What you need
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Fit the node box under the sampler lid on the side of the programmer next to the tubing outlet.
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Fit the battery box behind the sampler.
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Screw the battery terminal and the flow terminal into the sampler.
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Wrap and tuck the wires on the unused side of the sampler and secure with tape and twist ties.
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Push the vinyl tubing into the pump nozzle on the sampler.
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Feed the tubing through the woods and secure it so that it will not move throughout a storm
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Small increases in elevation are okay, but it is ideal for the tubing to have a downward slope at all times.
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Extend the tubing through the water to reach the Sontek Sensor.
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Attach the tubing to the steel strut channel using a band clamp, and compress it until the tubing is secure but open.
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Bring the tubing to the bottom of the stream bed by covering it in rocks without compressing the tubing so much that water could not pump through.
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Connect the male and female crimp connectors from the battery box and node box respectively.
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Connect the male and female amphenol battery connectors from the battery box and node box respectively.
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Secure loose wire to the sampler with tape on the opposite side of the sampler as the node box.
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Program the sampler based upon the settings outlined in the Autosampler Programming and Autosampler Configuration guides.
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Alter the line length and similar parameters as they differ in the field from the guides.
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Switch the box to node mode (marked as node mode or "shut up and take my samples" on the box), and put the lid on the sampler.
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Attach the 3 carabiners to the hooks on the sampler, and connect them at the top in a lock.
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Wait until the first sample is triggered and taken from the cloud to confirm that the sampler is connected and taking the correct volume.
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