LOT OF 5 BELFORT INSTRUMENT FISHER & PORTE 1559EA11B 35C 35-1559EA11XX1 PRECIPITATION GAGE

THE BELFORT INSTRUMENT FISHER & PORTE MODEL 1559EA11B 35C 35-1559EA11XX1 IS A VINTAGE WEIGHING PRECIPITATION GAUGE ENGINEERED FOR CONTINUOUS RECORDING OF ACCUMULATED PRECIPITATION. THIS INSTRUMENT OPERATES ON A SPRING-BALANCE MECHANISM, WHICH DETECTS AND MEASURES CHANGES IN THE WEIGHT OF COLLECTED PRECIPITATION. DATA IS RECORDED ONTO A STRIP CHART VIA A MECHANICAL SYSTEM. CONSISTENT WITH THE "35C" DESIGNATION WITHIN THE BELFORT 35-1559 SERIES, THE GAUGE INCORPORATES AN 8-DAY MECHANICAL CHART DRIVE. IT TYPICALLY OFFERS A STANDARD MEASUREMENT CAPACITY OF 6 INCHES (152.4 MM) OF WATER EQUIVALENT AND PROVIDES A RECORDING RESOLUTION OF 0.01 INCHES (0.25 MM) OF PRECIPITATION. THIS DESIGN FACILITATES UNATTENDED LONG-TERM PRECIPITATION DATA COLLECTION IN METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.