Mount The Antenna - KVH Industries tracphone v3ip Installation Manual

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Mount the Antenna

Follow these steps to mount the antenna.
a. Place the antenna over the holes drilled in the
mounting surface and make sure the forward
arrow inside the baseplate points toward the
bow and is parallel to the vessel's centerline
(see Figure 19). The antenna's baseplate
should rest squarely atop the foam seal.
Be sure to observe the safe handling
instructions in the Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) provided with the anti-seize
lubricant.
b. Apply a thin layer of the supplied anti-seize
lubricant to the threads of the four 1/2"-13
mounting bolts to prevent galling.
IMPORTANT!
Be sure your 1/2"-13 mounting bolts extend
between 1.25" (32 mm) and 1.5" (38 mm) into
the baseplate to ensure sufficient thread
engagement.
Use caution if you're using power tools. High
installation speeds can damage the threads.
c. Using a 3/4" socket, secure the antenna to the
mounting surface with four 1/2"-13 bolts and
flat washers from below (see Figure 20).
Tighten all four bolts until the four rubber
feet on the baseplate are bottomed against the
mounting surface and the foam seal is fully
compressed. KVH recommends that you
tighten the bolts to between 34 and 40 ft-lbs
(46.1 and 54.2 N-m) of torque.
d. Reinstall the radome onto the baseplate.
Secure in place with the six #10-32 screws you
removed earlier (see Figure 12 on page 10).
e. Install a protective plastic screw cap
(supplied in the kit) over each radome screw.
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CAUTION
Figure 19: Forward Arrow in Antenna Baseplate
Figure 20: Mounting the Antenna to the Vessel (Side View)
Baseplate
Foam Seal
Mounting Surface
Flat Washer (x4)
1/2"-13 Bolt (x4)
(apply anti-seize lubricant)
1.5" max