Antenna Wires, Repairing

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Aerial Cable Repair Set - Wire Stripping Tool: VAS6720/3
Aerial Cable Repair Set - Wire Stripping Tool: VAS6720/1
Aerial Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/4
Aerial Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/2
Antenna (Aerial) Cable Repair Set: VAS6720

Determining the antenna wire system

-- Using the gauge from Antenna (Aerial) Cable Repair Set: VAS6720 , check which antenna wire system needs to be repaired.

Fig 1: Before Starting Repair, Determine Which Antenna Wire Using Gauge

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System RG 174 = blue
System RTK 031 = gray

Cutting the antenna wire

-- Install a fitting Aerial Cable Repair Set - Wire Stripping Tool: VAS6720/1 or Aerial Cable Repair Set - Wire Stripping Tool: VAS6720/3 to the crimping pliers from the Antenna (Aerial) Cable Repair Set: VAS6720 .

-- Slide the antenna wire -1- into the cutting device -arrow-.

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-- Close the crimping pliers, then open again.

-- Remove the antenna wire -1-.

Removing the insulation from the shield

-- Push the locking pin -2- in the direction of -arrow- all the way into the rotating cutting piece -3-.

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-- Push the antenna wire -1- all the way into the rotating cutting piece -3-.

Conditions

The locating pin -2- is fully pulled out of the rotating cutting piece -3- again.

-- Engage the blade holder -1- in the direction of -arrow A- into the rotating cutting piece -3-.

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Conditions

The gap -arrow- is completely closed.

-- Hold the antenna wire -2-.

-- Turn the rotating cutting device -3- in the direction of -arrow B-, until it can be turned easily.

-- Pull out the release pin -1- in the direction of -arrow A- until the blade holder is loosened from the antenna wire -4-.

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-- Push the locking pin -2- in the direction of -arrow B- all the way into the rotating cutting piece -3-.

Conditions

The antenna wire -4- will be pushed out of the rotating cutting piece -3-.

-- Remove the antenna wire -4-.

-- Remove insulation from the antenna wire.

Removing the outer jacket of insulation

-- Push the antenna wire -1- in the mount -arrow-, all the way -2-.

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-- Close the crimping pliers, then open again.

-- Remove the antenna wire -1-.

Removing the inner insulation

-- Push the antenna wire -1- in the mount -arrow-, all the way -2-.

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-- Close the crimping pliers, then open again.

-- Remove the antenna wire -1-.

Crimping the inner conductor

-- Install a fitting Aerial Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/2 or Aerial Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/4 to the crimping pliers from the Antenna (Aerial) Cable Repair Set: VAS6720 .

-- Fold out the positioner -1-.

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-- Open the positioner plate -2-.

-- Push the inner contact -3- in the direction of -arrow-, all the way, into the positioner -1-.

-- Closing the positioning plate -2-.

Conditions

The inner contact is secured -3-.

-- Fold in the positioner -1-.

-- Slide the antenna wire -1- into the inner contact -2-.

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-- Close the crimping pliers completely until it reopens by itself.

-- Open the positioning plate -3-.

-- Remove the antenna wire -1-.

Crimping the outer conductor

-- Slide the sleeve -3- over the antenna wire -4-.

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-- Slide knurled contact area -arrow- of the outer contact -1- over the aluminum foil.

-- Slide the shield -5- into the outer contact -1-.

-- Slide the outer contact -1- entirely over the inner conductor -2-.

-- Slide the sleeve -3- over the shield -5-.

-- Fold out the positioner -1-.

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-- Insert the outer contact -2- into the center profile -arrow- of the Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/2 or Cable Repair Set - Crimping Tool: VAS6720/4 .

-- Close the crimping pliers completely until it reopens by itself.

-- Remove the antenna wire -3-.