Installing Your Station
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Choosing Locations for the Sensor Array and Console
The cable that connects your sensor array to your console
(or ICAM)
is 100 feet
(30 m) long. Choose a location where the cable can safely and reasonably con-
nect with the console
(or ICAM)
. Most people install the sensor array on the
roofs of their houses, on fences, or in open fields where wind flow, sunlight,
and rainfall are unobstructed by trees and nearby buildings.
Unless you plan to mount the console in the sensor array field case (keeping in
mind that you will need a power source), you should locate the console
indoors. For more accurate readings, follow these suggestions:
✦
Avoid placing console in direct sunlight.
The black casing heats up in direct sunlight. This may cause erroneous
readings and/or damage to the unit.
✦
Avoid placing the console near radiant heaters or heating/air conditioning ducts.
✦
If you are mounting the console on a wall, choose an inner or interior wall.
Avoid walls which heat up or cool down depending on the weather.
✦
To connect the console to an 8-conductor cable running inside the wall, attach the
mounting base to an empty switch box, using the two screw holes on the mount-
ing base.
