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B O L T E K L I G H T N I N G D E T E C T I O N

LD-350 Lightning Detector

Disclaimer

LD-350 lightning data is only approximate and should not be used for safety applications. Strike and storm

locations indicated and alarm statuses may be erroneous and should not be used to safeguard personnel,

equipment or data.

Neither Boltek Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties

for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of use, misuse,

accident, or abuse.

Notwithstanding the above Boltek Corp’s liability shall not exceed the purchase price of the equipment.

THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES

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2000-2018 Boltek Corporation

Boltek Corporation

4 Stonebridge Dr. Unit 2

Port Colborne, ON

L3K 5V5

CANADA

Email:

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www.boltek.com

Phone (905) 734-8045 • Fax (905) 734-9049

Summary of Contents for LD-350

Page 1: ...LD350 12172018 BOLTEK CORPORATION Lightning Detection LD 350 Lightning Detector Installation Operators Guide SEE DISCLAIMER ON REVERSE ...

Page 2: ...or its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of use misuse accident or abuse Notwithstanding the above Boltek Corp s liability shall not exceed the purchase price of the equipment THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES 2000 2018 Boltek Corporation Boltek Corp...

Page 3: ...ing antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause in...

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Page 5: ...e to ANT 2 8 USB Drivers 11 Stand Alone Operation 12 Front Panel Controls 12 Rear Panel Connectors 14 Noise 15 Receiver Range 15 Configuration Utility 16 USB Commands and Messages 18 Commands 18 USB Messages 19 Making an Antenna Cable 20 Specifications 22 LD 350 Hardware Specifications 22 ...

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Page 7: ...ial standard length 50 feet 15 meters 1 AC wall adapter 120VAC to 12VDC or 220VAC to 12VDC International Adapter 1 A B USB cable 4 rubber feet for desktop mounting USB Flash Drive containing Windows software drivers and manuals 1 User Manual this is it The following items are included with the optional mounting kit 1 mast with mounting bracket 3 x Stainless Steel Clamps Range 1 13 16 to 2 3 4 46 t...

Page 8: ... connection the USB driver install program can be found on the Boltek USB drive under LD350 USB_DRIVER 4 Insert Boltek USB flash drive into available USB port on the desktop computer and open File Explorer 5 Navigate to the LD 350 folder then into the 32 or 64 bit installation folder depending on your Windows Operating System 6 Run the setup executable and follow the prompts to install the softwar...

Page 9: ... A laptop computer display may not produce enough noise The LD 350 should detect the radio frequency noise from the monitor as a constant stream of noises and or strikes By moving the ANT 1 you should be able to find a position that produces strikes Yellow strike dots should appear on the map display Rotating the antenna should change the strike direction 12 Mount the antenna away from televisions...

Page 10: ... not need to be above the roof line Still though you must exercise common sense when choosing a location for your antenna If you mount the antenna on a ten foot pole on the highest point on your roof with no trees or television tower nearby you are asking for lightning to strike Your best protection against lightning is to mount the antenna indoors Radio waves will pass right through a wood buildi...

Page 11: ...electrical wiring and other metal objects If your house has aluminum siding vinyl siding is ok foil lined insulation or any other metal coating you might have problems receiving with the antenna indoors as the metal may shield radio waves from the antenna DO NOT MOUNT THE ANTENNA SO AS TO ATTRACT LIGHTNING The antenna does not need to be the highest object in the area to receive lightning signals ...

Page 12: ...7 The antenna can be mounted with the supplied clamps Two different sizes of clamps are provided to allow for various diameter sizes of the pole or tripod the antenna is being mounted to ...

Page 13: ...ANT 2 First remove the three screws and very carefully remove the white housing from the bottom cover plate Insert the cable into the bottom of the mast and push up until the cable comes all the way through to the other end ...

Page 14: ... a bit of slack in the cable near the antenna so that there is no strain on the connector from the wire If you find the 50 antenna cable provided is not long enough you may purchase a Boltek 50 extension cable This allows you to locate the antenna up to 100 from your computer You may also purchase a replacement cable at any computer store selling network hardware Any Category 5 cable up to 200 fee...

Page 15: ...10 ANT 2 shown with pole mount installation ANT 2 shown with tripod installation ...

Page 16: ...Installing the LD 350 USB Device Drivers With your computer and LD 350 turned on plug the USB adapter cable into a spare USB port on your computer or hub USB devices may be plugged and unplugged with the power on Windows will detect the new device and will automatically install the device drivers if you have an active internet connection If there is no internet connection the USB driver install pr...

Page 17: ...and internal beeper can be monitored for approaching storms to determine incoming lightning It can initially be connected to a computer to change the default alarm values and squelch level if they aren t suitable Front Panel Controls Main Power Button The main power button disconnects 12V power from the LD 350 the antenna and the USB connector Note Lightning Display software will need to be starte...

Page 18: ...beep Noise Strike Beeper Switch The Noise Strike Beeper Switch located on the right side of the Strike indicator when pushed in will enable the internal beeper to sound a short beep when a strike or noise is detected The internal beeper is disabled for noise and strikes when the button is pushed out Close Severe Beeper Switch The Close Severe Beeper Switch located on the left side of the Close ind...

Page 19: ... and attach other end to an available USB port on a Laptop or PC This connection is needed to display lightning strikes on the NexStorm software Power Connect supplied 12V DC power supply to this connector Ground Connect a grounding wire to a suitable ground point for proper operation and to provide better protection against external electrical noise and interference ...

Page 20: ...er s maximum range will be affected by antenna height While you can receive storms with the antenna at virtually any height you will have maximum range with antenna mounted at least 25 feet above ground Other factors that could affect range are metal objects located near the antenna Metal objects can block the radio waves from getting to the antenna reducing the range A large steel shed or other m...

Page 21: ... Utility To modify the settings on the LD 350 without using a Lightning Display software program the LD 350 Config utility program can be run from Start Programs Boltek and the following window should appear Chapter 3 ...

Page 22: ...his mode will show LDN connections as DISCONNECTED When the LD 350 is in LDN mode with LTS 3 Timestamp installed the alarm status and strike counts are disabled and will only display the connection status of the LDN Servers 4 Configuration This section displays the configuration and alarm settings of the LD 350 Press the Query button to view the current settings or any updated settings after comma...

Page 23: ...uery raw data state RAW 0 1 cr disable 0 or enable 1 raw data to be sent through USB NB cr query noise beep state NB 0 1 cr disable 0 or enable 1 noise beeps when signal is detected SQ cr query squelch level SQ value 0 100 cr set squelch level CAD cr query close alarm distance CAD distance 0 250 cr set close alarm distance SAR cr query severe alarm rate SAR 0 999 cr set severe alarm rate SAVE cr s...

Page 24: ...se Sentence WIMLN cs cr lf cs checksum in hex cr carriage return lf line feed Status Sentence WIMSU ccc sss ca sa ldns1 ldns2 cs cr lf ccc close strike rate 0 999 strikes minute sss total strike rate 0 999 strikes minute ca close alarm status 0 not active 1 active sa severe alarm status 0 not active 1 active ldns1 lightning network 1 connection state ldns2 lightning network 2 connection state cs c...

Page 25: ...ts you drill smaller holes for the cable and protects the connectors from damage during installation If you make your own antenna cable you must ensure that the wire pairing is done correctly The connectors must not only be wired straight through non reversing but the twisted pairs must be located in the correct positions If the pairing is not done correctly there will be crosstalk between the dif...

Page 26: ...n 2 3 Green 3 2 White Orange 4 1 Blue 5 1 White Blue 6 2 Orange 7 4 White Brown 8 4 Brown You can have up to 200 feet of antenna cable without using a separate antenna power supply In special circumstances we have made custom cables up to 500 feet in length that used a separate 12VDC power supply for the antenna Do NOT use the pairing 11223344 That is wire pairs placed next to each other This will...

Page 27: ...ilable on request LD 350 Dimensions 5 0 x 6 5 x 1 5 127 x 165 x 38 mm Antenna Dimensions With mast 5 25 x 2 5 x 2 5 133 x 64 x 64 mm 29 x 2 5 x 2 5 737 x 64 x 64 mm LD 350 Weight 0 8 lbs 375 gm Antenna Weight With mast 0 8 lbs 375 gm 2 6 lbs 1 2 kg Shipping Weight 10 lbs 4 5 kg Shipping Dimensions 24 x 14 x 4 610 x 355 x 102 mm Software Specifications Operating Systems Windows 10 8 7 Vista 2000 XP...

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