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Blitzortung Documentation & Build Instructions -REVISED Oct 13, 2014 5:04 pm PT

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W3DRM:
Below, you will find links to the Blitzortung documentation.

I will update these references as they change. If you find other sources of Blitzortung documentation let me know and I'll post it here in this thread.

THIS THREAD POST LAST EDITED: October 13, 2014 - 5:04pm PDT
* RED System Step-by-Step Build Instructions Documents: - REVISED 10/13/2014 @1704 PDT

* Instructions for RED System Amplifier PCB 12 Ver. 3 * 7/2013 and Controller PCB 10 Ver 3b * 8/2013 - REVISED 06/12/2014 @2024 PDT

* Blitzortung-RED-Assembly-Instructions-PCB12V3-PCB10V3b.pdf
* System-RED-Kit-Parts-Amplifier-12-v3-7-2013.pdf
* System-RED-Kit-Parts-Controller-10-v3b-8-2013.pdf
* Instructions for RED System Amplifier PCB 12 Ver. 3c * 8/2013 and Controller PCB 10 Ver 4 * 11/2013 - REVISED 10/13/2014 @1704 PDT

* Blitzortung-RED-Assembly-Instructions-PCB12V3c-PCB10V4.pdf
* System-RED-Kit-Parts-Amplifier-12-v3c-8-2013.pdf
* System-RED-Kit-Parts-Controller-10-v4-11-2013.pdfCAUTION: Please use this document as a general instruction type of doc rather an absolute way of assembling your RED kits. Be absolutely certain to do a full inventory of all components PRIOR to beginning your assembly.

* E-Field Kit Documentation & Build Instructions: - REVISED: 06/16/2014 @11:11am PDT

* Blitzortung-E-Field-Assembly-Instructions.pdf - REVISED 07/02/2014 @1605 PDT
* System-RED-E-Field-Amp-13-Ver-1b-Kit-Parts.pdf - REVISED: 6/12/2014 - added some component images
* System-RED-E-Field-Pre-Amp-14-Ver-1b-Kit-Parts.pdf - REVISED: 6/16/2014 - corrected typosNOTE: The first document listed above is the Step-by-Step build document for the E-Field Kit. The other two documents are a listing of all components included in the E-Field Kit as I received them. They have been assembled to make it easier for anyone building these kits to ensure all components were received and to separate them into two packages, one for the Amplifier and one for the Pre-Amplifier PCBs received in the kit. Please let me know if you do use it. Especially, if you find problems, typos or errors with any of these documents.

The E-field assembly document has a special warning regarding the F-connectors. Please read that document BEFORE you connect anything to the F-connectors.

* E-Field & H-Field Kit Post-Build Set-up Documentation - REVISED: 06/19/2014 @11:02am PDT

* RED-System-E-Field-&-H-Field-Setup-Instructions.pdf - REVISED 6/19/2014NOTE: The above document is a copy of the first posting in the "Adding E Field Probe - Startup and Operation - not for construction" thread. It has been duplicated here due to the inability to print its contents out without some of the images being cut-off during the printing process. I have resized the images so they fit on the pages. I'll try to keep it up-to-date as changes are made to it.

Official GREEN and RED System Documentation can be found at the following link: NOTE: Current System RED Documentation is dated May 11, 2014

* http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page=3&region=3&subpage_0=30&subpage_3=5&p=3The following is documentation I have developed and based on the official Blitzortung documents that supports the Blitzortung RED Lightning System. It is in no way, sanctioned or approved by the Blitzortung group.

RED System Build Component List (original listing from Blitzortung):
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/TOA_Blitzortung_RED-2013-08-24-Order-List.pdf

RED System Build Component List (modified component list): - ADDED 9/15/2013
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-2013-08-04-Order-List-Amp-PCB.pdf
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-2013-08-04-Order-List-Cntlr-PCB.pdf
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-2013-08-04-Order-List-Additonal-Parts.pdf

RED System Build Checklists & Outline Documents: - UPDATED 9/15/2013
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-Kit-Parts-Amplifier-12-v3-7-2013.pdf
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-Kit-Parts-Controller-10-v3b-8-2013.pdf
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-Assembly-Outline.pdf
http://carsonvalleyweather.com/blitzortung/docs/System-RED-Kit-Parts.xlsx *See Note below

*note: The xlsx spreadsheet contains all of the individual worksheets shown in PDF format above.

W3DRM:
Added some RED system checklists and other misc documentation to the first post in this thread. Let me know if there are other references that I can add to the list to help those assembling the Blitzortung kits.

i_fiorentino:

--- Quote from: W3DRM on September 15, 2013, 03:39:03 PM ---Added some RED system checklists and other misc documentation to the first post in this thread. Let me know if there are other references that I can add to the list to help those assembling the Blitzortung kits.

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Wow, excellent!
Thank you so much w3drm ;)
Regards,


Alessandro

W3DRM:

--- Quote from: i_fiorentino on September 15, 2013, 03:42:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: W3DRM on September 15, 2013, 03:39:03 PM ---Added some RED system checklists and other misc documentation to the first post in this thread. Let me know if there are other references that I can add to the list to help those assembling the Blitzortung kits.

--- End quote ---

Wow, excellent!
Thank you so much w3drm ;)
Regards,


Alessandro
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Alessandro,

Glad I can help. I have also posted a new document that hopefully will be a "step-by-step" instruction manual for assembling the RED systems. See the first post in this thread for a link to this new "preliminary" document. As I state in the cover sheet, it is a work in progress and will be developed as I build my own RED system.

tobi:
Hi all,

wow, great work you are doing here!

Some comments to the assembly instructions:
- Anti static mats or similar are not so important. I didn't remember any problems which could be caused by ESD so far.
- We do not recommend to use solder paste. We already had some participants which run into problems with that. It's no problem to solder all components (even SMD parts and GPS) with a good fine, powerful soldering iron with normal solder.
- This tool could be useful: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3932532&znt_campaign=Category_CMS&znt_source=CAT&znt_medium=RSCOM&znt_content=CT2032236
- A desoldering pump is also a very usefull tool.

Happy assembling!  8-)

Kind regards

Tobias
Blitzortung.org developer

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