Geodesic Sensor Net - Pedestal Components

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Geodesic Sensor Net Technical Manual S-MAN-200-GSNR-001 • January 31, 2007
Collectively, the pellet, wire, and pin form an electrode (Figure 3-4).
Surrounding each electrode pellet is a sponge that, during operation of the GSN 200,
is wetted with liquid electrolyte. The pellet and sponge are set inside the bore of a
plastic pedestal consisting of three parts that snap together (Figure 3-5).
The wetted sponge protrudes from the one end of the pedestal and the lead wire
emerges from the other end through a small hole in the pedestal cap.
By definition, a sensor (Figure 3-6) consists of a pedestal and an electrode.
Figure 3-4. Electrode
Figure 3-5. Pedestal components
Figure 3-6. Sensor
Electrode pellet PinInsulated lead wire
Cap
Body
Foot
Sponge, pedestal, and
electrode pellet
Hypertronics pin