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Connecting Polyethylene Replacement Tape to Reel

High Quality Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Instrumentation

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Model 101 P2

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Tools and Materials Needed

1.  Model 101 P2 Replacement Tape Assembly 

•   Comes with P2 Probe attached
•   2 Pin Molex Connector
•    Grommet

2.   Phillips or Robertson Screwdriver

3.  Wire Cutters 

Instructions

1.  Place reel on a flat workbench with faceplate up. Undo the 

three screws from the faceplate, and slowly remove it from 

the reel. 

2.  For the Mk1 Model 101 P2, disconnect the Tape Molex 

Connector from the Faceplate Molex Connector.

3.  For the Mk2 Model 101 P2 Water Level Meters, press down 

on the white terminals of the push-release fittings on the 

circuit board to remove the tape leads. 

Remember which 

lead is removed from each terminal – this is important 

when reconnecting. 

Negative 

Connector Pin

Note:

  There is a knot and a black band on the 

wire indicating the negative connector pin.

Note:

  The replacement tape comes with a new grommet.     

The old grommet may be replaced with the new one,    

or left in if not damaged. 

Wires Connected 

to Faceplate

Faceplate Molex 

Connector

Inside View of Mk1 101 P2 Reel Hub

Showing Tape Connection Detail

Grommet

Black Plastic Bridge

Tape Molex 

Connector

Inside View of Mk2 101 P2 Reel Hub

Showing Tape Connection Detail

Grommet

Black Plastic Bridge

Tape Leads

4.  Undo the two screws from the black plastic bridge holding 

the tape inside the reel hub, and remove the top piece of the 

bridge.  

5.  For the Mk1 Model 101 P2, use the wire cutters to cut the 

old Tape Molex Connector from the old tape. Pull the old 

tape through the grommet and remove it from the reel.  

6.  For the Mk2 Model 101 P2 Water Level Meters, simply pull 

the old tape through the grommet and remove it from the 

reel. 

7.  Feed the new tape through the grommet into the reel hub.  

8.  For the Mk1 Model 101 P2, by hand, insert the connector 

pins into the new Tape Molex Connector housing. The 

negative connector pin is inserted into the terminal on the 

pointed side of the Tape Molex Connector housing and the 

positive pin into the other terminal.

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