Rain Gauge Pack

datalogging sensors

3298PK

Product Description

Description

Used as a switch with the Count/Tachometer adaptor (3296), which has a rain gauge range calibrated to record rain fall in mm.

The Count/Tachometer adaptor counts electrical pulses (the number of times a change in a digital signal occurs). It has 11 ranges, 1 of which is calibrated to record rain fall in mm.

The Rain Gauge is a `tipping bucket' type. As rain falls the water runs down through the collecting funnel into a self-emptying spoon which tips and empties each time the equivalent of 1 mm of rain has fallen. Total rainfall is measured by counting how many times the bucket tips. The Rain gauge is wired to a 10 m lead that terminates in a 3.5 mm jack plug which connects to the Count/Tachometer adaptor

Rain gauge:

Manufactured from STYROSUN sunlight (UV) resistant plastic
10 metre connecting lead
3.5 mm connecting jack
Measures to 1mm rainfall
User calibration of tipping capacity

Count Tachometer:

Rain gauge 0 – 2,500 cumulative capacity
mm to: Rain gauge 0 to 2,500 mm cumulative capacity
Resolution to 1mm / last tip of measuring spoon

Download Rain Gauge Sensor Manual Doc No.: DS105 | Issue: 2

Contents/Details:

1x (3298) Rain Gauge
1x (3296) Count/Tachometer Adaptor

Rainfall indication is not the same absolute volume, it allows for the collecting area of the gauge.
Rainfall gauge can be fixed to a post.
Rain gauge must be horizontal to guarantee accurate tipping action.
Tipping detected via magnet and reed switch.