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MECHANICAL INSTALL ATION
Wireless
EZ
Communication Interface (Radio Module)
Mounting:
1) Wall mount:
A universal mounting plate supplied with
each
Wireless
EZ
transceiver can be attached to the
back of the enclosure with the two screws provided.
Secure the plate to the wall using the holes in the
mounting plate that best suit the installation.
Do not modify the enclosure in any way as its
weatherproofing and the internal electronics may be
compromised. Instead, make any necessary
modifications to mounting plate.
2) Rail mounting:
(See Figure 2 & 3) It is anticipated that
the
Wireless
EZ
will be mounted to conduits or railings
located on the top of the silo.
The universal mounting plate supplied with each unit
can be attached to the back of the enclosure with the
two screws provided. Determine the piping diameter,
source suitable conduit clamps (not provided due to so
many possible sizes) then clamp the mounting plate to
the conduit/railing. Various hole patterns are provided
in the plate to permit optimum clamp sizing. Do not
modify the enclosure in any way as weatherproofing
and internal electronics may be compromised. Instead,
make any necessary modifications to mounting plate.
3) Cable entrance positioning:
In outdoor applications,
mount the box with the conduit openings facing down-
wards. If installing with conduit, be sure to provide a
drip loop (i.e. a section of conduit that is more then 6"
lower then the box, with a means to disperse any accu-
mulated water in the conduit so that water does not
pour into the box). Likewise, if installing with cable and
the cord connectors provided, position a drip leg in the
cable (i.e. a portion of cable that is more then 6" lower
then the box so that water will tend to run down and
away from the box entries).
4) Placement with respect to standard rubber antenna:
When using the standard antenna (rubber ducky style)
attached to the top of the
Wireless
EZ
enclosure, for
best performance mount the enclosure so that the
antenna
IS NOT
immediately adjacent to obstacles
(Ex. conduit, railings, etc.).
Antenna Mounting:
(See Figure 4)
1) Direct attachment to
Wireless
EZ
Communication
Interface:
The standard antenna (rubber ducky style)
from Monitor has a fitting that attaches directly to the
top of the
Wireless
EZ
tranceiver enclosure.
2) Attached through coaxial cable to WirelessEZ
Communication Interface:
Higher performing anten-
nas (Monitor's extended range antenna or similar) must
be connected to the
Wireless
EZ
transceiver (radio
module) enclosure with a coaxial cable. Since
the cable attenuation restricts the effective range of the
radio signals, it's recommended that the cable be kept
as short as possible. In these cases the antenna
should be mounted to a supporting structure using its
own mounting bracket. Then the cable can be
connected as a bridge between the antenna and the
connector located on the top of the enclosure.
The length of the antenna should
NOT
be immediately
adjacent to obstacles (Ex. conduit, railings, etc.).
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
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