Sea Tel ST144-21, Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation ST144-21 C/Ku-Band TVRO
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9. 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.
10. Open each seam wide enough
to install a good bead of
silicone caulk, apply loctite to
and then firmly tighten all of
the bolts in that seam (Smaller
beads of caulking can be
applied from outside and
inside if you prefer).
11. Clean excess caulking off of
the flange area (inside and
out). The empty Caulking
tubes can be used to clean
the excess caulking off
without scratching the
radome finish.