Material Handling Precautions and Storage precautions that must be followed. ADB SAFEGATE reserves the right to examine goods upon which a claim is made. Said goods must be presented in the same condition as when the defect therein was discovered. ADB SAFEGATE furthers reserves the right to require the return of such goods to establish any claim.
Figure 1. QLTX Block Diagram The QLTX Lightning Detection Sensor is designed for use with a standalone Model 1192 Data Collection Platform (DCP) or as part of an F1 STA AWOS. CODE& Edition UM-5055, Rev. 1.1.26, 2024/11/13 125...
2.3 Data Reporting The QLTX detects the presence of a lightning event within 200 nautical miles from the point of installation; activity occurring within a 30 nautical mile radius of the point of installation would be selected for display in an AWOS. The sensor detects lightning and therefore locates thunderstorms, providing the data as part of the standard AWOS message.
3.1 RFI/EMI Precautions The QLTX antenna is sensitive to static charges, so care must be taken to ensure that the antenna and ground plane are kept as far away as possible from composite materials (e.g., plastic materials or fiberglass), since these materials may build up a static charge.
Mounting Struts and Clamps Install a strut clamp directly in the strut to secure the QLTX to a mast. The lower strut is shown with half a clamp being inserted, with an arrow showing how to twist it into place. When finished, the clamp should look like the one in upper strut.
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QLTX Lightning Detection Sensor Figure 5. QLTX Mounted to Mast 4. Rotate the QLTX on the mast to align the N and S ends with their respective geographic bearings (true North). Figure 6. Align the N-S Axis with Actual Geographic Bearings Tighten the mounting clamps.
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Connect a ground cable to the nut labeled GND at the bottom edge of the enclosure (Figure 4). Figure 7. Bottom Side of QLTX Enclosure Route the ground cable to the ground lug at the bottom of the mast and then to the ground rod as shown in Figure 8.
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QLTX Lightning Detection Sensor 10. The same table is attached to the inside of the front panel of the QLTX enclosure (Figure 7). Figure 11. Inside QLTX Enclosure 11. Connect power. • Attach the black wire from the power cable to the negative terminal of the power supply.
Power supply capable of providing 2 A at 12 V DC 3.4.1 Boot the QLTX Processor Connect the RS-485 cable from the QLTX into the serial adapter and configure the serial settings on the computer as follows. Data bits: Stop bits:...
1) and produces messages (Table 2). Strike and state (OK) messages from the QLTX are wrapped in a frame and contain a checksum. The frame starts with the STX (ASCII start of text character) and ends with the ETX (ASCII end of text character). Each frame can contain multiple commands or multiple messages.
5. Maintenance The routine maintenance described in this chapter must be performed triannually. 5.1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance for the QLTX should be performed triannually (every four months). There are no additional annual maintenance procedures. Equipment Required The following equipment is required for the QLTX maintenance procedures.
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