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Biogents BG-Counter 2 Troubleshooting Manual
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Troubleshooting Guide
(live.bg-counter.com)
Status: April 2023
BG-Counter 2
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Summary of Contents for Biogents BG-Counter 2

  • Page 1 Troubleshooting Guide (live.bg-counter.com) Status: April 2023 BG-Counter 2...
  • Page 2: General Safety Instructions And Warnings

    BG-Counter to liquids, excessive heat or naked flame. WARNING The BG-Counter 2 runs on 12 V. Never connect the BG-Counter 2 to a voltage above 14.4 V. When using the BG-Counter 2, always confirm that the rated voltage on the...
  • Page 3: Power Supply

    WARNING To ensure the proper setup of your solar system connections, follow these instructions: 1. Prior to connecting the BG-Counter 2 to the charge controller, make sure to connect a fully charged 12 V battery first. 2. Never disconnect the battery without first disconnecting the BG-Counter 2.
  • Page 4 Solution: Recharge battery or replace with full battery. • Modify your trap schedule to only measure during peak hours of mosquito activity • Move the solar panel to a sunnier position • In rare cases, a larger solar panel may be needed. Contact Biogents or your distributor.
  • Page 5 WARNING When servicing the battery of the solar system, it is mandatory to follow these steps: 1. First disconnect the BG-Counter by unplugging the black power connector on the left side on the counter front panel (where the electric and CO connections are).
  • Page 6 Counting errors Fan failure Undercounting Symptoms: Symptom: • Mosquito counts may appear low More mosquitos in catch bag than counts on website. • Small counts may appear high Cause: Some mosquitoes were misclassified as large. • Catch bag (if used) may be empty Solution: An accuracy of 80% or higher is normal. If there • When viewing “List” data, Power Draw is near 0, even are no other large objects in the catch bag, use the sum of when the fan is supposed to be on.
  • Page 7 CO tank or counter are removed. Links » https://eu.biogents.com/bg-counter Webpage with resources about the BG-Counter, including the newest version of the manual, customer stories, publica- tions and many more. Contact Biogents AG Weißenburgstr. 22...