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3. Maintenance
3.1 Overview of maintenance
In general, BWS500 needs very little maintenance.
The stations connected to Vaisala cloud are monitored through the remote monitoring
service. If something is not working as expected, remote diagnostics analyse the issue. If a
station needs local maintenance, Vaisala contacts you to visit the station and perform simple
checks.
During a site visit you may need to connect to the maintenance web user interface locally.
For instructions, see
Accessing Maintenance Web User Interface (M212555EN) .
If the station runs on solar power only, Vaisala recommends a site visit twice a year to check
the solar panel condition.
Table 5 BWS500 maintenance
Task Frequency
Mast maintenance See the mast documentation
Sensor maintenance See the sensor documentation
Check the solar panel condition Twice a year
Clean the solar panel As needed
Replace the PSU501 battery Every 3 years (or more often, if needed)
More information
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Mast maintenance (page 12)
‣
Sensor maintenance (page 12)
‣
Solar panel maintenance (page 13)
3.2 Mast maintenance
Your installation usually includes a mast. For maintenance instructions, see the mast
documentation.
3.3 Sensor maintenance
For maintenance instructions of the sensors, see the relevant sensor documentation.
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