw1100 etc are powrered and not on battery
Thanks
I'm sure @kahn-hubitat has the correct answer, but I'd have said that the Ecowitt is just smart enough to know that most reported battery levels are almost meaningless and a source of either false security or needless worry, so it doesn't bother. But that would sound cynical, so I didn't say it. Oh, wait...
I don't know, the lightning detector % seems about right.
I don't know how the PWS batteries are still at 100%.
I think they might be non-rechargeable lithiums, with the solar cell charging up another battery, but I haven't looked at this for a while.
I think if you check the device preferences, you can set the voltage thresholds for max and min. Maybe it is basing off of that?
The defaults look a little low since my backup (AA's) runs 3.3 V new and the capacitor runs 5.3 fully charged (so far in the winter). Not sure if that is for the capacitor, or the battery backup though. So, I have not messed with it yet.
Eidted to update: The percentage is based off of the Max Min and it is the Backup (AA) Batteries. I just updated mine to 3.3 (what is the worst that could have happened.... right??!?), and now it reads 99%
I'm pretty sure that is right.... With a clearer head and some time I would check, but from memory the parts of the setup where a replaceable battery is used those are reports as a voltage and converted to a percentage in HE to align to the battery capability, hence the need for the max and min to cater different battery voltage profiles. For the fixed battery components, these can be reported by EcoWitt at least, a little differently if they want....
I just want to name mine Flux Capacitor, and when it hits 5.3 V, send a message "Ready to go back to the future....."
If you can do that with 5.3V I think you would give Elon something to think about....
I'm getting some "extra" values for rainEvent. In the image below, 0.79/0.89 are the correct values that were showing on my ecowitt app, but I'm also getting the 25.4 and 0. I have tried the "rsync sensors" button to no avail. Anybody else seeing this? Any ideas on a fix? I have a Wittboy WS90.
The PWS has a solar panel that powers it for most of the day.
I recall putting in batteries in the PWS. The solar panel can't be charging that.
My recollection could be wrong. Perhaps I should look it up.
No they aren’t, but if you followed the instructions and installed a lithium AA’s, they will last for years and stay at the nominal voltage till they get to around 20% capacity remaining, and then fall off a voltage cliff very quickly.
It seems like a couple years now. Time flies.
The solar cell and its battery, capacitor or whatever must be shouldering a lot of the load.
Although, my Sinope zigbee propane tank monitor has been outside for about the same time, and its lithiums are still at 100%, I believe. No solar.
Realize that the % might be optimistic.
The solar cell charges the capacitor. As long as the capacitor voltage exceeds the battery voltage, they will not be used. Mid Atlantic here with dark clouds most of the day for the past two weeks. My voltage has not dropped below the battery voltage since the first day it had "sun" (in quotes because we really haven't had any since the 6th)
If you go into the actual ecowitt app, you can see the history in the battery section by clicking the graph button and changing it to weekly (below, the blue is the capacitor and the yellow is the backup - AA Batteries)
Mines been running on energiser lithium batteries for about 18 months now, slightly less for my soil sensors.
But this is why lithiums are recommended:
I found the manual for the WN69, which I have.
It's was good to have read the maintenance instructions again just now.
What is this corrosion preventing glop they recommend for the battery connections?
Too late this year for the silicone for me, alas. Maybe would have been good on the wind cups as well.
Lithium batteries don’t leak, that’s really more for folk who use alkaline batteries which do.
If you are concerned tho, Dielectric grease is most likely what it’s talking about. It’s non conductive and great for sealing things against corrosion.
I recall from old car days that VW sold a contact enhancer.
Dielectric...non-conductive...doesn't sound like a good thing for the contact surfaces.
I've put grease on car battery connection exteriors in the past.
Not so much lately.
Anyway, I'm unclear on the application of dielectric grease...for like, many years.
That's good to know.
I've had several expensive sensors ruined by alkaline Rayovac.
I haven't had a NiCad battery leak either.
Or a coin cell.
And, this is a big knock-on-wood to cover them all.