Rain Bird PAR+ES, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...PAR ES Controller Installation Manual P N 635778 635778 Rev B PAR ES installation manual 1of2 ENG source indd 1 9 2 2008 4 09 27 PM...

Page 2: ...ons 7 2 Wire Path Connections 7 Install The LINK Radio Modem Kit 8 LINK Power Transformer Installation Connection 8 LINK Interface Board Installation 8 Radio Modem Kit and Antenna Panel Installation 9...

Page 3: ...el nuts z z Four large washers z z Four small split ring washers z z Tools and Materials Hammer nails framing lumber concrete trowel z z etc for concrete pad 1 1 and 4 non metallic conduit sweep ells...

Page 4: ...nuts onto 1 the L bolts see Figure 1 Insert the L bolts into the threaded holes in the 2 plastic mounting template Screw another stainless steel nut onto each L bolt 3 to hold it in place Repeat steps...

Page 5: ...wiring through their appropriate conduits Pour the Concrete Pad and Mount the Pedestal Pour the concrete pad around the properly 1 positioned sweep ells Lower the mounting template onto the pad 2 sett...

Page 6: ...iring 2 compartment and use an appropriate fitting to connect the conduit to the wiring compartment Surge Arrestor Installation Rain Bird recommends installing a surge arrestor to protect the controll...

Page 7: ...urning on AC power If the switch position is changed after applying power the controller will be damaged NOTE In 240VAC the power wire are colored red black or red blue Connect Power Wires and Surge A...

Page 8: ...verview Figure 6 shows overview of how power and communication wiring connects from controller to controller in a cluster h h PAR ES Installation Manual 6 635778 Rev B PAR ES installation manual 1of2...

Page 9: ...ler is a 4 terminal connection block see Figure 8 Connect the HOT red wire of the 2 wire 1 communication path to terminal 4 lower right terminal Connect the COM black wire of the 2 Wire 2 communicatio...

Page 10: ...LINK transformer s white male connector 8 into the free white female power supply connector Replace the power supply in the controller and secure 9 it with its screws Reattach all power connections 1...

Page 11: ...nto the radio Insert the connector from the antenna through 4 the opening in the radio cover and plug into the radio Mount the radio cover assembly to the antenna 5 plate using six nuts provided not s...

Page 12: ...NOTE Cables provided with CAM Link are not suitable for direct burial and need to be in either a waterproof conduit underground from controller 1 to 2 and so on or in a waterproof conduit above ground...

Page 13: ...e them fit into the terminal strip connectors Connect a common wire to one of the leads on 2 each valve Connect the other end of the common wire to the VLV COM terminal on the controller s terminal st...

Page 14: ...n for ease of troubleshooting InaStarconfiguration theprimarypathisthedistance between the controller and the farthest decoder In a Loop configuration the length is measured by following the wire path...

Page 15: ...ion without damaging the inner insulation Wire Splices Gently twist two wires together using linesman s 1 pliers No more than four twists are required NOTE Twisting the wires in excess can fracture th...

Page 16: ...1s so that there is no more than eight z z decoders between two LSP 1s or so that there is no more than 500 feet between LSPs which ever is less Install LSP 1s at the last decoder in a dead end of z...

Page 17: ...f bracket Refer to Upgrade Kit Installation for instructions Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each additional OSM 3 Ribbon Cable Connections Insert the 16 wire ribbon cable coming from the 1 top left of the n...

Page 18: ...the other end of the ribbon cable to the first OSM on the swing out bracket by attaching to ribbon cable located at the top left For second and third OSMs installed on swing out bracket for stations 5...

Page 19: ...to sensor terminal 1 of 1 the DIB Decoder Interconnect Board Connect the other wire to the second sensor 2 terminal 1 of the DIB Setup the sensor setup instructions in PAR ES 3 Operation Manual In a S...

Page 20: ...circuits If you are unable to reach a resistance of 10 ohms or less you can enhance the ground network with additional ground electrodes or plates Installation Requirements The following requirements...

Page 21: ...The single ground rod design consists of a 10 ground rod with a Caldwell Connection located at least 10 from the equipment see Figure 19 PAR ES Installation Manual 19 635778 Rev B PAR ES installation...

Page 22: ...minimum dimensions 4 x 96 x 0625 Install the grounding plate horizontally three feet deep and 15 feet from the grounding rod Encase ground plate in 100 lbs of ground enhancement material Option C Enh...

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Page 24: ...ay cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interfere...