Road Loop Antenna Installation
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750.001.003
Revised June 1999
© 1999 AXCESS
TM
Inc.
Required Materials
IMPORTANT!
Have the following materials on hand for the
installation of the Road Loop Antenna:
•
Chalk for marking antenna placement
•
Concrete nails or duct tape for holding antenna wire down during
initial placement
•
Multimeter for continuity check
•
A saw for cutting the road surface
•
Two 1/8” saw blades with spacer, either abrasive (for asphalt) or
diamond (for concrete)
•
A 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” x 4 ½” triangular wood template for cutting corners
•
Vacuum or compressed air for cleaning the cut
•
A thin dowel for pressing the Road Loop antenna into the cut
•
Road sealant - AXCESS recommends Flexible Embedding
Sealer (P-606) supplied by Bondo Corporation. As a substitute,
you can use either 3-M’s Detector Loop Sealant or Q-Seal
sealant.
IMPORTANT!
To ensure proper system operation, do not substitute
antenna kit components. Road Loop Antenna wire must be ordered
in specific sizes.
Prerequisite Tasks
The following tasks need to be completed before proceeding with the
Road Loop Antenna installation:
The
ATU has been installed
The
Reader has been installed
.
The
Dipole Antenna has been installed
All
connector/coax cabling
(except for Road Loop) is complete.
If applicable, the
Wiegand or other controller has been
installed
. If not, refer to the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s
(OEM) manuals.
Ensure that there is no power-line interference directly under the
road surface.
IMPORTANT!
Before permanently installing the Road Loop Antenna,
lay out and test the entire NT132 system.