USER MANUAL Extra Solar Panel Kit ™ ™ Product Number 6616 R Davis Instruments, 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. • 510-732-9229 • www.davisnet.
Welcome to Extra Solar Panel Kit (product no. 6616) The Extra Solar Panel Kit allows you to add a second charging panel to a Solar Power Kit (product numbers 6612 & 6614) for low light, low charging locations. The kit’s weather-resistant shelter has been carefully designed to allow for the mounting of all Davis weather station consoles and Envoys. It can also be used to supply extra power to Vantage Connect. The weather resistant housing can also be used to house batteries or other field equipment.
Tools for Setup • • • Adjustable wrench or 7/16'' wrench Drill and 3/16'' (5 mm) drill bit (if mounting on a vertical surface) Phillips head screwdriver Using the Extra Solar Panel Kit with a Solar Power Kit or Vantage Connect In low light conditions, you may use an Extra Solar Panel Kit to provide additional solar charging to your Vantage Connect battery or Solar Power Kit battery.
3. From inside the shelter, feed the single-connector end of the Y-cable down through the hole in the floor of the shelter. Outside the shelter, wrap a roundhole grommet around the cable and insert the grommet snuggly into the hole. Feed cable down through hole Y-Cable Solar Power Cable Solar Power Jack (front) Grommet Note: For clarity, the solar power cable is shown in front of the battery. In use, the cable will run behind the battery. 4.
Installing a console or Envoy in the shelter For convenience, you can mount any Davis console or Envoy inside the Extra Solar Panel shelter using the included 1/2'' pan head screws. Inside the shelter, outlines of the Vantage Pro2 console, Vantage Vue console, and Envoy and marked mounting holes will indicate where to mount your console or Envoy in the shelter. Since there is no battery in an Extra Solar Panel Kit shelter, you will have to run the power cable from the shelter to a power source.
through the two holes at the top of the shelter. 2. Place a mounting plate over the bolt ends, then place lock washer and a hex nut on each of the bolt ends. 3. Tighten the nuts using an adjustable wrench or 7/16'' wrench. 4. Place the second U-bolt around the pole and through the two holes at the bottom of the shelter. Put a backing plate, lock washer, and a hex nut on each bolt end, and tighten the hex nuts.
Contacting Davis Technical Support For questions about installing or operating your Extra Solar Panel Kit, please contact Davis Technical Support. We’ll be glad to help. Online www.davisnet.com See the Weather Support section for copies of user manuals, product specifications, application notes, software updates, and more. E-mail support@davisnet.com Telephone (510) 732-7814 Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
