DAVIS Solar Power Kits User Manual

USER MANUAL

Solar Power Kits

Solar Power Kit, #6614 & Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit, #6612

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Davis Instruments, 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. • 510-732-9229 • www.davisnet.com

Welcome to Solar Power Kit & Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit

The Solar Power Kit and the Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit allow you to power and shelter your Vantage Pro2 or Vantage Vue console, or your Weather Envoy or Envoy8X for remote or field installations. The kits consist of three key elements: a solar panel, a battery, and a regulator circuit; in a protective housing in which the console or Envoy can be mounted.

The Solar Power Kit (product number 6614) comes with a 1.4 Ah battery. This battery is sufficient, in most cases, to power wireless Vantage Pro2 consoles, Vantage Vue consoles, and wireless Weather Envoys. suite is powered separately by the sensor suite’s solar panel.) It includes a 5 watt solar panel.

The Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit (product number 6612) comes with a 12Ah battery. It is required to power cabled consoles, cabled Weather Envoy, and Envoy8X, or wherever extra power is needed. It includes a 5 watt solar panel.

In low light or poor conditions, you may need the Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit to power wireless consoles or Envoys.

Note: Your Solar Power Kit comes with a battery designed to charge in temperatures as low as

-20°C. If your installation is in a location with low temperatures, you should replace the battery with a Davis battery:

12 Amp. Hr. battery: product number 7011.025

1.4 Amp. Hr.battery: product number 7011.005 If your installation is in a warmer climate, you may replace the 12 Amp. Hr. battery with a 6-volt, 12 Ah, gel cell battery (standard motorcycle battery). You may replace the 1.4 Amp. Hr. battery with a 6-volt, 1.4 Ah, gel cell battery. These batteries will only charge at temperatures above 0°C. (With either battery, your Solar Power Kit can function down to 40°C.)

(6614 & 6612)

(The wireless outdoor sensor

Contents of Package

Solar Panel and

Weather-Resistant Housing

Inside: Solar Power Shelter

To solar

panel

6 volt, 1.40 amp.

hr. battery

Battery

cable tie

Battery

platform

Charging Circuit:

10’ console or Envoy power cable (back)

Battery power cable (middle)

Solar power cable (front)

Inside: Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit

To solar

panel

6 volt, 12 amp.

hr. battery

Battery

cable tie

Battery

platform

Charging Circuit:

10’ console or Envoy power cable (back)

Battery power cable (middle)

Solar power cable (front)

The package contains the following:

• Weather-proof shelter with solar panel

• Hardware kit (as shown)

U-Bolts

¼" Lock Washers

¼" Hex Nuts

Backing Plates

Split Grommet

(with oval cable opening)

Tools for Setup

• Phillips head screwdriver

• Adjustable wrench or 7/16

• Drill and 3/16

'' (5 mm) drill bit (if mounting on a vertical surface)

¼" x 1 ¼"

Lag Screws

#6 ½” Pan Head

Philips Screws

'' wrench

Mounting Consoles in the Solar Power Kit (1.4 Ah battery, #6614)

Note: You may mount the shelter before installing the console or Envoy. However, it may be

easier to do this at a workbench rather than in the field. In the case of an Envoy, you will need a PC to set up the Envoy after you power it up.

The shelter has been designed to fit Davis consoles and Envoys. Inside the shelter, outlines of the Vantage Pro2 console, Vantage Vue console, and Envoy will indicate where they will be mounted in the shelter.

Inside the Solar Power Kit you may install:

• A wireless Vantage Pro2 console

• A Vantage Vue console

• A wireless Weather Envoy

Note: Use the Heavy Duty Solar Power Kit (#6612) to power a cabled Vantage Pro2, a cabled

Weather Envoy, or an Envoy8X.

Mounting a Wireless Vantage Pro2 Console in the Solar Power Kit

1. Remove all packaging material.

2. Unplug the power cable from the jack closest to the back on the charging circuit.

Console/Envoy Power

Battery power

Solar power

3. In order for the Vantage Pro2 console to fit in the shelter, you must move the battery platform. Remove the two screws and washers holding the battery platform in place.

4. Move it to the left side (as you face the shelter). Making sure the tray is flush with the bottom, reinsert and tighten the screws.

5. Plug the console power cable back into the jack. (It fits only one way, with the latch in back.)

6. The battery comes shipped with the positive cable unconnected to prevent battery drain. Connect the positive (red) cable to the positive (red) terminal on the battery.

7. On the back wall of the shelter, look for the embossed outline of a Vantage Pro2 console and the screw holes marked “VP2.”

VP2 VP2

VV VV

ENVOY Vantage VUE Vantage PRO2

8. Insert the two ½'' #6 screws into the marked holes. The depth of the hole has been specifically designed so that the screw will “bottom out” at the correct depth. Do not overtighten.

Note: You may need to adjust the screw height for proper fit.

9. Point the console’s antenna down and push the kickstand back to its locked position. Guide the two keyholes on the back of the console over the two screws and pull the console downward to lock in place. (The solar power cable will fit behind the console.)

10. Plug the console power cable into the console. Follow the console setup procedures in your Vantage Pro2 Console Manual.

11. Close and lock the shelter.

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