Campbell Scientific CM106 Tripod - Manual (Page 5)

Table of Contents
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1. General ........................................................................1
2. Specifications .............................................................2
3. Tools List (for tripod, mast, enclosures, and
crossarms) ................................................................2
4. Tripod Components....................................................3
5. Tripod Installation.......................................................4
5.1 Tripod Base ..........................................................................................4
5.1.1 Mounting on a Relatively Flat Area..............................................4
5.1.2 Mounting on an Incline .................................................................5
5.2 Mast......................................................................................................6
5.3 Installing the Optional Guy Kit............................................................8
5.4 Staking the Tripod Feet......................................................................10
5.5 Tripod Grounding...............................................................................11
5.6 Crossarm Attachment.........................................................................13
5.7 Enclosure Attachment ........................................................................13
5.7.1 Enclosure Mounting to Tripod Mast ...........................................13
5.7.2 Enclosure Mounting to Tripod Leg.............................................14
6. Mounting Brackets....................................................16
6.1 CM210 Crossarm Mounting Kit ........................................................16
6.2 CM216 Mast Mounting Kit................................................................17
6.3 CM220 Right Angle Mounting Kit ....................................................18
6.4 CM225 and 18098 Pyranometer Mounting Stand..............................19
6.5 CM230 Adjustable Angle Mounting Kit............................................20
6.6 CM235 Magnetic Mounting Stand.....................................................21
6.7 R.M. Young Gill Radiation Shields ...................................................22
Figures
1-1. Typical tripod-based weather station ...................................................1
4-1. Tripod components...............................................................................3
5-1. Tripod leg, slide collar components .....................................................4
5-2. Comparison of one leg pointing downhill (right) versus two legs
pointing downhill..............................................................................5
5-3. Tripod mast and insert..........................................................................6
5-4. Mast attachment to tripod base.............................................................7
5-5. Guy collar.............................................................................................8
5-6. Leg attachment.....................................................................................9
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