Furuno Felcom 16 Installation Manual page 10

For 15 or 30 m cable
1. Apply silicone sealant (local supply) to the threads of the pipe.
2. Unscrew three screws to remove the antenna base from the antenna unit.
3. Pass the antenna cable through the pipe, antenna base in order.
4. Insert the cable protector (supplied) into the slot at the bottom of antenna base.
5. Screw the antenna base onto the antenna pipe by rotating the antenna base.
6. Pass the antenna cable through the shrink tube (SCM2, supplied).
7. Attach the antenna cable to the connector at the bottom of the antenna unit (upper).
8. Slide up the shrink tube until it touches the bottom of the antenna unit (upper).
9. Heat the above shrink tube, and then apply silicone rubber around the upper edge of the
tube. Also wind self-bonding tape around the lower edge of the shrink tube and then
wrap vinyl tape over self-bonding tape.
Note: Between the bottom of the antenna unit (upper) and the end of the taping should be
less than 50 mm.
Silicone
rubber
Shrink
tube
(Inner) Shrink tube
(Outer) Vinyl tape
less than
50 mm
Antenna unit, passing the cable through the pipe
Antenna unit (upper)
Antenna base
Apply silicone sealant.
Antenna base, bottom view
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1. MOUNTING THE UNIT
Insert the cable
protector (wide side)
into this slot.
Cable protector