Campbell TurfWeather, Instruction Manual

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TurfWeather Table of Contents
3.13 Solar Radiation Sensor (P/N 14009) Removal and Replacement
Procedure........................................................................................... 48
3.14 Rain Gauge (P/N 25585) Removal and Replacement Procedure......... 51
3.15 Wind Speed Sensor (Anemometer) (P/N 14010) Removal and
Replacement Procedure ..................................................................... 53
3.16 Wind Direction Sensor (P/N 14011) Removal and Replacement
Procedure........................................................................................... 56
3.17 Memory Battery (P/N 15598) Removal and Replacement Procedure . 58
3.18 Main Electronics Board (Motherboard) Removal and Replacement
Procedure........................................................................................... 60
3.19 Spread Spectrum Radio (all frequencies) Removal and Replacement
Procedure........................................................................................... 63
Appendix
A. TurfWeather Equipment .......................................... A-1
A.1 Communications Options.................................................................... A-1
A.1.1 16878 Serial-to-USB Adapter ................................................... A-1
A.2 Power Supplies.................................................................................... A-1
A.2.1 16851 5 W Solar Panel Kit........................................................ A-1
A.2.2 16876 AC Converter ................................................................. A-2
A.3 Mounting/Installation Kits .................................................................. A-3
A.3.1 16776—Tripod/Mast Assembly ................................................ A-3
A.3.2 16770—Tripod Installation Kit ................................................. A-3
A.3.3 16773—Tripod Stake Kit .......................................................... A-4
A.3.4 16771—Tripod Mast Extension ................................................ A-4
A.3.5 16772—Tripod Guy-wire Kit.................................................... A-5
A.3.6 16775—Tripod Grounding Kit.................................................. A-6
Figures
1-1. Box of standard and wireless equipment. The lift straps allow easy
removal of the weather station from the box ................................... 1
1-2. Serial cable (left) and the weather station serial port in which the
serial cable male connector connects. A dust cover must be
removed from the weather station RS-232 port before
connecting the cable......................................................................... 2
1-3. Keyed power switch is located on the bottom of the weather station..... 2
1-4. The radio antenna may be a surface mount antenna (left), a whip
antenna(right) that connects directly to the radio, or other
optional antennas (not shown) ....................................................... 14
1-5. The connector marked Antenna on an RF401-series radio is where
the antennas attach. ........................................................................ 14
1-6. Radio connections. The serial cable (left) connects to the port
marked RS232 and the AC adapter connects to the port
marked DC Pwr input .................................................................... 15
2-1. Ten Times the Height Rule. If the height of the tree, T, is 8 feet
and the height of the shed, H, is 7 ft then the weather station
should be placed at least 80 ft away from the tree (i.e., 10T =
10x8 =80 ft) and 70 ft away from the shed (i.e., 10H = 10x7 =
70 ft) .............................................................................................. 17
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