Hello all,
I would like to share a housing problem faced in our project in the Brazilian Cerrado (Savannah). We've installed 20 AudioMoths in the field, using only the zip-lock plastic bag provided (round 8), some installed with tampons (yep!), testing for condensation control.
We've exposed those units for almost a month in the field and heavy rainfall hit them. However, the bigger issue was the condensation itself - it seems that the plastic bag protected against the rain only. Some here have provided solutions with the acoustic membranes, we'll try it in the future. We've lost 5 AudioMoths and removed all of them from the field, trying to figure out how to better protect the survivors.
Be careful, strong scenes to follow:
Oh Gosh! I'm sorry about your recorders. Well, we (bromeligenous project in Espírito Santo, BRA use two plastic bag (like these) and one support above it to avoid rainfall.
Thanks, alannpedroo! Andrei Roos had success using two plastic bags, but rodentia is something to have in mind, good luck!
@Albert Aguiar Ok! I see. But nowadays we are using the recorder without any plastic bag, but with some plastic protection above and next to it. In front it we put one cloth screen