Emerson FB2100 - Installing the Optional 30 W Solar Panel

FB2100 Flow Computer Instruction Manual
D301783X012
November 2023
Installation 53
2.11. Installing the Optional 30W Solar Panel
If you purchased the lead acid battery/30W solar panel kit for main power, you need to
install the supplied solar panel. Refer to
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Figure 2-4
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during this procedure.
DANGER
EXPLOSION HAZARD: Ensure the area in which you perform this operation is non-
hazardous. Performing this operation in a hazardous area could result in an explosion.
Solar panel installation involves:
 Mounting the solar panel on a pole
 Wiring power to the solar panel. (See
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 Setting the tilt angle of the panel for maximum solar exposure. (See
41TSection 2.1341T)
Install the solar panel as follows:
1. Attach the adjustable angle bracket (Item 2 in
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Figure 2-42
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) to the solar panel (Item 1)
using the hex screws (Item 5), flat washers (Item 6), lock washers (Item 7), and hex
nuts (Item 8).
2. Torque hex nuts (Item 8) to 60 in-lbs (6.8 N m).
3. Apply Loctite® 222MS™ Purple Threadlocker Low Strength sparingly to hex nut
threads (Item 8) after torqueing.
4. Attach pole mounting bracket (Item 3) to angle bracket (Item 2) using hex screws
(Item 12), flat washers (Item11), lock washers (Item 10) and hex nuts (Item 9).
5. Torque hex nuts (Item 9) to 108 in-lbs (12.2 N m).
6. Apply Loctite 222MS Threadlocker sparingly to hex nut threads (Item 9) after
torqueing.
7. Attach entire solar panel assembly to pole by attaching pole mounting bracket (Item
3) to U-bolt assembly (Item 4). Torque nuts in U-bolt assembly to 60 in-lbs (6.8 N m).
8. Apply Loctite 222MS Threadlocker sparingly to hex nut threads (Item 8) after
torqueing.
9. Attach a ground wire at the back of the solar panel. For more information on
grounding, refer to
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Site Considerations for Equipment Installation, Grounding, and
Wiring Manual
41T
(D301452X012).