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Distance = 4 x (20 – 5)’ = 60’.
Many installations are not perfect and installing the weather station on a roof can be difficult.
Thus, you can calibrate for this error with a wind speed multiplier.
In addition to the installation challenges, wind cup bearings (moving parts) wear over time.
Without a calibrated source, wind speed can be difficult to measure. We recommend using a
calibrated wind meter (available from Ambient Weather) and a constant speed, high speed fan.
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The rain collector is calibrated at the factory based on the funnel diameter. The bucket tips
every 0.01” of rain (referred to as resolution). The accumulated rainfall can be compared to a
sight glass rain gauge with an aperture of at least 4”. The following is a link to an accurate
sight glass rain gauge:
http://www.ambientweather.com/stprraga.html
Make sure you periodically clean the rain gauge funnel.
6.6.3
Calibrating the Wind Direction for the Southern Hemisphere
The solar collector is designed to face south for customers in the Northern Hemisphere. If you live in
the Southern Hemisphere, you will need to point the solar connector to the North and select
Hemisphere: S from the setup page shown in Figure 39.
Note: Changing the hemisphere setting will automatically switch the direction of the moon phase on
the display.
6.6.4
Firmware Updates
To download the latest version of firmware to your computer, visit:
https://help.ambientweather.net/product/WS-7078
To update the firmware, browse to the firmware file saved on your computer and tap
Upload
43).
From the Setup panel (Figure 43), tap the
ADVANCED
tab to update the firmware.
The upload takes approximately 5-10 minutes. While updating, the status will be displayed in the wind
direction field.
Figure 44
