
Place the rain gage away from objects that obstruct the wind. The distance should be two to four
times the height of the obstruction.
7.4 Mounting
The TE525 includes hose clamps to mount the gage to a 1-inch to 2-inch IPS vertical pole. For
additional stability and better leveling capabilities, the CM270 leveling base can be used instead
(
(p. 9)). This leveling base is included with the CM705 Snowfall Adapter, but can be
purchased separately. The CM270 is compatible with a pole with an outer diameter of 2 inches or
less. For more information, see CM270 Installation Guide at
https://s.campbellsci.com/documents/us/technical-papers/cm270.pdf
.
FIGURE 7-1. CM270 Rain Gage Mount attaches to the base of a TE525-series rain gage to
give added stability
Both the hose clamps and the CM270 leveling base can mount to the CM300 series mounting
poles. The models are stainless steel 1.5 IPS vertical poles of different lengths (
(p. 9)).
Table 7-3: CM300-series pole lengths
Model
Pole length
CM300
58 cm (23 in)
CM305
119 cm (47 in)
CM310
142 cm (56 in)
TE525-Series Tipping Bucket Rain Gage
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