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Page 2: ...nto the numerical value to align the feed in the required position based on the vessels GPS location and the look angle to the required satellite A failure with the pot will cause it to output an incorrect voltage will result in the feed assembly not being aligned correctly causing bad cross pol isolation One indication that there is a fault with the feed alignment of the system is that the target...

Page 3: ...hroughout its range This will also verify if the pol motor is driving correctly Log into the MXP and from the configuration menu select the Reflector page from the configuration section and verify the polang drive option is set to Automatic Now select the Position Antenna screen from the tools window and configure the satellite settings as follows Longitude Enter the longitudinal value of your cur...

Page 4: ...s issued the function of the 24VDC polang motor should be verified as per section 7 of this document 5 Verify the Feed Assemblies Range of Motion To verify if the 4012 antennas polarity function is calibrated correctly refer to section 3 of this document Once verified that the pot is calibrated the next step will be to verify that the system has the full range of motion 135 degrees of physical rot...

Page 5: ...shown above 3 Now enter into the value 00 0 into the linear window of the polang target option and press the enter key on the keyboard The feed horn should rotate 45 0 degrees counter clockwise when viewed from the front of the reflector so that the alignment marks of the phase card in the feed horn are aligned diagonally in a north east position as shown above 4 Now enter into the value 90 0 into...

Page 6: ...se card in the feed horn are aligned diagonally in a north west position as shown above 6 If the system completes all of the above tests than the polang assembly is operating correctly Set the antenna back into automatic polang mode by entering into the Reflector screen under the configuration options and set the polang drive mode to Automatic and click the save button The antenna will now automat...

Page 7: ...op Now measure the resistance between the slider and the CCW contact grey cable pin 2 on the IDC connector and the red cable pin 3 on the IDC connector The feedback should be approximately 5k ohms Now slowly rotate the shaft of the pot counter clockwise the reading should count down sequentially After one and a half turns the pot will be in the center of its range giving a resistance of approximat...

Page 8: ...replacing If no voltage is present verify the connections of the reflector harness by measuring pin to pin as per the below diagram If the harness connections are good then the ICU main PCB isn t outputting the voltage to drive the motor and needs replacing As long as the pol range is within the pot limits the ICU will issue the voltage to drive the motor based on the antenna targeting a change in...

Page 9: ...242 8 2 Procedure Procedure for replacing the pol pot Sea Tel kit part number 136741 pol pot part number 115425 6 Caution Power down the pedestal before following this procedure 1 Using a 2 5mm Allen wrench remove the four screws securing the feed horn to the front of the reflector and remove the feed horn Save the hardware for futures use 2 Disconnect the military spec connector from its socket t...

Page 10: ...any form without prior written consent of Sea Tel Inc 4 Snip the cable tie securing the RF cage harness to the mounting plate 5 Disconnect the pol pot pol motor and optical switch IDC connections from the termination block on the 6 Disconnect the orange coax cable from the X Pol LNB 7 Disconnect the yellow coax cable from the Co Pol LNB mounted on the underside of the RF cage 8 Snip the cable tie ...

Page 11: ...de of the RF cage 10 Disconnect the TX IF coax cable from the BUC 11 Unwind the harness from around the RF cage and set it over the cross level beam to allow removal of the RF cage from the rear of the reflector 12 Using a 17mm wrench remove the four mounting nuts and washers securing the RF cage from the back of the reflector Save the hardware for future use 13 Support the weight of the RF cage w...

Page 12: ... 4mm Allen wrench remove the 5 screws securing the bracket to the RF cage Save the hardware for future use Note The four 3mm screws do not need to be removed to gain access to the pol pot 16 Remove the bracket along with the Co Pol LNB as a complete assembly to allow access to the pol pot assembly 17 Using a 3mm Allen wrench loosed the pol motor screws enough to allow the backlash gear to be disen...

Page 13: ...e feed motor pot gears 23 Connect your multi meter and measure the resistance across the red and grey wire connections in the IDC connector Using needle point probes or wires inserted into the IDC connector pins 24 Set the multi meter to Ohms Resistance function 25 The picture to the right is the view looking down on the assembly You will rotate the feed throat by hand as needed to align the 2 ali...

Page 14: ... aligned If correct this completes calibration of the assembly 32 Route the pot wires throught the RF cage where they will not be pinched when re installing the side bracket and install the harnesses back into the wrap removed is step 18 33 Flip the RF cage over to expose the pol motor backlash gear 34 Use a small flat blade screwdriver to hold the bottom half of the backlash gear steady while rot...

Page 15: ...stalling the RF cage ensure that it is oriented correctly so that the alignment pin on the left side of the reflector will locate into the hole on the back of the RF cage In this orientation the X Pol LNB will be on the right of the RF cage 39 Using the hardware removed in step 12 secure the RF cage to the rear of the reflector using a 17mm wrench Apply Loctite 242 to the threads 40 Route the harn...

Page 16: ...nd connect it to the BUC 46 Sit the upper bracket on top of the RF cage and reconnect the IDC connectors with the 4 pin sensor connector on the left the 5 pin pot connector in the center and the 2 pin motor connector on the right as shown in the image on the right 47 Secure the pot motor and sensor harness to the underside of the upper bracket using a cable tie 48 Using the hardware removed in ste...

Page 17: ...e 242 to the threads Note The feed horn has alignment pins located in it to so it can only be installed with the phase card in the correct orientation Verify these are in the correct position when installing 51 Access the configuration reflector page to adjust the linear offset value by the amount of change in skew Example The amount of change in skew was 2 degrees so you need to add that amount t...

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