Siemens manual Installing RL-854PR Radio Controller, Mounting Antenna

RL-854 Radio Control Unit
Type I, Style A	Installation
Installing Standard RL-854	• When installing your antenna, remember:

(contd.)

ÞDo not use a metal ladder.

ÞDo not work on a wet or windy day.

ÞDress properly - shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber gloves, long sleeve shirt or jacket.

•If the assembly starts to drop, get away from it and let it fall. Remember, the antenna, mast, cable, and metal guy wires are all excellent conductors of electrical current. Even the slightest touch of any of these parts to a power line completes an electrical path through the antennas and the installer.

Installing RL-854PR Radio Controller

Mounting Antenna

The antenna should be mounted higher than the roof of the building it is mounted on. It is preferable that it be mounted higher than other obstructions in the immediate area. In the case of a utility pole, mount the antenna part way up the utility pole. If there are other cables or wires running vertically on the utility pole, the vertical part of the antenna should be between 40 in. (1.02 m) and 50 in. (1.27 m) away from the vertical wires/conduit.

To mount the antenna, perform the following procedure:

1.Attach the antenna onto a 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) to 3/4 in. (19.05 mm) pipe or up to 1-3/8 in. (34.925 mm) OD tubing using the U-bolt, lockwashers, and hex nuts. The pipe or mast should be rigidly supported so that it does not twist or turn.

2.Secure the cable to the mounting mast every few feet with strap or plastic tape to avoid strain on cable connections.

3.Remove any unnecessary slack from the coaxial cable and use the supplied field attachable connector to connect the end of the cable to the antenna connector of the Radio Controller.

Installation instructions are the same for the RL-854PR as for the RL-854. Refer to Installing Standard RL-854in this section, steps 1, 2, 3, and 6, except that the power connectors are changed. Refer to Incremental Relay Option in the Operation section for external wire connections.

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