Hydrological Services Pty Ltd
Wireless Level Transmitter
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WLT420 100-7
Issue 1.20 5 Dec, 2007
2.2 Antenna
Mounting
Both the transmitter and receiver are supplied with a ground plane independent antenna that
have 1.5dB gain. (The mounting thread of the antenna is connected to the battery –ve input.)
The antenna is mounted by :
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Hold the antenna coax cable firmly and unscrew the antenna body.
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Remove the nut and washer from the antenna body and put onto the coax cable.
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Drill a 10mm mounting hole.
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Insert the coax cable through the mount hole – from the inside of the enclosure.
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Screw the antenna body back onto the coax cable.
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Insert the antenna into the mounting hole and slide the washer and nut onto the
antenna body and tighten the nut.
2.3 Power
Supply
The Wireless Level Transmitter requires a 12V power source, such as a 7Ah lead acid
battery. The transmitter has 2 basic states, sleep and warm up.
Tx Mode
Current Consumption
Sleep 0.15A
Warm Up
10mA + measured 4-20mA
The Wireless Level Receiver also requires a 12V power source, such as a 7Ah lead acid
battery. The receiver has 4 basic states.
Rx Mode
Current Consumption
Sleep (with no 4-20mA power)
0.1mA
Sleep (with 4-20mA power)
0.6mA
LCD on (backlight off)
20mA
LCD on (backlight on)
75mA