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Campbell Scientific Sentek EasyAG Installation Guide v 3.0 User Manual

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Installing EasyAG 80 probes

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Step 2 (option B) Fixing the stabilization plate to a raised soil bed

7. Insert each of the four long stabilization plate pins into the holes in the stabilization plate and tighten

the wing nuts with light finger pressure.

8. Place the assembled stabilization plate on the ground directly above the required position of the

probe.

9. Apply gentle pressure directly down onto the stabilization plate to force the pins into the ground.

Ensure that the stabilization plate pins remain parallel to one another.

10. Using a sledgehammer alternately beat the stabilization plate at the points provided to force it closer

to the ground. Do not beat continuously on any one side in advance of the other. The aim is to
achieve a situation where the pins are near parallel in the ground.