Sea Tel 9711-92, Installation And Operation Manual

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9711-92 Ku-Band TXRX Installation
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4. Use wedges to lift the lower
panel assembly up off of the
riser panels about ½ inch.
5. Install a good bead of
caulking between the bottom
of the lower panels and the
base frame (smaller dual
beads of caulking can be
applied from outside and
inside if you prefer) , remove
the wedges, apply Loctite to
and then firmly tighten all of
the horizontal seam bolts.
6. Clean excess caulking off
inside and outside of the
radome.
7. Remove tape from the
horizontal 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.
3.3.6. Installing the Marine Air Conditioner
If a marine air conditioner was purchased with your system:
1. Set the marine air conditioner on the base pan aligning the vents in the bottom of the air
conditioner to the cutouts in the basepan (refer to drawing 123496).
2. Install the air, per drawing 122508, using the hardware and isolators provided in the installation kit.
3. Install the strain reliefs as required to install AC power cable to the air conditioner.
3.3.7. Sub-assemble the Antenna Pedestal
Refer to the General Assembly drawing for your system and the procedure below.
1. Install the Base Stand, or
Mounting Spider, onto the
Base Pan using the hardware
provided. Apply Loctite to
and tighten the mounting
bolts.
Note:
As an alternative, the stand can
be mounted to, and lifted with, the
pedestal in step 12 below.