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Appendix B:
Transmitter Wire Repair
or Replacement
You will need to replace the cable lead and other end cap components in the cable transmitter when the
wire shows wear, twists, or abrasions. This involves removing the transmitter end cap to access the cable
lead connection to the transmitter base. The Replaceable Wire Kit (DCKIT) includes enough parts to
replace the cable lead two times. You will also need a standard screw driver.
The DCKIT contains:
Two cable leads
Four Torx screws
Four lock washers
Four 2-021 O-rings
Two screw insulators
Two 2-106 O-rings
Two brass set screws
Three white nylon set screws
One T15 Torx wrench
One each 5/64”, 1/8”, and 3/32” Allen wrenches
One tube of Noalox anti-oxidant compound
Wireline End of Cable Transmitter
To disassemble and reassemble the transmitter end cap:
1.
Using the 5/64” Allen wrench or the T15 Torx wrench, depending on the screw type installed, remove
the two Torx or buttonhead cap screws and lock washers.
2. Pull the end cap from the transmitter base.
3.
Identify the deepest set screw depression in the base. Using the 1/8” Allen wrench or a standard
screw driver, remove the white nylon set screw. There will be a brass set screw behind the nylon
screw that holds the cable in place. NOTE: Do not tamper with the brass set screw and O-ring located
on the opposite side of the base in the shallow depression.
4.
Using the 3/32” Allen wrench, remove the brass set screw inside the transmitter base that holds the
cable lead to the base.
5. Remove the old wire, the 2-106 O-ring, and the screw insulator. Removing the old wire from the base
may require some force.
6. Install a new insulator and 2-106 O-ring onto a new cable lead, and insert the wire in the base. (Be
sure tha
t only 5/16” of the wire coating is stripped back from the end of the tinned cable lead.)
7.
Install a new brass set screw using the 3/32” Allen wrench. Push the cable lead in while tightening the
set screw to ensure a good connection.
8. Using the standar
d screw driver or the 1/8” Allen wrench, install a new white nylon set screw into the
side of the transmitter base.
Transmitter
end cap
Threaded holes for
extraction/insertion
tool (2 places)
Torx or
buttonhead cap
screws (2 places)
Transmitter
body
