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linwood — Maintenance Reports

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: Logger / Station Maintenance [1605]

- loaded logger program: lin-bbad.cr1* (237 -> LWS-L)**

* supports "maintenance mode"

** sensor replaced: 07/23/2020 (no canopy)

- cleaned-up previously collected data

: Station Maintenance [1115]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- checked anemomter (good)

- checked battery (13.28 V)

- checked leaf wetness [standard] sensor (new program needed)*

- checked pyranometer (good)

- checked solar panel (19.2 V)

- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level)

- checked wind vane (properly aligned)

- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield

- weed removal

* site does not include canopy sensor

: Station Maintenance [1125]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- checked anemometer (good)

- checked battery (13.45 V)

- checked leaf wetness [standard] sensor (new program needed)*

- checked pyranometer (adjusted level)

- checked soil sensors (good)

- checked solar panel (16.62 V)

- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge

- checked wind vane (properly aligned)

- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield

- cleaned battery terminals

- cleaned solar panel

- cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge

- weed removal

* site does not include a canopy sensor

: Station Maintenance [0955]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- checked anemometer (good)

- checked leaf wetness [standard] sensor (new program needed)*

- checked pyranometer (adjusted level)

- checked soil sensor cables (good)

- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level)

- checked wind vane (properly aligned)

- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield

- cleaned solar panel

- cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge

* site does not include a canopy sensor

: Station Maintenance [0955]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- checked battery (13.49 V)

- checked leaf wetness [standard] sensors (new program needed)*

- checked pyranometer (adjusted level)

- checked soil sensor cables (good)

- checked solar panel (20.27 V)

- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level)

- checked wind vane (properly aligned)

- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield

- cleaned pyranometer

- cleaned solar panel

- replaced anemometer (bearings bad)

* site does not include a canopy sensor

: Station Maintenance [1320]

- routine site maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1400]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- modem update

: Station Maintenance [1000]

- routine maintenance, including:

- replaced leaf wetness (standard) sensor [237 -> LWS]*

- NOTE: updated logger program is needed

* site does not include a canopy sensor

: Station Maintenance [1030]

- routine site maintenance

: Logger / Station Maintenance [1045]

- replaced logger (CR10X -> CR1000)

- added PakBus modem

- loaded logger program: lin-bbac

: Station Maintenance [1330]

- replaced wind sentry (i.e. direction/speed)

: Station Maintenance [1120]

- routine station / site maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1410]

- annual station / site maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1150]

- routine maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1330]

- annual maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1930]

- manually reset logger clock

: Station Maintenance [1140]

- replaced logger battery

: Station Maintenance [1325]

- replaced logger battery

- cleared snow/ice from solar panel

: Station Maintenance [1340]

- annual maintenance and weed removal

: Station Maintenance [1330]

- Field team replaced solid-state relay to correct

communication failure.

- Live updates resumed at 16:10

: Station Maintenance [1245]

- routine annual maintenance, including:

- cleaned air temp / rh sensor

- replaced anemometer (wind speed)

: Station Maintenance [1509]

- Moved data-collection to new LoggerNet server

- Loaded logger program: ABCF (hourly cycle)

: Station Maintenance [0006]

- Loaded Logger Program "ABCW" (3-hour collection cycle)

: Station Maintenance: [????]

- Routine maintence, including:

- weed/grass removal

- solar panel cleaned

: Station Maintenance

- Data Check and Database Update...

- "live" updates reactivated

: Station Maintenance

- Broadband Modem Replaced.

: Station Maintenance

- Loaded MAWN Program - ABCF (hourly collection cycle) [0008]

: Station Maintenance

- Loaded MAWN Program - ABCW (3-hour collection cycle) [0007]

: Station Maintenance [1300]

- General station maintenance and system checks, including:

- Tipping-bucket rain gauge test (faulty pcpn data

that was introduced was removed on 06/08/09)

: Station Maintenance

- General station maintenance and system checks, including:

- Soil Moisture sensors now installed vertically:

- MSTR 0: profile of depth = 0 - 12"

- MSTR 1: profile of depth = 12 - 24"

- Work was done approx: 1230 - 1250 (Day=150)

: Station Maintenance (sm, jb)

- Replaced Datalogger Battery (sm)

- Fixed Tipping-Bucket Rain gauge installation. Was

off the mount and buried in the snow. Not sure how

long the gauge has been off the mount (sm)

- Switched from land-line modem to wireless modem (sm)

- Setup LoggerNet data-collection. Loaded MAWN

program (ABCF) [hourly collection schedule] (jb)

: Station Maintenance (jb)

- Loss of battery voltage seemed to have caused the MAWN

program to be wiped from memory (again). Was able to

connect at 11:30am this morning and reloaded the MAWN

program (MAWN1C).

Data was lost for the following time period:

02/21/08 01:00 - 02/22/08 11:20

: Station Maintenance (jb)

- Loss of battery voltage overnight seemed to have caused

the MAWN program to be wiped from memory. Was finally

able to connect at 4:00pm this afternoon and reloaded

the MAWN program (MAWN1C).

Data was lost for the following time period:

02/19/08 00:40 - 02/20/08 16:00

: Station Maintenance (sm)

- Bad phone line which was causing telecommunication failure

has been repaired. This problem caused a temporary outage

in communication with the Linwood MAWN station, but there

was no loss of data.

: Station Maintenance (jaa, sm)

- Telecommunication troubles corrected. Faulty phone

line - corrected by use new pair of wires within

the phone line.

: Station Maintenance (crn)

- Data logger and battery replaced. This changed caused

data to be lost for the following time period:

08/10/04 (day =223) 17:15 - 08/12/04 (day=225) 12:05

- Rewired Temperature/Relative Humidity Sensor (HMP45C). The

previous connection seemed to draw too much power.

- Communication and data downloads resumed at 12:30.

: Station Added to MAWN Web Site.

: Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins

First report: August 07, 2004 - 00:05 (Day=220))

: Phone Line Connected.

: New Station Installed: (crn, jal)

Notes:

- datalogger program: MAWN1C (CS616, HMP45C)

Additional Station Needs:

- phone line