Vaisala RS92-SGP - Manual (Page 5)

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Vaisala Radiosonde RS92-SGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2 Loading Weights onto the Gas Nozzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 3 Attaching the Balloon to the Gas Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 4 Inflating the Balloon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 5 Balloon Raises the Gas Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 6 Securing the Neck of the Balloon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 7 Removing the Balloon from the Gas Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 8 Folding the Neck of the Balloon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 9 Vaisala Radiosonde Sounding Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 10 Opening the Foil Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 11 Contents of the Radiosonde Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 12 Unwinder Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 13 Vaisala Ground Check Set GC25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 14 Radiosonde in the GC25 with the Communication Cable
Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 15 Placing the Sensor Boom into Flight Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 16 RSB511 Dry-cell Battery Set (Number 1) and
RSB611 Lithium Battery (Number 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 17 RSB912P Water-activated Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 18 Battery Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 19 Battery Connector Shown with RSB611 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 20 Connecting the Battery Connector to the Radiosonde. . . . . . . 30
Figure 21 Battery Package for Dry-cell Battery Set with Switch. . . . . . . . 31
Figure 22 Battery Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 23 Placing Battery Connector into Connector Holder, Part 1 . . . . 32
Figure 24 Placing Battery Connector into Connector Holder, Part 2 . . . . 33
Figure 25 Connecting the Radiosonde to the Battery Case . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 26 Pressing Battery Case and Radiosonde Together. . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 27 Green LED Light is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 28 Battery Package for Water-Activated Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 29 Battery Immersed in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 30 Battery in the Case, Waxed End Circled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 31 Connecting the Battery Connector to the Radiosonde. . . . . . . 38
Figure 32 Removing the Battery Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 33 Attaching the Unwinder to the Balloon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 34 Lithium Battery Handling Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45