Preparing the tower for use, 1 enclosure, datalogger, power supply, 1 enclosure – Campbell Scientific UT10 10 foot Tower w/ Grounding Kit and Hinged Base User Manual

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UT10 Weather Station

8. Preparing the Tower for Use

8.1 Enclosure, Datalogger, Power Supply

8.1.1 Enclosure

All instrumentation (datalogger, power supply, and communication

peripherals) are mounted in the enclosure. A PVC bulkhead port is installed in

the enclosure for routing the sensor and communication cables to the

instrumentation.

The “-TM” option is used to attach our enclosures to a UT10 tower. An

enclosure ordered with the “-TM” option will be shipped with a three-piece

bracket mounted to the top of the enclosure and an identical three-piece bracket

mounted to the bottom of the enclosure. This mounting bracket option uses the

same three-piece brackets as the “-MM” option, except the pieces are

rearranged so that the flanges are on the side of the bracket instead of in the

middle. The distance between the centers of each flange needs to be 10.25 in

(see FIGURE 8-1, FIGURE 8-2, and FIGURE 8-3).

Attach the enclosure to the UT10’s tower legs as follows:

1. Position the enclosure on the north side of the tower.

2. Place the enclosure at the desired height. Please note that the

recommended lead lengths for our sensors assume the bottom of the

enclosure is mounted 3 ft from the ground.

3. Use the furnished 1.5 in U-bolts to secure the enclosure to the tower legs.

4. Route the 14 AWG wire from the brass tower grounding clamp to the

enclosure grounding lug. Strip one inch of insulation from each end of the

wire and insert the end of the wire into the grounding lugs and tighten

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