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ABOUT THE DAVIS CUP ANEMOMETER
Anemometer
2. Push the wind cups onto the smaller of the two stainless steel
shafts.
Figure 3: Attaching wind Cups to the Anemometer
3. Slide the wind cups as far up the shaft as possible.
4. Use the Allen wrench provided to tighten the set screw on the
side of the wind cups to approximately finger tight.
5. Spin the wind cups. If they do not spin freely, loosen the set
screw, lower the cups slightly, then tighten the set screw.
6. Repeat Step 4 until the wind cups spin freely.
Note: The wind vane installation is affected by the direction of
the mounting arm. Wind vane direction will be modified during
the anemometer installation.
Testing the Anemometer
Before beginning your installation, follow these instructions to test
wind speed and wind direction functionality. You will need ECH2O
Utility or ECH2O Utility Mobile connected to an Em50 logger.
1. Connect anemometer cable to a port in a Em50 logger.
2. In the sensor pull-down menu for the chosen port in ECH2O
Utility, pick “Davis Cup Anemometer”
3. Enter your measurement interval.
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