Wind speed gauge - Anemometer V2.0

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I'm re-creating a complete redesign of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2896468, an earlier version I designed that ran successfully for two years except in strong winds. This new version is simpler and can handle high winds (tested at over 55 mph) until it's blown off the roof. This project is still evolving but has been collecting data since December 24, 2019, with more than 206,993 records. The website is still basic, hard-coded with even the graph using tables in HTML. I plan to add a feature to view historical data beyond the last 24 hours, and so far, it's accurate compared to nearby NOAA reports. I'm currently designing a rain gauge and intend to replace all parts of the weather station with 3D-printed components. Although not visible in the schematics, some sensors are duplicated for redundancy and cross-checking each other. You can find my weather station at https://shermluge.xyz/wx/. For full weather station schematics, visit https://easyeda.com/shermluge/WX_Station_Full-7d749d96df40475c89a0159e7455dd70. In the electronics for this WX station, I replaced the wind speed sensor with a hall effect sensor (3144), which has performed well over a year and surpasses the original infrared sensor's accuracy. This model is printed using PETG for the spinner, top, and bottom cases, while the rest is made of ABS. It requires two 608 bearings (typical skateboard bearings) that are cleaned with gasoline and lubricated with pro-long for smooth operation - a trick I used during my street luge racing days.