Mounting the Tripod
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For more information, contact your local lightning protection authority and/or
refer to the following articles:
• MIL-HDBK-419A: Grounding, Bonding, and Shielding for Electronic
Equipment and Facilities, 29 Dec 1987.
• National Fire Protection Association, 1997: Standard for Installation of
Lightning Protection Systems, 1997 ANSI/NFPA 780, National Fire
Protection Association, Quincy, MA.
• NEC, National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition: National Fire Protection
Information, Quincy, MA.
Attaching the Vantage Pro2 ISS to the Anemometer
Extension Tube
For Vantage Pro2, the anemometer extension tube provided as part of the
mounting tripod will be used to support the ISS, which does not come with its
own pole. You can mount your ISS on this tube with both sides together or
separate. For better access to the hardware securing the rain collector side,
remove the rain collector cone by rotating it counter-clockwise and lifting it
off of the base.
Mount your ISS and anemometer on the anemometer extension tube together
or separately. See the illustration below for more information. Make sure the
swaged end of the tube is pointing downward as you secure the ISS to it.
1/4" Hex Nut
1/4" Lock Washer
Metal Backing Plate
U-Bolts
Rain Collector
Mounting Base
1/4" Flat Washer
1/4" Lock Washer
1/4" Hex Nut
Anemometer
Mounting Base
Option 1: Installing ISS and Anemometer Together
Remember when mounting both sides together that whichever side of the ISS
is mounted first, the U-bolt from the opposite side ALSO must be placed
around the pole before you tighten anything. (If it is not, there is no way to
slide it in later.)
