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Sensor Tilting Bracket

Mounting on Alternate Surfaces

You may also mount the STB on a block of wood or a metal bracket.

1. Prepare the mounting surface by drilling two holes using a 7/32" (.219", 5.5 mm) drill

bit in the locations shown below.

REPARING

OUNTING

URFACE

2. Make sure that you position the alternate surface (or plan to position it) so the sen-

sor(s) on the STB point towards the sun at solar noon.

Solar noon occurs halfway between sunrise and sunset; consult your local paper
or the WeatherLink

software for sunrise and sunset times.

Summary of Contents for Sensor Tilting Bracket

Page 1: ...ngle of your solar panels Use the STB with the Heath EnviroMonitor for maximum temperature humidity sun wind index and or UV readings Do not use the STB when mounting the solar radiation sensor for us...

Page 2: ...ies with screw holes or other means for mounting USING STANDOFFS TO ATTACH SENSOR Consult the sensor manual for instructions on attaching the sensor to the STB However if mounting the sensor on the ti...

Page 3: ...ws you to angle the sensors between 0 and 66 depending on which hole in the STB arms you use when mounting the bracket The illustra tion below shows the orientation of the holes from 1 to 16 SENSOR TI...

Page 4: ...onths to maximize your readings year round Maximum Readings During Spring or Fall If you want maximum readings in the Spring or Fall use your latitude as the angle that is at 45 latitude use an angle...

Page 5: ...align the arm screw a mounting screw part way into any of the screw positions on the mounting arm and rotate the arm until the shadow from the screw is paral lel to the edge of the sensor arm at solar...

Page 6: ...o holes using a 7 32 219 5 5 mm drill bit in the locations shown below PREPARING MOUNTING SURFACE 2 Make sure that you position the alternate surface or plan to position it so the sen sor s on the STB...

Page 7: ...3 to determine which hole to use on the arms Make sure you place three 8 washers between the arms and the mounting surface For clarity the sensor is not shown in the drawing below MOUNTING ON AN ALTE...

Page 8: ...Instruments Part Number 7395 108 Sensor Tilting Bracket Rev B Manual 10 14 99 This product complies with the essential protection requirements of the EC EMC Directive 89 336 EC Davis Instruments Corp...