TurfWeather Weather Station2. Loosely tighten the U-bolt so that the solar panel is stable but can berotated on the mast or pole.3. Use a compass (supplied in the optional Tripod Installation Kit) toproperly align the solar panel. If your installation site is in northernhemisphere locations such as the United States and China, the glasssurface of the panel should face south. If your installation site is insouthern hemisphere locations such as Brazil and Australia, the glasssurface of the panel should face north.4. Connect the solar panel cable to the connector on the bottom of theweather station marked “Solar/DC Charger”.2.4.1.6 Procedure 5: 16775 Ground Kit Installationa. Because proper earth grounding of the system isrequired for both personal safety and reliable systemfunction, we recommend a qualified electrician install thegrounding kit.CAUTIONb. If the station is not properly grounded and isolated fromthe Host computer, the Host computer can also bedamaged by environmentally induced electrical surges.c. This kit is for ground installations only.randed copper cable14 AWG copper wireTripod clamp1. Connect the lug of the 14 AWG copper wire to the connector labeledGround Lug on the bottom of the weather station (Figure 2-12).FIGURE 2-12. The ground lug connected to the bottom of the weather station.GroLug#4 stGround rod clamp28
