Sea Tel 14400MK2-21, Operating Instructions Manual

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14400MK2-21 C/Ku-Band TVRO Installation
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43. Clean off the excess caulking
from the inside and outside of
the radome base.
44. Remove the tape from the
bottom edge of the outside of
the riser panels.
45. Hoist the lower section of the
radome and set it onto the
top of the riser panels.
46. Loosely attach the lower
panels to the riser panels
using the hardware provided.
Do NOT tighten the bolts at
this time.
47. Use wedges to lift the lower
panel assembly up off of the
riser panels about ½ inch.
48. Install a good bead of
caulking between the bottom
of the lower panels and the
riser panels, remove the
wedges, apply loctite to and
then firmly tighten all of the
horizontal seam bolts.
49. Clean excess caulking off as
shown in step 11 above.
50. Remove tape from the riser
panels and the bottom edges
of the lower panels.
The bottom half of the radome is
complete. Next you will assemble
your antenna pedestal General
Assembly and install it into this
portion of the radome, before
putting the top half of the radome
on.
3.4.4. Sub-assemble the Antenna Pedestal
Refer to the General Assembly drawing for your system and the procedure below.
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all nuts and bolts should be assembled
with Loctite 2760 or its equivalent.