RG600 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

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With minimal care, the tipping bucket will provide many years of services. All Global Water tipping buckets were designed by the National Weather Service to provide a low-investment, reliable, industrial, tipping bucket rain gauge. Its simple design assures trouble-free operation, yet provides accurate rainfall measurements.

  • Overview

    FEATURES

    • Constructed of anodized aluminum
    • Reliable, highly accurate, and simple to operate
    • Rugged and long-lasting

    The tipping bucket has an 8 inch (20.3 cm); orifice and is shipped complete with mounting brackets and 25 ft (7.6 m) of two-conductor cable. The tipping bucket sensor mechanism activates a sealed reed switch that produces a contact closure for each 0.01" or 0.2 mm of rainfall. The tipping bucket rain gauge can be pole-mounted or bolted to a level plate.

    RG200 rain gauges have a 6-inch orifice and are shipped complete with mounting brackets and 40 ft of two-conductor cable. The rain gauge sensor mechanism activates a sealed reed switch that produces a contact closure for each 0.01 inch or 0.25 mm of rainfall.

    Global Water's GL500 Tipping Bucket Data Logger adds recording capabilities to the RG600 Tipping Bucket. The datalogger connects to the tipping bucket's pulse output to record data.

    In addition, Global Water offers the RG700 4-20mA Output Tipping Bucket Converter Module to convert the tipping bucket's pulse output to a current output for use with recording systems that receive 4-20mA signals.

    NOTE: If your application does not require such an industrial-strength tipping bucket, please see Global Water's Model RG200 6" Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge.

  • Specifications
    6" Rain Gauge  
    Capacity Unlimited
    Resolution

    0.01 inches

    Accuracy  3% up to 4"/hr
    Average Switch Closure Time

    135 ms

    Maximum Bounce Settling Time 0.75 ms

    Maximum Switch rating

    30 VDC @ 0.2A

    Operating Temperature

    32° to 123.8°F (0° to 51°C)

    Cable 40ft (12.2m), 2 conductors
    Dimensions

    6x15 inch (15x38 cm)

    Shipping Weight 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)

    8" Rain Gauge  
    Capacity Unlimited
    Resolution

    0.01 inches

    Accuracy ±1% at 1 inch per hour 
    Average Switch Closure Time

    135 ms

    Maximum Bounce Settling Time 0.75 ms

    Maximum Switch rating

    30 VDC @ 0.2A

    Operating Temperature

    32° to 123.8°F (0° to 51°C)

    Cable 25ft (7.6m), 2 conductors
    Dimensions

    10-1/8x8 inch (26x20 cm)

    Shipping Weight 8 lbs. (3.6 kg)
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