Solinst 102 User manual

Connecting Laser Marked Replacement Cable to Reel
High Quality Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Instrumentation
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Model 102 and 102M
Instructions
1. Remove the battery. Unwind the old cable, and cut the cable
at the end near the grommet.
2. Place the reel on a flat workbench with the faceplate up.
Undo the three screws from the faceplate, and slowly
remove it from the reel.
3. For Mk1 Model 102 Water Level Meters, disconnect
old Cable Molex Connector from the Faceplate Molex
Connector.
6. Pull the cable through the grommet and remove from the
reel.
Tools and Materials Needed
1. Model 102 or 102M Replacement Cable
• Available with P4 or P10 Probe attached
• Jumper Cable (New Cable - 3 Pin to 2 Pin) (#110508)
• 3 Pin Cable Molex Connector
• Grommet
2. Phillips or Robertson Screwdriver
3. Wire Cutters
Note: The replacement cable comes with a new grommet.
The old grommet may be replaced with the new one,
or left in if not damaged.
Note: There is no black plastic bridge in a 102M Mini reel.
5. Undo the two screws from the black plastic bridge holding
the cable inside the reel hub, and remove the top piece of
the bridge.
Inside View of Mk1 Model 102 Reel Hub
Showing Connection Detail
Wires Connected
to Faceplate Faceplate Molex
Connector
Grommet
Black Plastic Bridge
Cable Molex
Connector
4. For the Mk2 Model 102 Water Level Meters, press down on
the white terminals of the push-release fittings on the circuit
board to remove the cable leads.
Inside View of Mk2 Model 102 Reel Hub
Showing Connection Detail
Grommet
Black Plastic Bridge
Cable Leads
Note: The Jumper Cable is required if you are connecting the new
cable to a Mk1 Model 102 Water Level Meter that has a
Molex connector from the faceplate electronics with a 2 pin
connection.
3 Pin Cable
Molex Connector
Jumper Cable
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7. Feed the new cable with connector pins through the
grommet into the reel hub. Without tangling the cable, feed
about 1 ft (0.3 m) of cable through the grommet so as to
provide enough slack to continue.
8. Tie a knot in the cable, approximately 5" (125 mm) from
the end, to secure it from going back through the black
plastic bridge (or the grommet in a 102M Mini reel).
9. For the Mk1 Water Level Meters, by hand, insert the
connector pins into the new Cable Molex Connector. The
negative connector pin is inserted into the terminal on the
pointed side of the Cable Molex Connector, and the positive
pin into the middle terminal (the negative pin is on the lead
with the black insulated braided wire).
11.Position the cable inside the reel hub with black plastic
bridge over top (the notch allowing the cable to run through
the black plastic bridge facing downward) and refasten the
two screws to secure the cable to the reel.
Note: There is no black plastic bridge in a 102M Mini reel.
102/102M Replacement Cable for Mk1 102
Grommet
Cable Molex
Connector
Positive
Connector Pin
Negative
Connector Pin
Insulated
Braided Wire
Insulated Braided Wire
(Negative Lead)
Centre Wire
(Positive Lead) Cut Pins Here
10.For the Mk2 Model 102 Water Level Meters, cut the pins
on the replacement cable leads at the point shown in the
illustration below. Use pliers to flatten the pins against the
cable leads, so they fit in the terminals on the circuit board
(see Step 13).
102/102M Replacement Cable for Mk2 102
13.For the Mk2 Water Level Meters, press down on the white
terminals on the circuit board and insert the cable leads.
Release the terminals and the cable leads should be secured.
The negative lead is inserted into the terminal with white
square below it on the circuit board. The positive lead has the
pin connected to centre wire, the negative pin is connected to
the black insulated braided wire, see illustration on left.
Positive Lead
Connection
Push-Release
Terminals
102/102M Mk2 Cable Connection to Circuit Board
14.Replace the battery.
15.With probe in a glass of tap water, turn the Water Level
Meter to the ‘ON’ position. If the connections are correct
the buzzer and light on the Meter will be activated. Check
connections if the buzzer does not sound.
16.Replace the faceplate on the reel and re-secure the three
screws.
17.Wind the cable onto the reel, slowly, holding to ensure no
slack.
Negative Lead
Connection
Jumper Cable (New Cable - 3 Pin to 2 Pin) (#110508)
Connect to
Cable Molex
Connector
Connect to
Faceplate Molex
Connector
12.For the Mk1 Model 102 Water Level Meters, use the
Jumper Cable to connect from the new 3 Pin Cable Molex
Connector to the 2 Pin Faceplate Molex Connector.