
Section 1. Installation and Maintenance
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1. A CR800 equipped with standard lead acid batteries should NEVER be
used in applications requiring intrinsically safe equipment.
2. A lead acid battery should not be housed in a gas-tight enclosure.
1.3.3 A100 Null Modem Adapter
The A100 Null Modem Adapter is used when 5 volts is needed to power
external modems with the PS100 or CH100. The A100 supplies 5 volts to pin
1 of the 9 pin null modem ports. A common use for the A100 is in
radiotelemetry networks.
The maximum current drain on the 5-volt supply of the A100 is 150 milliamps.
1.4 Solar Panels
Auxiliary photovoltaic power sources may be used to maintain charge on lead
acid batteries.
When selecting a solar panel, a rule-of-thumb is that on a stormy overcast day
the panel should provide enough charge to meet the system current drain
(assume 10% of average annual global radiation, kW/m
2
). Specific site
information, if available, could strongly influence the solar panel selection.
For example, local effects such as mountain shadows, fog from valley
inversion, snow, ice, leaves, birds, etc. shading the panel should be
considered.
1.5 Direct Battery Connection to the CR800 Wiring
Panel
Any clean, battery backed 11 to 16 VDC supply may be connected to the
Power In terminals on the front panel. When connecting external power to the
CR800, first, remove the green power connector from the CR800 front panel.
Insert the positive 12 V lead into the right-most terminal of the green
connector. Insert the ground lead in the left terminal. Double check polarity
before plugging the green connector into the panel.
1.6 Vehicle Power Supply Connections
If a CR800 is powered from the 12 Volts of a motor vehicle, a second 12 V
supply is required. When the starting motor of a vehicle with a 12 V electrical
system is engaged, the voltage drops considerably below 11 V, which would
cause the CR800 to stop measurement every time the vehicle is started. The
second 12 V supply prevents this malfunction. Figure 1.6-1 shows connecting
the two supplies to a CR800. The diodes allows the vehicle to power the
CR800 without the second supply attempting to power the vehicle.
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