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Campbell Scientific Sentek EasyAG Installation Guide v 3.0 User Manual

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Installing EasyAG 50 probes

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5. Feed the cable through the FairRite bead and the cable gland into the top cap. It is simpler to push

the cable through the cable gland at this point than when the access tube is installed in the ground.

6. Remove

the

stabilization plate wing nuts.

7. Remove the stabilization plate pins and separate the 2 halves of the stabilization plate and remove

them.

8. Continue inserting the probe into the ground with gentle blows of the sledgehammer using the

EasyAG 50 dolly, until the base of the top cap is level with the ground. This will place the top sensor
at 10 cm (3.9 inches) below the ground surface. Remove the EasyAG 50 dolly.