ET 106 Weather Station

Table of Contents

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1.

Preparation and Siting.............................................

1-1

 

1.1

Installation Tasks ..................................................................................

1-1

 

1.2

Tools Required......................................................................................

1-2

 

1.3

Siting and Exposure ..............................................................................

1-5

 

1.4

Determining True North for Wind Vane Orientation............................

1-7

2.

ET Tower Installation...............................................

2-1

 

2.1

Base Installation....................................................................................

2-1

 

2.2

Tower Installation .................................................................................

2-3

 

2.3

Tower Grounding..................................................................................

2-4

3.

ET Instrumentation Installation ..............................

3-1

 

3.1

Enclosure, Datalogger, Power Supply...................................................

3-2

 

3.2

Sensor Connection ................................................................................

3-5

 

3.3

Communication and Data Storage Peripherals......................................

3-6

 

3.4

Sealing and Desiccating the Enclosure ...............................................

3-12

4. ET106 Sensor Arm Installation ...............................

4-1

 

4.1

Components ..........................................................................................

4-1

 

4.2

Installation ............................................................................................

4-1

 

4.3

Sensor Connection ................................................................................

4-1

 

4.4

034A Wind Sensor Installation.............................................................

4-2

 

4.5

RH and Temperature Radiation Shield .................................................

4-3

 

4.6

Pyranometer ..........................................................................................

4-3

 

4.7

Soil Temperature Sensor (Optional) .....................................................

4-3

 

4.8

Sensor Verification and Clock Set ........................................................

4-3

 

4.9

Upgrading an ET101 to an ET106........................................................

4-4

 

4.10

Sensor Schematics ..............................................................................

4-6

5.

ET Software Installation ..........................................

5-1

 

5.1

Quick Start Review ...............................................................................

5-1

6. Maintenance and Troubleshooting.........................

6-1

 

6.1

Maintenance..........................................................................................

6-1

 

6.2

Troubleshooting....................................................................................

6-3

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