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MACE
XCi
PRODUCT MANUAL -
SECTION A: THE XCI DEVICE
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
MACE
XCi
PRODUCT MANUAL -
SECTION A: THE XCI DEVICE
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4.0
Installing XCi power options
4.1 Solar panel installation on a 2” pole
The solar panel is used to charge the internal battery of the XCi device where
mains power is unavailable.
Users are advised to ascertain the suitability of solar panels for their
application by checking relevant solar radiation maps for their region
(for example those found at http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/
redbook/atlas/ ). As a guideline, for an AgriFlo XCi/FloPro XCi with
three Doppler sensors (or an HydroMace XCi with three I/O cards) and
measuring every five minutes, at least three hours sunlight is required
per day.
1.
Place an M8 bolt with M8 flat washer through the hole in left arm of the
mounting bracket. Ensure that the head of the bolt is on the INSIDE and the
thread faces outward.
2.
On the OUTSIDE of the bracket, place an M8 spring washer then an M8 nut.
DO NOT TIGHTEN THE NUT.
3.
Repeat these two steps on the right hand side of the bracket.
4.
Holding the solar panel carefully, hold it above the two arms of the
mounting bracket.
5.
Slide the solar panel down so that the head of each of the M8 bolts fits in
the channel on either side of the solar panel.
Ensure that the gutter of the solar panel is positioned between the flat
washer and the head of the M8 Bolt
6.
Place the u-bolt provided in the solar panel mounting kit around the pole.
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7.
Place the solar panel mounting bracket onto the u-bolt. Ensure that the
arms of the bracket face out from the pole and that the mounting hole on
each arm is towards the top of each arm.
8.
Slide the bracket to the desired position on the pole, taking care to place it
at the desired height and so that the open face of the bracket faces towards
the sun.
9.
Place the
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” flat and spring washers on to the U-bolt and tighten the two
nuts so that the bracket is secured on the pole.
10.
Tilt the solar panel so that the active side faces towards the sun (North in
Southern hemisphere, South in Northern hemisphere) at an angle specified
in the data sheet provided. (your la 15°).
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Now tighten the M8 nuts on each side of the mounting bracket to secure.
12.
The cables from the solar panel/charger to the electronics unit must be
enclosed to minimise exposure to the elements. The cable should be either
routed through conduit or through the solar panel mounting pole. You will
need a hole drilled in the mounting pole at the top near the solar panel as
well as a cut away where the electronics unit is to be mounted.
Refer to the
pictures below.
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