RainWise RainLog 2.0 Rainfall Data Loggers
Features
- Utilizes free RL-Loader 2 Software for configuration and data offload
- Powered by two user-replaceable AAA batteries
- Battery monitor LED changes from green to red when battery voltage gets low
- Expedited repair and warranty service
- Lifetime technical support
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Overview
The RainWise RainLog 2.0 data logger is RainWise's next-generation Rainfall logger and features numerous improvements in memory capacity, process speed, battery replacement, improved protection and USB Connectivity. This battery-operated logger fits inside most tipping bucket rain gauges. Rainfall is logged at a one-minute resolution and has the capacity for several years of data.
Benefits
- Increased capacity: Flash memory has been increased to 2 MB from 256K
- AAA Batteries: The difficult-to-source lithium CR2477N battery has been replaced with two AAA battery compartments, allowing for easy, un-interrupted replacement in the field
- Battery monitor: The RainLog 2.0 includes a battery monitor LED that changes from green to red when the battery voltage is getting low. The actual battery voltage is also reported in the RL-Loader software
- Rugged Case: Durable case with battery compartment provides better protection
- Improved Protection: Conformal coating to provide better moisture protection
- Processor: Allows for 120% faster downloads
- USB connectivity: A USB mini connector eliminates the need for separate USB converters
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RainWise is one of the oldest players in the weather monitoring market, having been around since 1974. For reference, that’s only 4 years younger than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 
 
Through the years this Maine-based company has logged several advancements in the field starting with RainWise’s very first product, the tipping bucket rain gauge, which is now an industry standard. Since then they have introduced the first consumer digital weather station and the first wireless consumer weather station among other pioneering innovations. 
 
With more than 40 years of experience, the products that RainWise produces today are just as inspired.
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