Soil Sensor AWG gauge wire

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I needed to buy a new soil sensor. I saw on the BOM that 20 AWG was needed for the soil sensor jumpers but I could not find 20AWG and got 16 Gauge instead.

Will this work or do I have to use 20 AWG?

-Chris

2

16AWG should be fine. Since it’s larger it might be more difficult to work with, but you could always trim a few strands if the ends don’t fit.

3

Awesome. Yeah it took some work getting it into the contacts on the soil sensor but I got it in and now im going to test the sensor.

Thanks Gabriel. :+1:

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One more quick question.

What numerical value should i be looking for if the soil sensor is not in soil and just dry and in the open air?

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It should be toward the left end of the bar in the Sensors widget.

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roger that. just making sure.

thank you for the replies and info

-C