Campbell CS705, Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction ................................................................. 1
2. Precautions ................................................................. 1
3. Initial Inspection ......................................................... 1
3.1 Ships With ............................................................................................ 2
4. Overview ...................................................................... 2
4.1 Antifreeze ............................................................................................. 3
4.1.1 Standard Car or RV Antifreeze is NOT Recommended ............... 3
4.2 Tipping Bucket Compatibility .............................................................. 3
5. Specifications ............................................................. 3
6. Installation ................................................................... 4
6.1 Siting .................................................................................................... 4
6.2 Mounting Pole ...................................................................................... 4
6.3 CM270 Installation .............................................................................. 7
6.4 CS705-to-Tipping Bucket Installation Procedure .............................. 11
6.5 Datalogger Programming ................................................................... 13
7. Maintenance .............................................................. 13
8. References ................................................................ 14
Appendix
A. MSDS for Campbell Scientific CS705
Antifreeze .............................................................. A-1
Figures
6-1. Proper gage siting ................................................................................ 4
6-2. CM310 56-inch pole embedded in a concrete foundation .................... 5
6-3. Pedestal kit options .............................................................................. 6
6-4. Exploded view of the CM270 Mounting Bracket Kit .......................... 8
6-5. Two views of an assembled CM270 .................................................... 8
6-6. Mounting CM270 to the rain gage ....................................................... 9
6-7. CM270 pipe mounting (exploded view) ............................................ 10
6-8. CS705 mounted to pole using the CM270 Mounting Kit ................... 11
6-9. CS705 exploded view ........................................................................ 12
7-1. Mix ratio versus precipitation received .............................................. 13