ADS Environmental Services RainAlert II QR 775008 A2 - Manual (Page 109)

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 6-3
Inspecting the Monitor
Perform the following inspections during site visits or from a
remote location (when applicable):
 Inspect the monitor mounting hardware to verify that it is free
of heavy corrosion (when outdoors) and is tightened and
secure.
 Inspect the monitor for general integrity. Verify that the door
to the enclosure is tightly closed, latched, and sealed and that
the monitor has no obvious mechanical defects.
 Perform monitor data confirmations to test the tipping bucket.
These should occur from a remote location when telephone or
wireless communication is available. However, they also can
accomplished locally through a serial connection.
 Review the applicable logs in Profile
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to verify the status of
the monitor clock, communications, firmware, and battery
pack.
 Clean the monitor with paper towels, as necessary. However,
do not use detergent!
 If the monitor is located outdoors, make sure all connector
ports on the monitor are dry. Use compressed air or paper
towels to dry out wet or damp connectors.
Confirming the Monitor
When performing a site visit, ADS recommends manually tipping
the tipping mechanism and using the diagnostic functions in Profile
to confirm the RainAlert II records the number of tips accurately.
ADS also recommends confirming the calibration of the tipping.
Refer to Calibrating the Tipping Bucket in Chapter 3, Hardware
Installation, for more information.
Checking the Monitor Battery Pack Voltage
Check the battery voltage using Profile before installing the
monitor. ADS also recommends verifying the battery voltage after