Global Water RG600 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge
Features
- Constructed of anodized aluminum
- Reliable, highly accurate, and simple to operate
- Rugged and long lasting
- Free ground shipping
- Expedited repair and warranty service
- Lifetime technical support
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Overview
The Global Water RG600 Tipping Bucket rain gauge is a durable weather instrument for monitoring rain rate and total rainfall. With minimal care, the tipping bucket will provide many years of service. All Global Water tipping buckets were designed by the National Weather Service to provide a low-investment, reliable, industrial, tipping bucket rain gauge.
Mechanics
Its simple design assures trouble-free operation, yet provides accurate rainfall measurements. The tipping bucket has an 8" orifice and is shipped complete with mounting brackets and 25 ft. of 2-conductor cable. The tipping bucket sensor mechanism activates a sealed reed switch that produces a contact closure for each 0.01" or 0.2 mm of rainfall. The tipping bucket rain gauge can be pole-mounted or bolted to a level plate.
- Capacity: Unlimited
- Accuracy: +/-1% at 1 inch per hour
- Average Switch Closure Time: 135 ms
- Maximum Bounce Settling Time: 0.75 ms
- Maximum Switch Rating: 30 VDC @ 2A, 115 VAC @ 1 A
- Operating Temperature: 32 to +123.8 F (0 to +51 C)
- Dimensions: 10.125" x 8" inch (26cm x 20cm)
- Shipping Weight: 8 lbs. (3.6 kg)
- Cable: 25 ft (7.6 m), 2 conductor
- (1) Tipping bucket rain gauge
- (1) Set of mounting brackets
- (1) 25 ft. length of 2-conductor cable
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