Badger Meter E Series - Activating the Display; Unit of Measure, Rate of Flow, Flow Direction, and Consumption

Activating the Display
The display illuminates when the register lid is opened. After a period of
time, the display will revert to sleep mode. You can alternate the display
between total flow and rate of flow mode by touching the optical display
switch or by closing and opening the meter lid. The optical switch is
located just below the LCD on the left side of the register face (Figure 30).
Unit of Measure
The unit of measure and resolution are factory programmed. Options
include gallons, cubic feet and cubic meters.
Totalized flow displays up to 10 million gallons with a resolution of 0.01
gallons, one million cubic feet with a resolution of 0.001 cubic feet, or
100 thousand cubic meters with a resolution of 0.0001 cubic meters.
Figure 30: Lid open showing optical display switch
Rate of Flow
The rate of flow is factory programmed for either gallons per minute or meters cubed per hour, depending on the unit of
measure selected. The LCD displays both the unit of measure and rate of flow. The rate of flow display also serves as the flow
finder indicator. The rate of flow display is shown without leading zeros. When rate of flow is displayed it is updated every
two seconds.
Flow Direction
The direction of water flow is noted on the face of the electronics housing and cast into the meter housing.
Consumption
Consumption is displayed with all nine digits, leading zeroes and a decimal point. The displayed value is the sum of the
forward flow minus the reverse flow. This display also includes indicator lines above and below the digits to provide the
electronic equivalent of the white and black number wheels on mechanical registers. The following examples show typical
displays for three different units of measure:
Gallons Cubic Feet Cubic Meters
Meter reading 100th gallon Meter reading 1000th ft
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Meter reading 10000th m
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to the nearest? 10th gallon to the nearest? 100th ft
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to the nearest? 1000th m
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1 gallon 10th ft
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100th m
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10 gallons 1 ft
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10th m
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100 gallons 10 ft
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1 m
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Typical billing units 1000 gallons Typical billing units 100 ft
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Typical billing units 10 m
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Meter Operations
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