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Fiberplex WGF-461 User manual

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WaveguideWGF‐461
GeneralInstallationInstructions
Donotunpackthewaveguideassemblyuntilyouarereadytoinstallit.Thiswillpreventdamagetotheexternalthreadsonthebushing.
1. Preparetheshieldroomwallorthegroundplanebyboringmountingholes1‐5/32”(1.156”)diameterinthedesiredlocation.Any
adjacentholesshouldbenocloserthan2”.
2. Cleanandde‐burrtheareaaroundthemountingholestoinsuresuitableelectricalcontactandatightsealwiththewaveguide
mountingnuts.
3. Unpackthewaveguideassemblytakingcarenottodamagethethreadedbushing.
4. Loosenthe1/4”capscrewwhichretainsthepluginthebushing(approximately2turns).
5. Taptheendofthecapscrewuntiltheplugseparatesfromthebushing.
6. Removethecapscrewandthewasherandstoreinasafeplaceforfutureuse.
7. Removetheplugfromthebushing.Theplugisfastenedtooneofthemountingnutsbyashortcabletopreventdamagetoits
surfaceafterinstallationandalsotopreventinjuryduringsubsequentremoval.Itisnotnecessarytodisconnectthecablefrom
eitherthemountingnutortheplug.
8. Removethefreemountingnutfromthebushing.
9. Placethebushingthroughthemountingholessothatthecableisfacingawayfromthemountingsurface.
10. Replacethemountingnutontheoppositesideofthemountingsurface.Centerthebushingbyholdingthenutandrotatingthe
bushinguntilthereareequalthreadsonbothends.
11. Atthispointthewaveguideisinplacewiththeplughangingbyitscableononeside.Iftheinstallationappearstobeacceptable,
tightenthemountingnutoppositefromtheplugendwitha1‐1/2”socketwrenchtoamaximumtorqueof85foot‐poundsorthe
maximumtorquethatthewallcanwithstandwithoutcrushing.
12. Installthefiberopticcablesbyinsertingtheconnectorsoneatatimethroughthecenterboreofthebushing,andthenpushthe
cablesintothegroovesaroundtheedges.
13. Afterallofthefiberopticcableshavebeeninstalled(donotoverfillthewaveguidebores),inserttheplugintothecenterbore
takingcarenottodamagethecables.
14. Presstheplugfirmlytolockitintoplace.
15. Installthecapscrewandwasherintotheplugcarefullysoastonotpushtheplugouttheotherside.
16. Torquethecapscrewto6foot‐pounds.
17. Plugmayberemovedfortheadditionorremovaloffiberopticcablesandthenreinstalledasrequired.
DONOTHEATORWELDTHISFILTER.DAMAGEMAYRESULT.
Warranty,ServiceandTermsandConditionsofSale
ForinformationaboutWarrantyorServiceinformation,pleaseseeourpublished‘TermsandConditionsofSale’.Thisdocumentisavailable
onfiberplex.comorcanbeobtainedbyrequestingitfrom[email protected]orcalling301.604.0100.
Disposal
DisposalofPackingMaterials
Thepackingmaterialshavebeenselectedwithenvironmentalanddisposalissuesinmind.Allpackingmaterialcanberecycled.Recycling
packingsavesrawmaterialsandreducesthevolumeofwaste.Ifyouneedtodisposeofthetransportpackingmaterials,recyclingis
encouraged.
DisposalofUsedEquipment
Usedequipmentcontainsvaluablerawmaterialsaswellassubstancesthatmustbedisposedofprofessionally.Pleasedisposeofused
equipmentviaanauthorizedspecialistdealerorviathepublicwastedisposalsystem,ensuringanymaterialthatcanberecycledhasbeen.
Pleasetakecarethatyourusedequipmentcannotbeabused.Afterhavingdisconnectedyourusedequipmentfromthemainssupply,make
surethatthemainsconnectorandthemainscablearemadeuseless.
Disclaimer
Theinformationinthisdocumenthasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedtobeaccurateatthetimeofpublication.However,noliabilityis
assumedbyFiberPlexforinaccuracies,errors,oromissions,norforlossordamageresultingeitherdirectlyorindirectlyfromuseofthe
informationcontainedherein.
Dimensions in inches
Tolerances:
Fraction +/- 1/64
x.xx +/- 0.01
x.xxx +/- 0.005
Unless otherwise specified
Material:
Finish:
C
SIZE:
Rev:
Scale: Sheet 1 of 1
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2:1
WGF-461
2.27
.96 MAX
[24.3]
1-1/8 - 18
THD
R.079
[2.0]
1.50
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