Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide
- Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 1 Before You Begin
- 2 CCU/Repeater Basics
- 3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
- 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
- A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- B Port and Protocol Requirements
- C Status and Diagnostics
- D Changing the Repeater Password
- E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 915 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- F Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators
- Equipment Buried Ground Ring
- Chemical Ground Rod Installation
- Itron Concentrator Equipment
- Installing Coax Ground Kits
- Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment
- Grounding Rooftop Network Devices
- Down Conductor Installation
- Cold Water Pipe Option
- Building Steel Option
- Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops
- Grounding antennas on rooftops
- Cable Tray Grounding
- Water Tower Grounding
- New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles
- Equipment Shelter Grounding
- Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites
- Repeaters on Rooftops
- Multiple Story Site Ground System
- Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations
- Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius
- Down Conductors Installation Connection Methods
- Cable Entrance Facilities
- Clamp-On Ground Resistance Testing
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
Calendar Life
The design calendar (or float) life of the battery extends from eight to ten years at room
temperature (25°C/77°F) under proper charging conditions.
This design life was confirmed by the use of accelerated testing methods that are widely
accepted by both manufacturers and users of sealed-lead batteries. High temperatures are used
to accelerate the aging process of the battery under test.
The float life of a cell is cut in half for roughly every 8°C (14.4°F) rise in ambient temperature. The
example below shows the relationship between ambient temperature and float life for batteries
that have a float life of ten years at 25°C (77°F).
A ten year battery lasts for five years at 33°C (91.4°F) and only 2½ years at 41°C (105.8°F).
Preventative Maintenance
Itron recommends a preventative maintenance cycle of a two-year replacement in extreme
environments (average temperatures greater than 110°F/44°C), or five years in non- extreme
environments (average temperatures less than 90°F/31°C).
Replacing the Integrated Battery
The following procedure describes the integrated battery replacement after the equipment is
installed in the field.
CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
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