Elster A3 ALPHA Installation Instructions
Meter with wireless cellular communication option
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January 2010
General
The A3 ALPHA meter may be ordered with a wireless cellular communication option: the Wireless WAN Interface Card.
The Wireless WIC is available in CDMA 1xRTT and GSM GPRS versions, providing a high speed cellular
communication channel.
This leaflet provides general information for the Wireless WIC that is installed within an A3 ALPHA meter.
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For information on installing the A3 ALPHA meter, see the "ALPHA Meter Installation Instructions" (IL42-
4001Q or later)
Use authorized utility procedures to install and service metering equipment. Dangerous voltages are present.
Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if safety precautions are not followed.
Use circuit closing devices on current transformer secondaries (3S, 4S, 5S, 5A, 6S, 6A, 8S, 9S, 10S, 10A, 26S,
29S, 35S, 36S, and 36A meters). Equipment damage, personal injury, or death can result if circuit closing
secondaries are not used.
Location of antennas
See Figure 1 for the location of the Wireless WIC antenna. If the A3 ALPHA meter is serving as an EA_Gatekeeper,
then the A3 ALPHA meter has 2 antennas: the Wireless WIC antenna is in the upper position and the EA_LAN antenna
is in the lower position.
The Wireless WIC antenna and the EA_LAN antenna (if present) are fix-mounted to the periphery of the A3 ALPHA
meter's electronic housing. The Wireless WIC antenna and the EA_LAN antenna (if present) are not adjustable or
removable.
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Summary of Contents for Elster A3 ALPHA
- Page 1 Location of antennas See Figure 1 for the location of the Wireless WIC antenna. If the A3 ALPHA meter is serving as an EA_Gatekeeper, then the A3 ALPHA meter has 2 antennas: the Wireless WIC antenna is in the upper position and the EA_LAN antenna is in the lower position.
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Page 2: Integration Instructions
EA_GKMOD_C EA_Gatekeeper, CDMA 1xRTT, external WAN antenna EA_GKMOD_CX Integration instructions To properly install and integrate the modular EA_Gatekeeper radio into the approved Elster device, refer to the Elster drawing: 5D25969. Elster Raleigh, North Carolina USA +1 800 338 5251 (US toll free) +1 905 634 4895 (Canada) support@us.elster.com... - Page 3 In no event will Elster be responsible to the user in contract, in tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damage or loss whatsoever, including but not limited to: damage or loss of use of equipment, cost of capital, loss of profits or revenues, or claims against the user by its customers resulting from the use of the information, recommendations, descriptions, and safety notices contained herein.
- Page 4 Preliminary IL42-4036A January 2010 Wireless WIC internal antenna Electronic housing of the A3 ALPHA meter Internal antenna for connection to the EA_LAN (Present only when serving as an EA_Gatekeeper) Figure 1. Location of the internal antennas...
- Page 5 Do not place metal structures (other than the meter socket and related cabling) within 20 cm of the meter. After the A3 ALPHA meter is installed and powered as instructed in IL42-4001Q or later, the installation is complete. If on-site verification of the Wireless WIC operation is desired, the following steps may be taken: To verify that the Wireless WIC is operational: 1.