Apogee SQ-512 Owner'S Manual Download Page 22

APOGEE INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 721 WEST 1800 NORTH, LOGAN, UTAH 84321, USA 

TEL: (435) 792-4700 | FAX: (435) 787-8268 | WEB: APOGEEINSTRUMENTS.COM 

Copyright © 2020 Apogee Instruments, Inc. 

Authorization (RMA) number from our technical support department by submitting an online RMA form at 

www.apogeeinstruments.com/tech-support-recalibration-repairs/

We will use your RMA number for tracking of the 

service item. Call (435) 245-8012 or email [email protected] with questions. 

2. For warranty evaluations, send all RMA sensors and meters back in the following condition: Clean the sensor’s exterior 
and cord. Do not modify the sensors or wires, including splicing, cutting wire leads, etc. If a connector has been attached 
to the cable end, please include the mating connector – otherwise the sensor connector will be removed in order to 
complete the repair/recalibration. Note: When sending back sensors for routine calibration that have Apogee’s standard 
stainless-steel connectors, you only need to send the sensor with the 30 cm section of cable and one-half of the 
connector. We have mating connectors at our factory that can be used for calibrating the sensor.
   

3. Please write the RMA number on the outside of the shipping container.  

4. Return the item with freight pre-paid and fully insured to our factory address shown below. We are not responsible for 
any costs associated with the transportation of products across international borders.  

Apogee Instruments, Inc.  
721 West 1800 North Logan, UT 
84321, USA  

5. Upon receipt, Apogee Instruments will determine the cause of failure. If the product is found to be defective in terms 
of operation to the published specifications due to a failure of product materials or craftsmanship, Apogee Instruments 
will repair or replace the items free of charge. If it is determined that your product is not covered under warranty, you 
will be informed and given an estimated repair/replacement cost.  

PRODUCTS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD  

For issues with sensors beyond the warranty period, please contact Apogee a

[email protected]

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discuss repair or replacement options. 

OTHER TERMS  

The available remedy of defects under this warranty is for the repair or replacement of the original product, and Apogee 
Instruments is not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including but not limited to 
loss of income, loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of data, loss of wages, loss of time, loss of sales, accruement of debts 
or expenses, injury to personal property, or injury to any person or any other type of damage or loss.  

This limited warranty and any disputes arising out of or in connection with this limited warranty ("Disputes") shall be 
governed by the laws of the State of Utah, USA, excluding conflicts of law principles and excluding the Convention for the 
International Sale of Goods. The courts located in the State of Utah, USA, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any 
Disputes.  

This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state 
and jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and which shall not be affected by this limited warranty. This warranty extends only to 
you and cannot by transferred or assigned. If any provision of this limited warranty is unlawful, void or unenforceable, 
that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect any remaining provisions. In case of any inconsistency 
between the English and other versions of this limited warranty, the English version shall prevail.  

This warranty cannot be changed, assumed, or amended by any other person or agreements

 

Summary of Contents for SQ-512

Page 1: ...TS INC 721 WEST 1800 NORTH LOGAN UTAH 84321 USA TEL 435 792 4700 FAX 435 787 8268 WEB APOGEEINSTRUMENTS COM Copyright 2020 Apogee Instruments Inc OWNER S MANUAL QUANTUM SENSOR Models SQ 512 and SQ 515...

Page 2: ...of Compliance 3 Introduction 4 Sensor Models 5 Specifications 6 Deployment and Installation 9 Cable Connectors 10 Operation and Measurement 10 Maintenance and Recalibration 17 Troubleshooting and Cus...

Page 3: ...lectrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances Please be advised that based on the information available to us from our raw material suppliers the products m...

Page 4: ...e is not a universal definition of the term flux Flux is sometimes defined as per unit area per unit time and sometimes defined as per unit time only PPFD is used in this manual Sensors that measure P...

Page 5: ...3636 SQ 512 3717 SQ 515 and above Sensor model number and serial number are located on the bottom of the sensor If you need the manufacturing date of your sensor please contact Apogee Instruments wit...

Page 6: ...Field of View 180 Spectral Range 389 to 692 nm 5 nm wavelengths where response is greater than 50 Spectral Selectivity Less than 10 from 412 to 682 5 nm see Spectral Response below Directional Cosine...

Page 7: ...on which was measured with a spectroradiometer Mean temperature response of ten SQ 500 series quantum sensors errors bars represent two standard deviations above and below mean Temperature response me...

Page 8: ...quantum sensors from the mean of replicate reference quantum sensors LI COR models LI 190 and LI 190R Kipp Zonen model PQS 1 Data were also collected in the laboratory using a reference lamp and posit...

Page 9: ...on a cross arm an Apogee Instruments model AM 110 mounting bracket is recommended To minimize azimuth error the sensor should be mounted with the cable pointing toward true north in the northern hemi...

Page 10: ...please contact Apogee directly to ensure ordering the proper pigtail configuration Alignment When reconnecting a sensor arrows on the connector jacket and an aligning notch ensure proper orientation D...

Page 11: ...damage DO NOT connect the sensor to a power source greater than 24 VDC VERY IMPORTANT Apogee changed all wiring colors of our bare lead sensors in March 2018 in conjunction with the release of inline...

Page 12: ...put Signal mV PPFD mol m 2 s 1 0 8 2500 2000 Example of PPFD measurement with an Apogee quantum sensor Full sunlight yields a PPFD on a horizontal plane at the Earth s surface of approximately 2000 mo...

Page 13: ...ic lamps cool white fluorescent metal halide high pressure sodium but larger errors for different mixtures of light emitting diodes LEDs for the SQ 100 series sensors Spectral errors for the SQ 500 se...

Page 14: ...grown in growth chambers was similar but there were differences particularly at shorter wavelengths less than 450 nm There was also some variability between species McCree 1972a Inada 1976 McCree 1972...

Page 15: ...M D Clegg 1971 Photosynthesis light sensor and meter Ecology 52 125 131 Federer C A and C B Tanner 1966 Sensors for measuring light available for photosynthesis Ecology 47 654 657 Inada K 1976 Action...

Page 16: ...actors can be derived by making measurements in air and at multiple water depths at a constant distance from a lamp in a controlled laboratory setting Apogee SQ 500 series quantum sensors have an imme...

Page 17: ...every two years although you can often wait longer according to your particular tolerances To determine if a specific sensor needs recalibration the Clear Sky Calculator www clearskycalculator com web...

Page 18: ...s are available one for quantum sensors PPFD and one for pyranometers total shortwave radiation Clear Sky Calculator for quantum sensors Site data are input in blue cells in middle of page and an esti...

Page 19: ...nloads Zero Offset Error With the use of certain dataloggers it is possible for to measure a non zero voltage zero offset when the sensor output should be zero no photons incident on diffuser This off...

Page 20: ...or to other units but it requires spectral output of the radiation source of interest Conversion factors for common radiation sources can be found in the Knowledge Base on the Apogee website http www...

Page 21: ...factory The warranty does not cover equipment that has been damaged due to the following conditions 1 Improper installation or abuse 2 Operation of the instrument outside of its specified operating r...

Page 22: ...nship Apogee Instruments will repair or replace the items free of charge If it is determined that your product is not covered under warranty you will be informed and given an estimated repair replacem...

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