User's Manual

24
Install the Sensor Suite
Tip: To avoid erroneous data during installation when using a WeatherLink Live, be sure the WeatherLink
Live is powered down before installing the sensor suite.
The anemometer and the main part of the sensor suite can be installed either
together as a single unit on a pole, or apart from each other. The main part of
the sensor suite includes the rain collector, the temperature and humidity
sensors, the radiation shield, and the sensor transmitter. Use the U-bolts to
install the sensor suite and anemometer together or separately on a pole. Use
the lag screws to install them separately on a flat, vertical surface.
• The anemometer comes with a 40' (12 m) cable for flexibility in positioning
the system to monitor wind conditions. For example, the anemometer could
be mounted at the highest point of a roof, and the sensor suite could be
mounted on a fence closer to ground level.
• If you would like to install your anemometer even farther away from the
sensor suite or without using a cable, use a Davis Solar-Powered Sensor
Transmitter, #6332.
General Sensor Suite Installation Guidelines
• Install the sensor suite as level as possible to ensure accurate rain
measurements. Use the built-in bubble level (under the rain collector cone,
near the tipping spoon mechanism) or carpenter’s level to make sure the
sensor suite is level.
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the solar panel should face south for maximum
sun exposure, and the anemometer arm should point north for proper wind
direction calibration.
• In the Southern Hemisphere, the solar panel should face north for maximum
sun exposure. Either install the sensor suite and anemometer separately,
each facing north, or mount them as a single unit with solar panel facing
north and the wind vane re-oriented to the South. You will then need to
calibrate your console. ( See “Orient the Wind Vane” on page 25.)
Optional: Guidelines for Securing Cables
• To prevent fraying or cutting of cables, secure
them so they will not whip about in the wind.
• Secure cable to a metal pole using cable ties or
by wrapping tape around both the cables and the
pole.
• Place clips or ties every 3' – 5' (1 – 1.6 m).
• Mounting clips, cable ties or additional hardware not included with your
station can be easily obtained at a hardware or electronics store.
Note: Do not use metal staples or a staple gun to secure cables. Metal staples — especially
when installed with a staple gun — have a tendency to cut the cables.
Cable Clip
Cable Tie