NGEE Barrow 2013 Site Install Trip

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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