Specifications

If a re in force ment (doubler) plate is
needed to meet the ri gid ity re quire ments,
fab ri cate one us ing the tray as a guide.
Drill the 4 marked holes with the #19
(.1660) drill bit and in stall the tray with
the 8-32 X 5/8" pan head phillips screws,
nuts, flat wash ers and lock wash ers pro
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vided.
3.4. In stalling the An tenna
En sure that the an tenna mount ing lo ca
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tion meets the re quire ments as de scribed
in An tenna Mount ing Lo ca tions.
A doubler plate will most likely be nec-
es sary for the an tenna to meet ri gid ity
spec i fi ca tions in An tenna Mount ing Lo ca -
tions.
A 20 pound force ap plied in all di rec-
tions should not cause an ap pre cia ble
dis tor tion in the air craft skin.
Use the an tenna out line draw ings (fig-
ures 3-4 through 3-12) to de ter mine the
hole pat tern and drill size.
Two coax ca bles are pro vided with the
C406-2. The BNC to BNC ca ble is for
the 121.5/243.0 MHz trans mit ter and the
TPS (ELT end) to TNC (an tenna end)
coax ca ble is used for the 406.025 MHz
trans mit ter. To elim i nate con fu sion caused
by wrong con nec tions the coax ca bles
were de signed to con nect only one way
en sur ing proper op er a tion of the C406-2.
Lon ger coax ca bles (up to 20 feet) may
be con structed if the six foot ca bles pro
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vided are too short for the in stal la tion.
RG-400 or RG-142 may be used for fab
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ri cat ing these ca bles.
3.5. Mount ing the Cock pit
Light/ Switch As sem bly
The switch as sem bly must be mounted
in the cock pit where the pi lot can eas ily
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FIG URE 3-9 ELT MOLEX CON NEC TOR IN STAL LA TION
CAUTION: Incorrect wiring of the Molex connector may damage the ELT; cause continuous
transmission; or result in no remote reset. Verify wiring against Figure 3-10. A continuity check
is recommended to ensure good connections and proper pin location.