In-Situ TROLL Link Telemetry System Operators Manual - Manual (Page 30)

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Installing a 10 or 20 W Solar Panel and External Battery Kit
Installing the External Battery Kit
Install the External Battery Kit enclosure.
1. Hold the enclosure to the pole at the desired elevation. The external battery kit
should be installed below the TROLL Link Telemetry enclosure.
2. Place a hose clamp or U-bolt into the two cutouts of the top bracket of the enclosure
and around the pole.
3. For hose clamps tighten the clamp until the enclosure does not move. Attach the
second hose clamp to the bottom of the enclosure.
For U-bolts place the smaller bracket over the open ends of the bolt. Use split-lock
washers and nuts to tighten the assembly to the pole.
Connect the solar panel to the External Battery Kit enclosure:
1. Cover the solar panel that will connect to the enclosure so it will not receive any
sunlight.
2. Remove a dome connector cap on the outside of the enclosure. Remove the port
plug. Save the plug for later use.
Trim the solar panel wire before inserting it into an enclosure.
Do not cut through the entire solar panel wire. The blade creates a
current loop when in contact with both leads and shorts the solar
panel.
Instead, trim off the insulation, then cut one wire at a time.