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Omega Engineering RG-2500 manual

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    ManMal Operator% I - 03 a Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge 8 &E RG-2500 Series[...]

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    MSSO395FVRlB 3591RUSH I Call for Your FREE Handbook Request Form Today: (203) r/ Environmental Monitoring and Control 1/ Electric Heaters V Data Acquisition Systems pH and Conductivit y v P Flow and Level & Force r/ Pressure, Strain v Temperature i Control Handbboks & Encyclopedias I Telephone: 44 (1455) 285520 FAX: 44 (1455) 283912 The OME[...]

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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. When you receive the shipment, inspect t[...]

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    . 6 . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................................... 4 Chapter 5 Maintenance ...................................... 4 4.4 Adjustments ................................... 3[...]

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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.O., 10 Wa[...]

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    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. For slightly tilted foundations, use the adjustable leveling knobs above each foot to leve[...]

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    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 0.01 inches (or 0.25 mm) of rain, the bucket tips. The rain drains out through the drain col[...]

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    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. For example, a qu[...]

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    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. Rotate each screw by a small amount only and recheck the calibration for the[...]

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    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. Adjust the leveling knobs at the mounting feet if the level i[...]

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    /=l”“ i’ SbOO346 11 - 25 - w A x Y RGN 1 1 OF I SHEE T UYCE OOEL ?HEMATIC, SWITCH, MAGNETIC, TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE t 1. TYPICAL OF BOTH HEATED AND UNHEATED RAIN GAUGES . @ 175 VD C MAXIMU M TYPICAL CLOSURE TIME 0.1 SECON D NOTES: 0.25A -0 BLK MAGNET N.O. 27 VD C MAXIMUM 3 WATT S IL7 * w DIODE BLK SWITCH & -- 2-PI N TB RED ------- __ -[...]

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    , Nc+JE DATE 11-25-97 DW $ . o ; 0347 BY RGN SCALE 1 1 DF us*GE SHEET UODE‘ ?XHEMATIC, HEATER POWER, TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE & SOCKE T C +60’ F 2-PRON G P ‘ LUG +40-F OPENS AT T!iE RAI N GAUGE. ‘ THERMOSTA T CLOSES AT WARN’ .ING 115 VAC WILL BE ALIVE ON THE 4-PI N TERMINAL BLOCK WHENEVER THE POWE R CORD IS PLUGGED INTO A POWER OUT[...]

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    NONE 93011 6 l-07-93 0.7t: owe. No. SCKE RGN BY cs 1 IslifEr 1 _. 2500 USAm_ _ L(oo. @ 120 DEG MOUNTING FEET PATTERN 8 INCH RAIN GAGE PLCS DIA 3 WTH LEVELER 0.375 ------I 8.0 ”[...]

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    . . < 1 - 93011 8 NONE l-07-93 OAIE om.No. ME RGN By w 1 lsafm I 250+12 us*cE uoo. @ 120 DE G MOUNTING FEET PATTERN I 12 INCH RAIN GAGE PLCS .- 3 -. ..‘. LEVELER 0 . WlTH t MOUNTING FOOT + 2.0” 2C 5”[...]

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    1, NONE OAIE t-o & LEVELER 12 INCH RAIN GAGE BASE ASSEMBL Y I MTH FOOJI~JE & ADJUSTMENT SCREW TIPPING BUCKET SIGNAL OUTPUT CONTACT CLOSURE COLLECTION TUBE f- 2 PIN SIGNAL TERMINAL BLOCK CALIBRATION POST 1 INNER FUNNEL 7 RAIN GAGE FUNNEL[...]

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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 ASSEMBLY SIGNAL OUTPUT CONTACT CLOSURE C I VIEW OF MAGNET SIDE d_ I SIDE VIEW (WIRING OMITTED) % RAIN GAGE FUNNE L ‘ TAT ,/ THERMOS BOTTOM VIEW[...]

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    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. SET BOLT HEIGHT PRIOR TO POURING CONCRET[...]

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    , NONE DATE l-07-93 930223 “O. RCN [“ ‘ I” BY 1 (x l S”EE ll -2500 UOD. USAGE "RE RAIN GAGE INSTALLATION KIT ASSEMBLY ’ C 3/8 WASHER. ,NUTS FOR ALL THREE OF THE RAIN GAGE MOUNTING FEET UNTIL THE RAIN GAGE IS LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT BUBBLE LEVEL LOCATED ON THE RAIN GAGE BASE. , TYPICAL VIEW ANCHOR NUT AND FOUNDATION PRIOR TO[...]

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    j=lIo*ci8000323 10-6-97 DAK RCN 61 I DRAWING NOT TO SCALE Df t ISMCEI WJ-ISCCU USACE WDEL -+d!s POWER COR D W ARN I NG LABEL F??E 5A. 3A G STRAIN RELIEF CLAMP & HEX NUT & FUSE HOLDER BRACKET FUSE HOLDER 2 - x 11” THERMOSTAT CONNECTOR 1 FIREROD HEATE R HEAT S I NK TUBE PLUG SOCKET & 9 SPADE LUGS i 4 PI N TERMINAL BLOCK 42 POUTION) [...]

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    7-S/8, LARGE FUNNEL ............. . 1 15 FUNNELL ............ . 1 SCREEN, ALLEN1/8 .................. . 1 SCREEN, 2" DIA, SMALL 8-32X2SS.. ................. . 2 STUD, 10-32X1-1/2 S S ................ . 3 WRENCH, 6-32X2SS.. ................. . 1 STUD, .255X.493X.062 ......... . 2 STUD, l/4 SS .25X.50X.062 ........ . 2 WASHER, SPLIT l/4 TEFLON 1[...]

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    ‘ I995 OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. All rights reserved. This documentation may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. Q Copyright P.0. number to cover the COST of the repair/calibration, 2. Model and[...]

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    M2234/0395 & Dissolved Oxygen Instruments pH, Conductivity m & Wastewater Treatment @’ Industrial Water & Water Monitors @ Air, Soil & Tubing @ pumps m Refractometers D Metering & Control Instrumentation @ Laboratory Heaters ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL m Flexible Heaters & Band Heaters D Immersion & Strip Heat[...]