Attach the mounting bracket/tipping bucket assembly to the mounting pipe or mast:
1.
Install
and
level
the
mounting
pipe
or
mast.
2.
Loosen
the
mounting
bracket’s
wingnuts
and
slide
the
assembly
over
the
pipe.
If
necessary,
the
pole
mounting
hardware
can
be
removed
to
get
the
bolts
around
the
pipe.
If
this
is
necessary,
to
reassemble,
put
the
mast
clamp
on
first
followed
by
the
flat
washer,
lock
washer,
and
wingnut.
See
10).
3.
Tighten
the
assembly
onto
the
pipe,
while
ensuring
that
nothing
is
blocking
the
top
of
the
rain
ga
u
ge.
4.
Adjust
the
two
bolts
on
the
leve
l
ling
springs
until
the
bubble
in
the
level
is
inside
the
bullseye.
FIGURE 6-7. Exploded view of CM270 mounting hardware (TE525WS not shown)
6.4 CS705-to-tipping bucket installation
procedure
Equipment required:
l
User-supplied
0.5-inch
(inner
diameter)
vinyl
or
Tygon
tubing
l
Pail
l
TE525WS
Texas
Electronics
Rain
Ga
u
ge
l
CS705
Snowfall
Adapter
l
PGE
antifreeze
l
Small
band
clamp
CS705 Snowfall Adapter
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