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Mounting Hardware
Please make sure you have all components
listed below before continuing.
• Shield
• Body with cable attached
• Three #6-32 x 1-1/2" (38 mm) machine
screws
• Three springs
• Three #6 flat washers
• Three #6 screw retainers
Tools and Materials Needed
To install your new sensor, you will need a medium Phillips screwdriver.
Mounting the Sensors
Installation on the Sensor Mounting Shelf
The Solar Radiation and UV Sensors are designed to be mounted on the Sensor Mount-
ing Shelf (Davis Instruments Product Number 6672). The Sensor Mounting Shelf is a
stand that attaches to your ISS and provides a mounting location for up to two sensors.
First mount the shelf on the ISS and then follow these instructions to mount a UV or
Solar Radiation Sensor on the shelf. The shelf has two mounting locations, one to hold
a UV sensor and a the other for a Solar Radiation Sensor. Because they are identical, it
doesn’t matter which location you use first.
Testing the Sensor
On the Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS), the connections for the Solar Radiation and UV
sensors are inside the Sensor Interface Module (SIM) Box. Before permanently install-
ing your new sensor, Davis Instruments recommends that you test it first. To do this,
take your console with you out to your ISS, and follow the instructions below.
Accessing the SIM
To access the SIM on a Vantage Pro2 station, open the SIM Box. See
Opening the SIM
Box
in the
Vantage Pro2 ISS Installation
Manual for more information. On earlier Van-
tage Pro stations, the SIM Box is located below the ISS Radiation Shield. For instruc-
tions on how to access the SIM Box on these stations, see
Opening the SIM Box
in the
Vantage Pro ISS Installation
Instructions. On Fan Aspirated Vantage Pro and Vantage
Pro2 stations, the SIM is located in a separate housing. Again, consult your ISS instruc-
tion manual for detailed instructions on how to access your SIM.
1. Plug the sensor cable into the receptacle labeled “UV” on the SIM if it is a UV
sensor or into the receptacle labeled “SUN” if it is a Solar Radiation Sensor.
Hold the sensor body with the white diffuser pointed upward. Do not touch the dif-
fuser. If you do, clean it after mounting using a cotton swab and ethyl alcohol. Do
not use rubbing alcohol.
