Testing the Anemometer
Weather Wizard III
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3 . T
E S T I N G
T H E
S
T A T I O N
Before continuing with the installation
, test the station in your living room or
workshop. If you have purchased the optional rain collector or additional sen-
sors, now is the time to assemble and test these using the appropriate manual.
Consult the Troubleshooting Guide on page 32, or the guides in the respective
manuals, if you experience any difficulty.
Note:
You should test each external sensor without extension cables first, and then repeat the test with
extension cables. In this way, you can be reasonably sure whether any problems are the fault of the
extension cables or the external sensor itself.
T
ESTING
THE
A
NEMOMETER
Before you install the anemometer, make sure that the wind speed and wind
direction sensors are functioning correctly.
1. Insert the cable plug at the end of the anemometer cable into the jack marked WIND
on the junction box.
2. Test your assembly by spinning the wind cups.
You should get a speed reading other than 0 on the compass rose in the console
display. If you do not, loosen the set screw and move the wind cups slightly up
or down on the shaft until you get a reading other than 0. Once you are getting a
reading, use the allen wrench provided to tighten the set screw on the side of the
wind cups. Do not over-tighten.
3. Turn the wind direction shaft (the larger of the two stainless steel shafts on the con-
trol head) with your fingers.
Check that the direction readings change on the compass rose in the console dis-
play.
T
ESTING
THE
E
XTERNAL
T
EMPERATURE
S
ENSOR
Using the steps below, check to see that you get a reading from the external
temperature sensor as well.
To Test the Temperature Sensor
1. Insert the cable plug at the end of the external temperature sensor into the jack
marked TEMP on the junction box.
2. Press TEMP on the console.
A temperature reading and the words INSIDE and TEMPERATURE should
appear on the display.
3. Press TEMP again.
A temperature reading and the words OUTSIDE and TEMPERATURE should
appear on the display.
