Sentek RT6, Hardware Manual

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CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM INSTALLATION
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not need to be soldered into ports P1 and P2.
Refer to Appendix G for detailed diagrams of sensor
addressing
Logging Facility
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Caution:
All cabling must be completed before plugging the
battery cable or external power (solar panel etc) into
the main board.

Caution:
Never work on the unit or cabling when either the
battery or external power is connected and the
logger is plugged in.
Order
Probe cables
Plug cables into the Main Board/Front panel in the
following order;
- RS485 (X8)
- external RS232 (X7)
- probe cables (X2/3)
- battery power (X6)
- external power (X5)
Reverse the above order when removing Main Board.
RT6 Main Board
Attach each 5 way connector of the cable runs to the
main board to position X2 or X3 (see Appendix E –
Overlay Diagram ) taking care to connect the Run A
cable to the Run A connector (X2) on the Main Board
and likewise with Run B (X3).
SLA Battery
Fixing Main
Board/front panel
The SLA battery is inserted into the logger housing
with the terminals positioned to the rear and the cable
protruding over the top left-hand side of the battery.
Connect the battery to the Main Board at position X6
(see Appendix E – Overlay Diagram).
Position the main board/front panel assembly in the
logger housing with the logger ribbon connection
cable protruding from under the left side of the Main
Board and secure with screws, taking care not to
screw through the logger cable.
Logger Connect the logger to the logger ribbon cable and