DIY Par Meter?

willthethrill

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Saw a video on YouTube of someone using just an Apogee par sensor and hooking the leads up to a multimeter. Is this a common thing people do instead of buying an entire par meter setup. Just the sensor is $155 (versus almost 400 bucks for the whole kit). If this works it's a no brainer. Supposedly all you gotta do is multiply your mV reading by 5 and there's your par reading. Doesn't get easier than that [emoji848]
 
Following if it's true I have a multimeter
 

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