Surge suppressors should be properly grounded and mounted at ground level near where the cabling enters a building.
Install the surge suppressor indoors or inside a weatherproof enclosure to minimize corrosion or component deterioration.
For best results, mount the surge suppressor as close to the ground as possible to minimize the length of the ground
connection and use a single-point ground system to avoid creating ground loops.
For more detailed information about how antennas work and how to install them, refer to
(p/n 132113) (also
included as a chapter within the product manual).
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1. Antenna mounted remotely from
the radio device.
2. Coaxial cable
3. Surge suppressor
4. Ground wire to a single-point
ground system
I/O Isolation. When connecting analog and discrete I/O to external equipment such as VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives), it
may be appropriate to install interposing relays and/or loop isolation devices to protect the DX80 unit from transients, noise,
and ground plane interference originating from devices or the environment. Contact Banner Engineering Corp. for more
information.
4.4.1 Weatherproof Remote Antenna Installations
Seal the connections with rubber splicing tape and electrical tape to prevent water damage to the cable and connections.
Step 1: Verify both connections are clean and dry before
connecting the antenna cable to the antenna or other cable.
Hand-tighten the cable connections.
Step 2: Tightly wrap the entire connection with rubber splicing
tape. Begin wrapping the rubber splicing tape one inch away
from the connection and continue wrapping until you are one
inch past the other end of the connection. Each new round of
tape should overlap about half the previous round.
Step 3: Protect the rubber splicing tape from UV damage by
tightly wrapping electrical tape on top of the rubber splicing
tape. The electrical tape should completely cover the rubber
splicing tape and overlap the rubber tape by one inch on each
side of the connection.
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