Prepare the Rain Collector
4.While watching the daily rain display, tip the bucket until it drops to the opposite side, then wait two seconds to see if the display registers a rain reading. Each tip indicates 0.01" of rain and may take up to a minute to register at the console. If the bucket is tipped too quickly, the number on the console display may not change.
5.Temporarily reinstall the rain collector cone until you are ready to mount the ISS outside. If you are installing the metric measurement adapter, do not reinstall the rain collector cone.
Optional: Insert the Metric Measurement Adapter
The rain collector tipping bucket mechanism contains a standard measurement weight magnet that takes measurements in 0.01''. The ISS hardware kit contains a metric adapter that adjusts the weight of the tipping bucket mechanism so that it reports 0.2 mm metric measurements for every tip of the bucket. To install the metric adapter:
1.Find the metric adapter included in the hardware.
2.Locate the magnet between the arms of the bucket.
3.Open the arms slightly with one hand while pulling the magnet out with the other.
Open plastic tipping mechanism arms, pull out magnet
4. Separate an end cap from one end of the magnet.
Separate magnet from one end cap
Insert magnet with other end cap into metric measurement adapter
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