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Section 1. Preparation and Siting
These guidelines apply to several Campbell Scientific weather stations.
1.1 Installation tasks
1.1.1 Indoors
• Immediately upon receipt of your shipment…
⇒ Open shipping cartons.
⇒ Check contents against invoice. Contact CSI immediately about any
shortages.
• Several days prior to the planned installation date…
⇒ Collect tools and site information (Section 1)
⇒ Trial run the tower, assembling as much as possible (Section 2)
⇒ Repackage equipment for transport to the field site
1.1.2 Outdoors
• Locate suitable site (Section 1)
• Prepare tower (Section 2)
• TLX106 Stations:
⇒ Place instrumentation enclosure low on the TLX106 Tower (Section
3)
⇒ Install sensor option (Section 4)
⇒ Slide enclosure to top of tower and secure with correct orientation
(Section 3)
1.2 Tools Required
Tools required to install and maintain a weather station are listed below.