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5.2 Outdoor Sensor Set Up
Figure 1: Sensor assembly components
1 Wind vane
7 Solar panel
2 Wind speed cups
8 U-Bolts
3 Light sensor and UV sensor
9 Battery compartment door
4 Thermo- and hygro-meter senor
10 Reset button
5 Rain collector
11 LED (red) to indicate data
transmission
6 Bubble level
5.2.1 Install U-bolts and metal plate
Installation of the U-bolts, which are in turn used to mount the sensor
package on a pole, requires installation of an included metal plate to receive
the U-bolt ends. The metal plate, visible in Figure 2, has four holes through
which the ends of the two U-Bolts will fit. The plate itself is inserted in a
groove on the bottom of the unit (opposite side of solar panel). Note that one
side of the plate has a straight edge (which goes into the groove), the other
side is bent at a 90-degree angle and has a curved profile (which will end up
“hugging” the mounting pole). Once the metal plate is inserted, remove nuts
from the U-Bolts and insert both U-bolts through the respective holes of the
metal plate as shown in Figure 2
