DAVIS Rain Collector for Vantage Pro2 (with grip grooves and bird spikes) - Manual (Page 8)

Product Number: 7857 Rain Collector Part Number: 07395.335 Rev B (6/13/14)
This product complies with the essential protection requirements of the EC EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.
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Troubleshooting Guide
Rainfall is not registering on the console or the console has a large error.
• Check the cable connections from the sensor to the console. Cable connections
account for a large portion of the potential problems. Connections should be firmly
seated in the jacks and plugged in straight. If a reading appears intermittently on the
display as you jiggle the cable, the connection is faulty.
• Make sure there is no magnetic, steel, or iron object near the rain collector.
• Make sure the funnel hole in the cone is clear so water can empty into the spoons.
• Make sure the spoons move freely when tipping to both sides. The console should
show an increase in rainfall for each tip of the spoons. (If the spoons do not move at
all, check that you have cut the cable tie that holds them in place during shipping.)
• Make sure the rain collector is mounted so that it is level.
Contacting Davis Technical Support
If you have any questions about your rain collector, please contact Davis Technical
Support. We’ll be glad to help.
(510) 732-7814 — Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
(510) 670-0589 — Technical Support FAX.
[email protected] — E-mail to Technical Support.
[email protected] — General e-mail.
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Specifications
Sensor Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tipping bucket with magnetic reed switch
Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact closure
Attached Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40’ (12 m), 4-conductor, 26 AWG
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modular connector (RJ-11)
Recommended Max.Cable Length . . . 900’ (270 m)
Housing Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UV-stabilized ABS plastic
Dimensions with base, no spikes . . . . 9.25” wide x 10.25” high x 11” deep (23.5 x 26 x 28 cm)
Collection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 in
2
(214 cm
2
)
Range
Daily Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00” to 99.99” (0.0 mm to 999.8 mm)
Total Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00” to 199.99” (0.0 mm to 6553 mm)
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For rain rates up to 2"/hr (50 mm/hr): ±4% of total or +0.01”
(0.2mm) (0.01" = one tip of the bucket) whichever is greater. For
rain rates from 2"/hr (50 mm/hr) to 4"/hr (100 mm/hr): ±5% of total
or +0.01” (0.2mm), whichever is greater.
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 - 24 seconds
Input/Output Connections
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Switch terminal
Green & Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Switch terminal