Campbell Scientific TurfWeather Weather Station - Manual (Page 8)

Table of Contents
6.8 Memory Battery pn 15598 ................................................................ 35
6.9 Equipment Removal and Replacement.............................................. 36
6.9.1 Removing the TurfWeather Station from the Mast or Pole ........ 36
6.9.2 Battery Pack Replacement Procedure ........................................ 36
6.9.3 Temperature/Relative Humidity Sensor Assembly
Replacement Procedure .......................................................... 39
6.9.4 Solar Radiation Sensor Replacement Procedure ........................ 41
6.9.5 Rain Gage Replacement Procedure ............................................ 43
6.9.6 Wind Speed Sensor (Anemometer) Replacement Procedure ..... 45
6.9.7 Wind Direction Sensor Replacement Procedure ........................ 47
6.9.8 Memory Battery Replacement Procedure .................................. 49
6.9.9 Main Electronics Board (Motherboard) Replacement
Procedure ................................................................................ 52
6.9.10 Spread Spectrum Radio (all frequencies) Replacement
Procedure ................................................................................ 54
Appendix A. TurfWeather Equipment ....................... A-1
A.1 Communications Options ................................................................ A-1
A.1.1 17394 Serial-to-USB Adapter .................................................. A-1
A.2 Power Supplies ................................................................................ A-1
A.2.1 16851 5 W Solar Panel Kit ....................................................... A-1
A.2.2 16876 AC Converter ................................................................ A-2
A.3 Mounting/Installation Kits .............................................................. A-3
A.3.1 16776 Tripod/Mast Assembly .................................................. A-3
A.3.2 16770 Tripod Installation Kit ................................................... A-3
A.3.3 16773—Tripod Stake Kit ......................................................... A-4
A.3.4 16771—Tripod Mast Extension ............................................... A-4
A.3.5 16772—Tripod Guy-wire Kit ................................................... A-5
A.3.6 16775—Tripod Grounding Kit ................................................. A-6
Figures
4-1. Box of standard and wireless equipment. The lift straps allow
easy removal of the weather station from the box. .......................... 2
4-2. Serial cable (left) and the weather station serial port in which the
serial cable male connector connects ............................................... 3
4-3. Keyed power switch is located on the bottom of the TurfWeather ..... 3
4-4. The surface mount antenna is often used for the base station ............. 9
4-5. A Yagi antenna used with TurfWeather station .................................. 9
4-6. Radio connections. The serial cable connects to the RS-232 port
and the AC adapter connects to the Power port. ............................ 10
5-1. Example of Ten Times the Height Rule ............................................ 12
5-2. Line-of-sight example ....................................................................... 14
5-3. The 16776 Tripod/Mast Assembly includes the nut and bolt (left)
used to attach each foot to the tripod ............................................. 15
5-4. Mast extension (left) and mast extension inserted into the tripod
mast ................................................................................................ 15
5-5. The mast fits in the center of the tripod ............................................. 16
5-6. Temporary sites use stakes included in the 16773 Tripod Stake
Kit (left) driven through the center hole in each tripod foot
(right) ............................................................................................. 17
5-7. The TurfWeather weather station assembly properly seated on a
mast or pole .................................................................................... 19
5-8. Two views of the TurfWeather station. The U-bolt and nuts are
shown. ............................................................................................ 19
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