My best results were observed after placing the lightning detector in AcuRites solar shield, then placing it on the roof, away from any electrical sources. I can verify my lightning detector stops at the 1000 strike mark. I reached that mark in less than 2 hours back in April.
The worst results were observed when the lightning detector was place inside my home.
Thanks, I'm going to try and move the sensor away from the electrical and phone wires for the next storm.
My first storm was intense and the sensor count was 359 strikes, but the last two only 6 & 3 on moderate storms but I know the counts should have been higher. That has me wondering why the low strike count and why I'm getting the interference message during storms. I have the sensor in the backyard 100 feet away from everything but the electrical and phone wires do run 20 feet above it. So that's the only thing I can think of that would effect the sensor.
Do you ever get the interference error message on your display during Storms. The only time I see it is during storms and it only last for 5 seconds before returning to Listening. I'll get the interference message maybe 5 times during a 20 minute storm. I'm wondering how common the interference message is. I've gotten them on every storm.