TE525-LC TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAGE FOR METDATA1 4/97 COPYRIGHT (c) 1990-1997 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
WARRANTY AND ASSISTANCE The TE525-LC TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAGE FOR METDATA1 is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing (at CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s option) defective products.
TE525-LC TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAGE FOR METDATA1 1. FUNCTION The TE525 is a smaller adaptation of the standard Weather Bureau tipping bucket rain gage. It measures rainfall at rates up to 2 in. per hour with an accuracy of ±1%. Output is a switch closure for each bucket tip. A tip occurs with each 0.01 inch of rainfall. The metric TE525, available on special request, tips with each 0.1 millimeter of rainfall. 2. SPECIFICATIONS Range of Indication: Infinite in increments of 0.01 in. (least count) of rainfall.
TE525-LC TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAGE FOR METDATA1 MetData1 Datalogger Instruction: 3. INSTALLATION 3.1 LOCATION The rain gage should be mounted in a relatively level spot which is representative of the surrounding area. The lip of the funnel should be horizontal and at least 30 cm. above the ground. It should be high enough to be above the average snow depth. The ground surface around the rain gage should be natural vegetation or gravel. It should not be paved.
