Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RG-2500 Omega Engineering
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ManMal Operator% I - 03 a Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge 8 &E RG-2500 Series.
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Unpacking Instructions Remove the Packing List and verify that you have received all equipment, including the following (quantities in parentheses): RG-2500 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (1) Operator ’ s Manual (1) If you have any questions about the shipment, please call the OMEGA Customer Service Department.
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lbs/18 lbs Optional Accessories: Wind Screen, Alter Type Event Recorder, Drum Chart Calibrator Bottle Digital Event Counter Model RG-952 Model RG-6113-A Model RG-2595 Model RG-2596 1 lbs/12 lbs RG-2500-12: 14 8” x 17 ” RG-2500-12: 12 ” x 20 ” Weight/Shipping: RG-2500: 7 + 3% for 0 to 6 inches per hour Switch: Magnetic reed, SPST N.
3/8 inches. The holes in the feet should be matched to anchor bolts located in the foundation or on the platforms. for severely tilted foundations, use a set of three hex nuts on each bolt to provide leveling and locking of the rain gauge onto the foundation.
portions.of the gauge causing some error in the counts. 3 As rain is collected by the eight-inch diameter orifice, the rain drops are directed down through the funnel and into the bucket assembly. As soon as the bucket has collected enough rain to represent 0.
t 8.24 = 114.8. fof a quart of water should be 946.3 45% since the control of the methods is not as good as when the testing is done in the laboratory. The total number of tips should equal the amount of water poured into the gauge, divided by the calibrated number of tips per the number of milliliters of water shown in the table.
4.4 Adjustments Should the calibration of the rain gauge appear to be incorrect and in need of adjustment, change the heights of the two calibration posts adjustment screws. To change the screw heights, loosen the nut on the top of the post that locks the screw into place.
1 normally connected to the rain gauge. Manually move the bucket assembly and look for he switch closure. Upon completion of testing and cleaning of the ga ge, replace the outer cover and funnel and recheck the level of the gauge using a carpenter ’ s level across the top of the gauge.
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L t USAef REVISED AUG 1994 UOD. - 1. 4 PIN TERMINAL BLOCK IS POSITIONED BEHIND HEATER . 2. OUTER COVER NOT SHOWN. ’ 12 INCH HEATED RAIN GAGE nn E WIRING DIAGRAM NOTES W lT H LE M LER RAIN GAGE BASE .
1 NONE DATE l-07-93 l”“I”” 93022 2 RGN By I OF METI 2500 USAcf Yoo. nRE RAIN GAGE INSTALLATION KIT ASSEMBLY , IC ANCMT FOR INSTALLATIONS USING A 24” ALTER STYLE WIND SCREEN THIS HEIGHT MUST BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE TOP EDGE OF THE RAIN GAGE IS WITHIN 1 INCH OF THE TOP EDGE OF THE WIND SCREEN LEAVES.
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