DAVIS Vantage Pro2 Sensor Suite User Manual page 31

Install the rain collector mounting base:
1. With a 3/16" (5 mm) drill bit, drill two holes approximately 2
Use a carpenter's level to ensure the holes are level.
Use the metal backing plate as a guide when marking the holes.
2. Remove the rain collector cone if it is installed on the sensor suite mounting base.
3. Insert the 1/4" x 3" lag screws through the metal backing plate and the holes in the
mounting base into the post. Make sure the sensor suite is level by checking the
built-in bubble level.
4. Tighten the lag screws using an adjustable wrench or 7/16" wrench.
Install the Anemometer
1. With a 3/16" (5 mm) drill bit, drill two holes approximately 2
Use a carpenter's level to ensure the holes will be level.
2. Insert the 1/4" x 3" lag screws through the flat washers and the holes in the
anemometer mounting base into the post.
3. Tighten the lag screws using an adjustable wrench or 7/16" wrench.
Note: If your anemometer arm cannot be mounted aiming true north, you will need to
calibrate the wind direction on your console to display accurate wind directions. See
your Vantage Pro2 Console User Manual.
Installing the Sensor Suite and Anemometer on a Pole
Built-in bubble level
behind tipping spoon mechanism
Tipping spoon not
shown for clarity.
Rain Collector
Mounting Base
When installing the sensor suite on a pole, the rain collector /radiation shield section
of the sensor suite and the anemometer can be mounted together as a single unit, or
the two sections can be mounted separately.
1/4" Hex Nut
1/4" Lock Washer
Backing Plate
Groove for
U-Bolt
U-Bolts:
Anemometer U-Bolt Rain Collector U-Bolt
1
/ " (54 mm) apart.
8
1
/ " (54 mm) apart.
8
1/4" Flat Washer
1/4" Lock Wash
1/4" Hex Nu
Anemometer
Mounting Base
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