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Vaisala Filling Balance 

FB13 

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M210768EN-A 

March 2006 

Summary of Contents for FB13

Page 1: ...Vaisala Filling Balance FB13 USER S GUIDE M210768EN A March 2006...

Page 2: ...echanical including photocopying nor may its contents be communicated to a third party without prior written permission of the copyright holder The contents are subject to change without prior notice...

Page 3: ...afety Considerations 4 Feedback 5 Product Related Safety Precautions 5 Recycling 5 Warranty 6 CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 Introduction to Vaisala Filling Balance FB13 7 CHAPTER 3 OPERATION 11 Regulat...

Page 4: ...____________________________________________________ M210768EN A List of Figures Figure 1 Filling Balance FB13 8 Figure 2 Balloon Bursting Altitude 13 List of Tables Table 1 Manual Revisions 4 Table 2...

Page 5: ...operating and maintaining Vaisala Filling Balance FB13 Contents of This Manual This manual consists of the following chapters Chapter 1 General Information provides general notes for the manual and th...

Page 6: ...User s Guide M210696EN Vaisala Radiosonde RS92 AM User s Guide M210299EN Vaisala Radiosonde RS92 KL RS92 K RS92 KLE RS92 KE User s Guide General Safety Considerations Throughout the manual important...

Page 7: ...on and page number You can send comments to us by e mail manuals vaisala com Product Related Safety Precautions FB13 delivered to you has been tested for safety and approved as shipped from the factor...

Page 8: ...r certain products Vaisala normally gives a limited one year warranty Please observe that any such warranty may not be valid in case of damage due to normal wear and tear exceptional operating conditi...

Page 9: ...on Nozzle lift refers to the weight a balloon is capable of lifting when filled In addition the balance also acts as a gas inflation pipe FB13 contains two different nozzles for convenient attachment...

Page 10: ...amp 2 Additional weight 0 1 kg 1 Additional weight 0 2 kg 1 Additional weight 0 4 kg 3 All parts of the FB13 are made of stainless steel The weights make a good metallic contact to ease the grounding...

Page 11: ...djusted according to the required speed of gas flow The sounding balloons can be inflated either with hydrogen or with helium Hydrogen has a slightly greater lifting power than helium it is much cheap...

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Page 13: ...he risk of touching sharp corners etc The door should be on the lee side of the prevailing winds 3 Good ventilation must be provided also when the doors are closed 4 All electrical installations both...

Page 14: ...rrectly stored if they will be use after several months of storage To store the balloons correctly 1 Restrict the balloon stock to the minimum Prefer frequent deliveries wherever possible over purchas...

Page 15: ...ht can be found using the curves on Figure 2 and information in Table 4 Figure 2 illustrates the estimated bursting altitudes for balloons of different weight material and carrying different payloads...

Page 16: ...he balloon do the following 1 Connect the side tube of the filling balance to the pressure reducing valve on the gas cylinder or hydrogen generator with a flexible plastic hose 2 Select the nozzle whi...

Page 17: ...rocedure When troubleshooting the product write a problem report consisting of the following issues What failed what worked did not work Where did it fail location and environment When did it fail dat...

Page 18: ...ollow the instructions below to speed up the process and to avoid extra costs to you 1 Read the warranty information 2 Contact Vaisala technical support via e mail or fax and request for RMA Return Ma...

Page 19: ...ses 4 Regularly check the gas tube for secure fit to the gas cylinder or generator nozzle and to the balloon inflation nozzle 5 Take care to prevent a gas leak in the shed when interrupting inflation...

Page 20: ...day Despite this ensure that the shed is properly ventilated 11 No outside person shall be allowed admittance to the shed while the hydrogen generator is in operation or balloon inflation is going on...

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