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Summary of Contents for Pacific Data Systems Feedlot Weather Station
- Page 1 Assembly Instructions Feedlot Weather Station Version 1.0 February 2020...
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Page 2: Getting Started
Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the Feedlot Weather Station. Please read this installation manual thoroughly. Ensure you have the following items. Tripod assembly Star Pickets, bolts and caps Main mounting frame with logger, solar panel and battery Black Body Temperature Sensor... -
Page 3: Assemble The Tripod
Assemble the Tripod Unfold the tripod and secure with the supplied pin and ‘R’ clip. [Fig 1]. Rotate the tripod so one of the legs is pointing directly to the South. Drive in a Star Picket next to each leg and drill a 6.5mm hole through the leg to secure it to the star Picket using the supplied bolts. - Page 4 Fig 3 Weather Sensor: Unpack the weather sensor and attach the plug taking care to note its orientation. Secure it with the white lock ring on the tripod adaptor. Screw the tripod adaptor and sensor on to the top of the tripod orientating it to the North [Fig 4] Fig 4...
- Page 5 Antenna: Cut the cable tie securing the antenna base to the enclosure. Screw the antenna to the antenna base and hand tighten firmly making sure the O-ring is in place. [Fig 5] Fig 5 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge: Fit the supplied bird spikes to the tipping bucket and attach it to the cross arm [Fig 6]. Fig 6...
- Page 6 Black Body Temperature Sensor: Remove the Black Body from its packing taking care not to dent it. Mount it to the arm using the supplied M8 bolt [Fig 7]. Fig 7 Run the Cables Secure the Tipping bucket and Black Body cables under the cross arm using the supplied cable ties [Fig 8].
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Page 7: Powering Up And Testing
Powering Up and Testing Ensure the main power switch and YDOC push button switch is turned off. Connect the main battery terminals if not already connected, Black goes to the minus terminal, Red goes to the plus terminal. Turn on the power switch on the right-hand side of the logger. (The YDOC switch is flush when it is on). - Page 8 You can then quickly check the status of the weather station by clicking on the button with an icon of an eye on it. This will bring up the Device’s view, which allows you view the latest data from the station as well as trends over time.
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Page 9: Routine Maintenance
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