DAVIS Vantage Pro2 ISS Installation Manual download pdf (Page 16)

Prepare the Rain Collector

2. Carefully cut and remove the

plastic tie that holds the tipping

bucket in place during shipping

(usually yellow or white in

color).

3. On your console screen, look for

the DAILY RAIN display.

If the console is cabled to the

ISS, reconnect the cable and see

if the console is receiving rain

readings.

4. While watching the daily rain

display, tip the bucket until it

drops to the opposite side, then wait to see if the display registers a rain reading.

Each tip indicates 0.01" or 0.2 mm 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'' (US versions) or 0.2 mm (UK and EU

versions). If you have a US version and would like to convert it to a metric

measurement, follow these steps.

Note: EU and UK versions have the metric measurement installed at the factory.

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

Tipping Bucket

Cut the

plastic tie

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DAVIS Vantage Pro2 ISS Installation Manual Page 16