Equipment and Calibration

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Equipment Entry

Instrument:RH & Temp
Manufacture:Vaisala
Model No:HMP45AC
Serial No:U3030046
Tag No:NULL
Acquisition Date:0000-00-00
Project:DWR-Rice
Location on 2019-04-29:Lab, NULL
Notes: Bad sensor, do not use.

Documents

Calibration: cal_Vaisala_HMP45_snU3030046_20031009.pdf
Calibration: cal_Vaisala_HMP45AC_snU3030046_19990830.pdf
Report: HMP RH and AirT Comparison 12-2017 - 2017-12-18

History

Rec No.DateLoc FromTitleLoc ToNotes
3953 2019-04-29 Lab none Tested Lab none Continued testing in lab and RH is consistently bad. Do not use.
3934 2019-04-24 Lab none Tested Lab none Tested overnight in the lab. This sensor has an extension cable soldered on. The RH was consistently 5-7% lower than the other 3 sensors (L1740398, T2130005, G4540023). I removed the extension cable, and the numbers were still low. I removed the humidity chip, and it read 150%. When I replaced the humidity chip, the RH was within 2-4% of the other 3 sensors. I added the same extension cable back on, and the numbers became low. This sensor doesn't look consistent and needs more testing before it can be deployed.
3865 2019-01-31 East End RH & Temp Removed Lab none Removed from EE b/c RH was not working (ranged only b/t 10 and 13%). It was replaced by HMP60 sn L1740420.
3850 2019-01-24 Lab none Installed East End RH & Temp Installed at EE to replace G4540023, which was brought back to the lab for inspection.
3845 2019-01-23 Lab none Maintenance Lab none Spliced on a longer cable so total length is ~24'. New wiring colors are: Orange-Temperature, Blue-RH, White-SignalReference, Green-Control, Red-12V, Black-G, Bare/Shield-AG
3358 2018-03-12 Lab none Tested Lab none Tested in the lab and numbers seems reasonable.
3340 2018-03-05 Lab none Maintenance Lab none All three o-rings were replaced. Should be good to go.
3310 2018-01-30 Lab none Notes Lab none This HMP45 needs 3 o-rings replaced before field deployment.
3261 2017-12-19 Twitchell Alfalfa Removed Lab none Removed from the HMP inter-comparison at Twitchell Alfalfa
3274 2017-12-18 Lab none Installed Twitchell Alfalfa Installed at Twitchell Alfalfa for an inter-comparison of HMPs
3087 2017-09-26 East End-Temp2 RH & Temp Removed Lab none Brought back to the lab with the decommissioning of the East End closed canopy temporary tower 2
2868 2017-06-14 Lab none Installed East End-Temp2 RH & Temp Installed on the East End Temporary Tower #2 Closed Canopy location with the initial tower set up.
2690 2017-04-04 Twitchell Rice RH & Temp Removed Lab none Removed with the decommissioning of the Twitchell Rice site.
1316 2013-08-28 Lab none Installed Twitchell Rice RH & Temp Installed on the Twitchell tower to replace sn U3030032 that was removed for bad RH readings.
593 2012-05-02 Factory Repair Lab none The RH sensor and probe were replaced. A new handle was ordered. The unit was calibrated.
576 2012-03-28 Lab none Shipped Factory Sent to Vaisala for repair. Unreasonable analog readings, some corrosion on circuit board.
266 2011-01-18 Twitchell Rice RH & Temp Removed Lab none This sensor was removed from the Twitchell tower because it was giving bad readings.
267 2009-04-03 Lab none Installed Twitchell Rice RH & Temp This sensor was installed with the new eddy tower at Twitchell Rice.
4815 2002-06-06 Vaira RH & Temp Removed Lab none Removed from Vaira for calibration. Replaced by sn W0730037.