Owner manual

Table of Contents
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1. Introduction ................................................................. 1
2. Cautionary Statements ............................................... 1
3. Initial Inspection ......................................................... 1
3.1 Indoors ................................................................................................. 1
3.2 Outdoors ............................................................................................... 2
3.3 Tools Required ..................................................................................... 2
3.3.1 Tools for Tower Installation.......................................................... 2
3.3.2 Tools for Instrumentation and Maintenance ................................. 2
3.3.3 Supplies for Power and Communications Options ........................ 3
4. Siting and Exposure ................................................... 3
4.1 Wind Speed and Direction ................................................................... 3
4.2 Temperature and Relative Humidity .................................................... 4
4.3 Precipitation ......................................................................................... 4
4.4 Solar Radiation ..................................................................................... 5
4.5 Soil Temperature .................................................................................. 5
4.6 Siting References ................................................................................. 5
5. Overview ...................................................................... 6
6. Specifications ............................................................. 7
7. UT10 Tower Installation .............................................. 7
7.1 Installing the UT10 .............................................................................. 7
7.1.1 Base Installation ............................................................................ 8
7.1.2 Tower Installation ....................................................................... 10
7.2 Sensor Mounting Brackets ................................................................. 12
7.2.1 Crossarm Mounting..................................................................... 12
7.2.1.1 CM202, CM203, CM204, CM206 Crossarms ................. 12
7.2.1.2 019ALU Crossarm ........................................................... 13
7.2.2 Gill Radiation Shields (41303-5A, 41003-5, 41005-5) ............... 13
7.2.3 CM225 Pyranometer Stand ......................................................... 14
8. Preparing the Tower for Use .................................... 16
8.1 Enclosure, Datalogger, Power Supply ................................................ 16
8.1.1 Enclosure..................................................................................... 16
8.1.2 Datalogger and Power Supply ..................................................... 18
8.1.3 BPALK Alkaline Power Supply ................................................. 18
8.1.4 PS100 Rechargeable Power Supply ............................................ 18
8.1.5 Solar Panel .................................................................................. 19
8.2 Sensor Connection ............................................................................. 21
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