NGEE Barrow 2013 Site Install Trip

May 2013 Trip

Purpose:

• Rewire Grid Site station with CR1000 & new multiplexers
• Setup MD485s to get Grid online
• reconfigure Site C CR1000 for act as a pakbus router
  • Change IsRouter to YES -> Available in advanced settings
  • Change beacon interval on SDC7 to 60

• Snow Surveys
• Any other prep that's possible for the June trip
• Bring back shotgun
• slather anticorrosion goo on all 12V/G points?
• Record Thermal Conductivity Heater Resistance using a high-accuracy ohmmeter
• Swap out SR50A

Shipping

• None

To Purchase

• Anti-Corrosion Goo
• Ziplocs
• In Barrow:
  • Butane
• Food?

Pre-trip to do

• Read up on CR1000 Pakbus Routing
• Pack

Stuff to bring

• Adirondack Tube
• Scale
• Thaw Probe
• Ziplocs
• GPS
• 4 Precision Resistors for new logger
• High Precision Voltmeter
• Duct Seal
• 80' of cable

Technical Gear

• Shotgun -- in Barrow already
• Keypads
• fish tape
• Tool Bags
• Computer & (packed) SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Serial Cables & spares
• Sawzall
• drill

Food to bring out

• Optional

Probable Luggage

1. Bob Personal Actionpacker [Bob #1]
2. Work Actionpacker #1 [Bob #2]

Rough on-site todo

1. Copy wiring of Grid Site
2. Transfer wires to new multiplexer & Logger
3. Snowsurveys
4. Measure Heater Resistances for all thermal conductivity probes
5. Look to see if the C site pit 2 thermal conductivity sensors could be connected to a lower instrument enclosure.
6. configure C as pakbus router for grid
   1. http://www.campbellsci.com/forum/messages.cfm?threadid=6E4ABAA0-81A1-4158-B850230D8A56A2EF
7. armor and run rs485 line between C and grid