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should be installed below the camera so
it is not "blinded" by direct lighting.
* If possible, locate the probe controls where the operator can see it via
an exterior window. This seems to help
orient them with the video camera. The
sample receiver should be located within reach of the probe controls.

This is a long-range truck probe that InterSystems installed. There is a delivery system on this
unit that pulls the sample from several hundred
feet. The installed unit also has a light and a
camera for remote operation. Photo courtesy of
InterSystems.

the probe, roughly 15 to 20 feet from
the probe mast. This is also a convenient
location to mount an intercom for the
trucker, if one is used.
* A light illuminating the probe area

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Finally, a means of communication
from the grading room to the trucker is
necessary. A simple sign and traffic lights
can be sufficient in terms of instructing
the trucker when to move. However,
some interactive communication is usually necessary to determine whose grain
it is prior to reaching the receiving pit.
The best way of doing this is often a
two-way radio, but that system can only
work if the trucker has a compatible radio, which isn't always the case.
The second choice is an intercom

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or telephone system. It is important to
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Several probe samples should be taken
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of it representing the entire load. At a
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