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kewadin — Maintenance Reports

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: Logger / Station Maintenance

- repaired power issues:

- solar panel cable (mice damage)

- cleaned battery box / replaced battery

: Logger / Station Maintenance [1140]

- annual routine mainteance

- power system upgrade

- new leaf wetness mount (standard mount)

: Logger / Station Maintenance [1050]

- replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000)

- added PakBus modem

- loaded logger program: kwd-bbbb

: Station Maintenance [0003]

- loaded logger program "kwd-bbbb"

: Station Maintenance [1700]

- annual maintenance, including:

- rewire atmp/relh (HC2S3) to "continuous" power

: Station Maintenance [1240]

- removed obstruction from tipping-bucket rain gauge

: Station Modernization [1700]

- Station upgraded with new logger and serveral new sensors.

- loaded logger program "kwd-bbbb"

- Due to upgrade, station was offline for the following:

07/20/2015 (d=201) 1705 - 07/20/2015 (d=201) 1900

- the "live" data updates were able to resume at:

07/21/2015 (d=202) 1330

: Station Maintenance [0007]

- loaded logger program "mawn_aacf" (hourly collection cycle)

: Station Maintenance [1250]

- replaced logger battery

: System Maintenance [1104]

- loaded logger program "mawn_aacw"

: System Maintenance [1607]

- moved data-collection to new LoggerNet server

- loaded logger program "mawn_aacf"

: Station Maintenance [0930]

- routine maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1800]

- Cleared precipitation bucket obstruction

: Station Maintenance [1730]

- Replaced Modem

: Station Maintenance

- Loaded MAWN Program - AACF (hourly power cycle) [0009]

: Station Maintenance

- Loaded MAWN Program - ABCW (3-hour power cycle) [0002]

: Station Maintenance (jb)

- Loaded MAWN Program: MAWN_AACF (hourly power cycle) [0005]

: Station Maintenance (jb)

- Loaded MAWN Program: MAWN_AACW (3-hr power cycle)

: Station Maintenance (sm)

- Recent telecommunication problems (faulty cell-modem)

have been corrected. Cell modem was replaced last

night (d=276) and data-collection resumed this

afternoon (d=277).

: Station Maintenance (sm)

- Communication converted to broadband cell-modem:

- Broadband cell-ip modem installed

- Datalogger progam "mawn_aacs" loaded and compiled.

- Battery voltage now reported every hour.

- Data collection configured to upload every 30 minutes.

- General station maintenance and system checks.

- Work was done approx: 13:00 - 13:30 (Day=142)

: Station Maintenance (sm)

- General Station Maintenance and System Checks:

- weed removal and application of Round-Up above soil temps

- cleaned Air Temp/Relative Humidty sensor

- check Anemometer/Wind Vane

- cleaned Precipitation bucket

: Station Maintenance (jal)

- The Temperature/Relative Humidity Sensor (HMP45C)

failed on May 14, 2004 and was replaced at 14:35

today (Day 143).

: Station Maintenance (crn)

- The anemometer and tipping bucket rain gauge

were damaged due to strong winds on 02/20/2004.

Today, the anemometer and the funnel to the

rain gauge were replaced.

- Wind Speed and Precipitation data were not

accurate prior to today and the were marked

as missing for the following time period:

02/20/04 [11:25] - 04/27/04 [13:50]

: Data Logger Maintenance (jtb)

- Datalogger error (E08) codes were reading 99.

Counters were reset back to 00. This action

will hopefully resolve and/or prevent brief

data outages observed on some data loggers

when the error count reaches 99.

: New Station Installed

Notes:

- leaf wetness B (canopy):

installed in orchard to the south of the station

installed in first row of trees, facing north.

distance from station: approx. 150-ft.

Station Needs:

- phone line splice needs to be cleaned-up and buried.

- putty for enclosure

- GPS cooridinates

: Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins

First report: May 3, 2003 - 00:05 (Day=123)