Furuno FAR-2167DS-BB, FAR-2167DS-D Fabricating signal cable RW-9600 and HV cable TYPCY-1.5

2.2 Antenna Unit

Gland for power cable (TPYCY-2.5)

Antenna safety switch

Gland for HV cable (TYPCY-1.5)

Cover (right side)

Gland for signal cable (RW-9600) Ground terminal

Antenna unit, front view

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, φ4) 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.

Vinyl	Armor	Sheath		Shield
sheath
	20 mm		350 mm
	5 mm
		330 mm
			Coaxial cable
	Shield		Vinyl wire
Taping			6
			14 5 9
Unravel armor.				Core
	Shield		Fold back shield.
			Coaxial cable
	Crimp-on lug

Fabricating signal cable RW-9600

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