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Deploying the Tags
1.
Mount any base or neoprene pad (if using, see the Peel Ply section below) onto the base of the
tags well ahead of your actual deployment. Make sure the tag is elevated appropriately for the
size and species of bird on which you are deploying the tag.
2.
Insert the supplied black plug into the communications port recess of the tag to protect the
pins.
3.
Remove the magnet cover and observe the flashing red LED Start mode sequence prior to
attaching to the bird.
When the magnet holder is in place on the tag, the tag is in Stop mode. When the
magnet holder is removed from the tag, the tag is in Start mode and ready to begin
deployment.
Peel Ply
Your tags were shipped with a sheet of heavy-duty white polyester peel ply attached to the base.
When the peel ply is removed, the tags will have a superior contamination-free bondable surface that
requires no additional preparation.
Attachment Instructions
1.
Prior to attachment, peel off the peel ply fabric. Do not remove peel ply until immediately
before you are ready to attach the tag to the neoprene material.
2.
Apply a contact adhesive to the base of the tag and neoprene pad (follow specific adhesive
instructions).
3.
Attach the tag to the neoprene material with the fabric side towards the bird.
Recommendations
•
Always remove peel ply fabric prior to tag deployment. It is not intended to be integrated into
your attachment method.
•
If your application process includes sterilizing the tag, do so with the peel ply fabric in place.
•
Do not touch the exposed tag bottom surface with anything other than your adhesive.
•
Surfaces with peel ply should not be sanded.
•
Always use a contact adhesive that dries soft, for example, barge cement, Aquaseal,
Weldwood.
•
Do not use super glue/Loctite (cyanoacrylate) adhesives, they dry hard and brittle.
