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Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation
Shield Kit Installation Manual
For Vantage Pro2
Introduction
The instructions describe how to upgrade a non-aspirated Vantage Pro2 ™
radiation shield to a Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield.
The upgrade kit can be installed on any Vantage Pro2 ™ or Vantage Pro2
Plus ™ Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) equipped with a non-aspirated radiation
shield.
Components
The upgrade kit includes the following components:
Closed Cap Plate
Open Cap Plate
Open Plate
™
& Vantage Pro2 Plus
Daytime Fan Kit Components
™
Stations
Fan Plate
SIM Cover
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Summary of Contents for DAVIS Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield Kit
- Page 1 Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield Kit Installation Manual ™ ™ For Vantage Pro2 & Vantage Pro2 Plus Stations Introduction The instructions describe how to upgrade a non-aspirated Vantage Pro2 ™ radiation shield to a Daytime Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shield. The upgrade kit can be installed on any Vantage Pro2 ™ or Vantage Pro2 Plus ™...
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Page 2: Tools Needed
Installing the Daytime Fan Kit The kit also includes the following hardware: #8-32 x 3-1/4" Screws 1" Spacers #4 Screws #8 Split-Lock Washers (6) #8-32 x 1/2" Screws #8 Flat Washers (6) Threaded Spacers 12" Cable Ties (2) Daytime Fan Kit Hardware Tools Needed You may need some or all of the following tools to complete the upgrade: •... - Page 3 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit To put your console in Setup Mode: At your Vantage Pro2 console, press and hold DONE and then press the down arrow (-) to put the console in Setup Mode. This prevents the reception of erroneous data while you are removing the ISS. Note: If the console acquires erroneous data during the upgrade, see Take the Console Out of Setup Mode on page 15 for instructions on clearing data.
- Page 4 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 3. Remove the rain collector cone from the ISS base by rotating the cone counter-clockwise. When the cone’s latches line up with openings in the base, you can lift the cone off. The cone fits in the base tightly and may require extra Twist to Open pressure to remove the first few times.
- Page 5 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit Check Temperature/Humidity Sensor Orientation The orientation and placement of the Temperature/Humidity sensor should be checked, and in many cases, should be reoriented. There are three ways the sensor could be mounted in an ISS: • On the second to bottom-most plate of radiation plating stack with the Temperature/Humidity sensor facing up.
- Page 6 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 3. Reinstall the sensor face down on the #4 Screws (2) radiation plate, using the two 1' spacers and #4 screws included with the kit. 4. Put the cable clamp back on the Temperature/ Humidity cable and use the screw and flat Sensor washer to resecure the cable onto the...
- Page 7 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 5. Put the cable clamp back on the cable and use the screw and flat washer to resecure the cable onto the radiation plate. 6. Replace the radiation plate back in its correct place in the radiation shield plating stack.
- Page 8 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 6. Run the Temperature/Humidity cable through the top of the three open plates. 4" Screws Lock Washer Flat Washer Fan Plate Temperature/ Humidity Cable New Open Plate Plates Reassemble the Radiation Shield Plates with the Fan Plate 7.
- Page 9 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 8. Attach the three threaded spacers to the fan plate using the three #8-32 x screws and the three #8 washers and #8 lock washers included with the kit. Threaded Spacer Fan Plate #8 Flat Washer #8 Split-Lock Washer #8-32 x 1/2"...
- Page 10 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 11. Bring the Temperature/Humidity cable over the top of the fan plate so that no slack in the cable exists between the sensor and the fan plate and press it firmly into the cable channel on the fan plate. Lift Fan Motor up and set aside Fan Plate...
- Page 11 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 12. Place one of the 4 screws removed from the original radiation shield and its corresponding #8 lock washer and # 8 flat washer into one #8-32 x 4" Screws (3) of the radiation shield plate holes on the fan plate located just #8 Lock Washer...
- Page 12 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 20. Insert one of the 3 1/4 screws and corresponding lock and flat washers included in the kit hardware into the ISS base Radiation Shield Mounting Holes (3) Radiation Shield Mounting Holes in ISS base...
- Page 13 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 21. Lower the ISS base Insert front screw first onto the stack so that the screw goes into the #8-32 x3-1/4" Screws (3) boss. Turn the screw a #8 Lock Washers few times to engage #8 Flat Washers the threads.
- Page 14 Installing the Daytime Fan Kit 9. Connect the wire coming from the top solar panel on the SIM cover included in the components of the fan-aspirated unit to the SIM board. Top Panel Wire Sensor Interface Module Cover (SIM) Bottom Panel Wire Temperature/ Humidity...
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Page 15: Annual Maintenance
Maintenance Take the Console Out of Setup Mode 1. At your Vantage Pro2 console, press and hold DONE for three seconds to take the console out of Setup Mode. 2. Check the console for erroneous rain data and clear if necessary. To clear erroneous daily rain data: •... -
Page 16: Contacting Davis Technical Support
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modification not expressly approved in writing by Davis Instruments may void the warranty and void the user's authority to operate this equipment. EC EMC Compliance...