User's Manual

30 kW S-BAND/U ANTENNA GROUP
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
4.3 Rev. C
CARD 1
UNIT OPERATION PERIODICITY
30 kW S-BAND/U
Antenna Group
Check of the External Conservation Status S1
PERSONNEL REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED TIME
1R None 15 minutes
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
On the electric switchboard, set to OFF the power breaker relevant to the unit and hang to it a
placard reading "WORK IN PROGRESS - DO NOT SWITCH ON"
STEP SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS
1. Check that no parts of the plastic covering the antenna have been painted.
2. Check the casing conservation state.
3. Grease the fastening screws of the cover to avoid corrosion and facilitate future
inspections.
4. If paint has been scratched off at any point, proceed as follows:
− Carefully degrease the part to be painted
− Smooth lightly with emery paper
− Clean with a dry brush
− Apply a coat of anticorrosive
− When the applied anticorrosive is dry, paint with a brush or, better still, by
spraying.