Sea Tel 9711 C, Installation And Operation Manual

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9711 C & Ku-Band TXRX Installation
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quickly. With three bolts loosely holding each flange the radome will then stand as a loose bowl and the extra
5 people can leave. Loosely install the rest of the hardware in each flange.
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all nuts and bolts should be assembled
with Loctite 2760 or its equivalent.
If only 2 people are available,
1. On a flat surface, adjoin two
panels and loosely install a
bolt/nut high, mid and low in
the adjoined flange.
HINT: A crate, or other object, can be
put against the panels to hold them up
while additional panes are adjoined.
2. Continue adjoining additional
panels loosely installing a
bolt/nut high, mid and low on
each flange until all six panels
have been loosely assembled
to form the bottom half of
the radome.
3. Working as a team, loosely
install the rest of the
hardware in all of the flanges.
Do NOT tighten the bolts at
this time.
4. Assure good horizontal
alignment of the panels.
Good alignment of the
bottom edge of the panels is
important for good seal on
the base frame and good
alignment of the top provides
a good seal between the
lower and upper panels.
5. To provide a clean caulked
seam all around the panels:
apply painters’ masking tape
to the outside perimeter of
each of the panels about ¼”
from the top, bottom, left and
right edges at each flange
joint. The tape will be
removed just before the
radome caulking has had time
to set.