Antenna Unit - Furuno FAR-2167DS-BB Installation Manual

2.2 Antenna Unit

Gland for power cable
(TPYCY-2.5)
Fabricating signal cable RW-9600 and HV cable TYPCY-1.5
1. Use a ratchet or box wrench (diagonal 13 mm) to open port- and starboard-side covers on the
antenna unit.
2. Unfasten the gland nut for the signal cable and remove the gasket, flat washers (3 pcs.) and
gland cap. (The gland cap may be discarded.)
3. Fabricate the signal cable as follows:
a) Remove the vinyl sheath, armor and sheath by the amounts shown in the figure below.
b) Unravel the shield to expose cores.
c) Shorten cores (except coax) considering their locations on the terminal inside the antenna unit.
d) Shorten the shield, leaving 140 mm. Attach crimp-on-lug (FV5.5-4, yellow, φ 4) to shield.
e) Remove the sheath of cores by 6 mm.
f) Unravel armor.
g) Fix vinyl wire, coaxial cable and shield by taping the shield with vinyl tape at the location shown
below.
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Ground terminal
Antenna unit, front view
Vinyl
Armor
sheath
Taping
Unravel armor.
Shield
Fabricating signal cable RW-9600
Antenna safety switch
Gland for HV cable (TYPCY-1.5)
Cover (right side)
Gland for signal cable (RW-9600)
Sheath
20 mm
350 mm
5 mm
330 mm
Coaxial cable
Vinyl wire
Shield
6
14 5 9
Fold back shield.
Coaxial cable
Crimp-on lug
Shield
Core