User's Manual

ARCXTEND USER MANUAL – R1.4, ISSUE 4
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Environment Specifications
The environmental specifications for the ARCXtend solution including the AX1255, AX3155 and
associated electrical and mechanical subassemblies are given in Table 9-3 below.
Requirement Specification
Altitude
Operating Low to 10,000 feet
Storage and Transportation Low to 50,000 feet
Ambient Temperature
Operating –40 to +65°C (Includes solar loading)
Storage –60 to +75°C
Humidity
Operating 5 to 100% RH Non-condensing
Storage 5 to 95% RH
Rain
Operating
Wind driven rain of 5.8 in/hour at 70 MPH
May not cause a link outage, but can degrade
performance)
Survival No requirement
Water immersion No leaks at 15 PSI internal pressure for 10 seconds
Salt Spray Per Specification – Comcast 1000 hrs.
Wind
Operating (Hub):
112 MPH (180km/hr) with 1 inch radial ice
May not cause a link outage, but can degrade
performance.
The deviation of the antenna main beam axis should
not be more than 0.3 times the smaller of the two
azithumal and elevation HPBW as a general rule)
Survival (Hub)l:
125 MPH (200km/hr)
No significant loss of alignment after test
Vibration
Operating: 0.001 G
2
/Hz from 5-100 Hz (IEC 60068-2-6)
Survival: 0.01 G
2
/Hz from 5-100 Hz (IEC 60068-2-6)
Shock
Survival: IEC 60068-2-27
Packaged: 4 Ft. drop
Corrosion
Plated Surfaces: ASTM D-2247, ASTM B-117/DIN 75-302
Painted Surfaces: ASTM 117-B (Salt Spray), ASTM D3359, ASTM-
D4060
UV Resistance/Stability ASTM G-53/DIN 53-505
Lightning/ESD 20kA IEC 1000-4-5 8/20µs Waveform