DAVIS Sensor Mounting Shelf for Vantage Pro and Vantage Pro2 User Manual
Sensor mounting shelf, For vantage pro2™ and vantage pro, Components
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- Sensor Mounting Shelf
- for Vantage Pro2™ and Vantage Pro®
- The Sensor Mounting Shelf is for use with the Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) of the Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Pro. The shelf has mounting provisions for a Solar Radiation Sensor and an Ultraviolet Radiation (UV) Sensor. This manual contains instruction...
- Components
- Tools for Setup
- Installing on a Vantage Pro2 ISS
- Note: If you have an original Vantage Pro, see instructions on the following page.
- Note: Final leveling of the sensors should be done after the ISS is mounted in its operating location.
- Note: In the illustration, the Rain Collector Cone has been removed for clarity. It is not necessary to remove the cone to install the Sensor Mounting Shelf.
- 1. Place a support tube on each of the outside mounting holes at the rear of the rain collector base as illustrated.
- 2. Place a lock washer and a flat washer onto one of the 7-3/4" screws.
- 3. Locate the support tube mounting holes in the shelf. Refer to the illustration on page 2.
- 4. With the shelf support tube hole centered over the tube, insert the screw through the shelf, the tube and the base.
- 5. Place a nut in the opening of the hexagonal recess on the underside of the base.
- 6. Turn the screw until the assembly is loosely held together.
- 7. Repeat steps 1–6 with the second support tube and screw.
- 8. On the underside of the Sensor Mounting Shelf, verify that the tops of both support tubes are located inside the circular recesses in the shelf.
- 9. Tighten both support tube screws.
- Note: Do NOT install the shelf using the holes in front of the Rain Collector Cone, as this will impair radio reception.
- Installing on an Original Vantage Pro ISS
- This manual shows installation of the Sensor Mounting Shelf before either the Solar Radiation or UV Sensor has been attached to it. One or both sensors may also be mounted on the shelf before it is installed on the ISS. Consult the appropriate sensor...
- Note: Final leveling of the sensors should be done after the ISS is mounted in its operating location.
- 1. Place a support tube on one of the two mounting holes in the rain collector base, as shown..
- 2. Place a lock washer and a flat washer onto one of the 7-3/4" screws.
- 3. Locate the support tube mounting holes in the shelf. Refer to the illustration on the page 2.
- 4. With the shelf support tube hole centered over the tube, insert the screw through the shelf, the tube and the base.
- 5. Place a nut in the opening of the hexagonal recess on the underside of the base.
- 6. Turn the screw until the assembly is loosely held together.
- 7. Repeat steps 1–6 with the second support tube and screw.
- 8. On the underside of the Sensor Mounting Shelf, verify that the tops of both support tubes are located inside the circular recesses in the shelf.
- 9. Tighten both support tube screws.
- Contacting Davis Technical Support
- If you have questions about the Sensor Mounting Shelf, or encounter problems installing it, please contact Davis Technical Support.
- (510) 732-7814 – Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
- (510) 670-0589 – Technical Support Fax.
- [email protected] – E-mail to Technical Support.
- [email protected] – General e-mail.
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