Rain Bird WS-PRO, Installation, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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INSTALLATION OF
LIGHTNING ROD
Refer to FIGURE 8 above:
Carefully mount the lightning rod
bracket, furnished with the weather
station, to the top of the weather station
tower. Locate it above the Enclosure
top bracket and near the top of the tower.
Clearance between the clamp and the
Enclosure is minimal. Care should be
taken not to scratch the enclosure or
sensor assembly. Insert the lightning
rod into the bracket, with approximately
½” to 1” of the rod extending below the
bracket, and tighten the set screw to
secure the rod in the bracket.
Take the ground wire, that has been fed
up the weather station tower, strip the
insulation from the end and curl the end
so as to be able to connect the wire
under the head of one of the bolts on the
lightning rod bracket. Be sure that you
wrap this wire completely around the
bolt and that you get a good contact with
the bolt and bracket. Tighten the bolt
securely so that you have a good tight
connection. This connection is
EXTREMELY important to give
maximum protection to the weather
station against damage from lightning
surges. This connection should be
INSPECTED on a regular basis to
assure it remains tight and making good
contact.
Take the 9” piece of ground wire, that
you previously cut off the ground wire,
and strip the insulation from each end of
it. Insert one end of this wire into the
brass grounding lug, located at the top
of the Enclosure on the back panel.
Tighten the set screw to secure the wire
in the clamp. Curl the other end so as to
be able to place it around the other bolt
of the lightning rod bracket. Be sure that
you wrap this wire completely around
the bolt and that you get a good contact
with the bolt and bracket. Tighten the
bolt securely so that you have a good
tight connection. This connection is
EXTREMELY important to give
maximum protection to the weather
station against damage from lightning
surges. This connection should be
INSPECTED on a regular basis to
assure it remains tight and making good
contact.
POWER SUPPLY
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
The weather station is furnished as
standard with a Sealed Rechargeable
Battery and including the mounting
bracket. This battery is to be installed
on the back panel of the Enclosure.
Refer to FIGURE 9 below.