Wilson Electronics WR-500 - WR-500 Operation and Safety; Mechanical Operation Considerations; Electrical Operation Troubleshooting; Electrical Shock Hazard Warning

not .tth:mpt to g.un another ten feet of height b)' auempting
to mount an antenno~ of <~n)' site on top of a 1 W' " I V" ma~t
on top of the rotor. You arl.' fU~t going to ptclo; up piec;c\ Jftcr
the first wind gu~t! If there i' dO\ doubt c~bout a top mount,
then we recomnwnd itwe,ting in J good tn\ide 10wer m~tJII,t·
lion. h\ an c\cellcnt tmntment. C.1ution: Ttw roLUr i\ de·
\i&ned for ~cttical operation v. ith the bell 'hapcd hou,ing in
the up po"tinn. \\ater and other contamin.!lion v.tll get tnto
the rnotor unit if mounted hori10ntJI or up~tdc d<m n.
SECTION Ill - OPERATION
3.1 Mechanical To pre~ent btnding under .tdvmc
opcr.uing cond1tiom, a ~mall a·
muunt of pia} i' dc~igncd in10 the
rotor . [Hn .1 degree or so ol rotor pia} wtll permit W\crJI in·
chc\ of mo,ement Jl the end of a long antenna boom. or at
the tiP' ol the clement~. frequently, the ~light motton of the
antcnnJ Jrr.ty in gusts of wind~ i\ due more to the n.uural lie\·
ing ol the clement' and mJ~t than it is due to <~clUal piJ'r in
the rotor mechamsm. o .. c.~~ionally in \er., high wind\ the disc
bralo;e on the WRSOO mJ} ~lip; 11 t.tlo.e~ .tppro\imJtely 1300
inch lb~. of force to o"ercomc the di,c bralo.e. Thi' generally
wtll
not ocwr unle~~ the .JntennJ rs \er} large. Another prob·
lem rcg.Jrding antcnnd \lippage is a maucr of the dntenna 'lip·
ping in the mast support . A f.1hc ndication of suspected )lip-
ping m.1y be indicated on the meter . Comp.1re meter rc<~ding\
at dtffercnt times when the rotor has not been activated.
Che'"- the nut~ on the U·bolts so th.u the-, are tight.
Operation
3.2 Electrical Field c)..perience ha~ shown that most
Operation opcrJtional difficulties v.ttn the rotor
are trace.tble to broken, shorted, or
grounded wtre\, uw.tlly .11 the connector\ . Time \pent m cut·
ttng th..: lc.td' to exact length, tinning, forming, cuuin~t insu·
l.1tion
to e'<att lengths and cl.tmping to pr..:vcnt ~train on an~
'>tngle wire on the connector will P.l'. big dt\lidend\ l,n..:r in
long .1nd trouble free performance . Put it up right and lca'e it
up!
CAUTION:
3.3 Shock BHORI:. C.LI~1BINC. IOWFR A D OR
Hazard Pr RrOR\11r'\G \NY MAl 1 [ '\AN CE
0
Tllf WR500 TOW ER SYSII:.M OR YOUR
ANTFNNA SYSII::M, Mt\K.E CI:.RTAI ALL A.C. POWER
I~ DI~<..ONNlC 1 LD 1- R0\1 YOUR I DIC.A rQR Ul\11 I•
• \DOl liON, DO NOT AT JI:.\1PT TO 1!\Sl ALL OR ADJUST
Page !'our
'rOUR ROTOR OR lOWER DURING ·\ R·\11\STOR\\ OR
\\'H E LIGHT~ING IS A POSSIBILITY I LRIHER CW·
110• IS GIVl:. 10 KCEP CLLAR Of \ll PO\\t::R A· 0
ELE:.C.I RI<..AL Ll ES.
SECTION IV - SERVICE
l)o not ,hip equipment tu the man·
uf.tcturcr
without prim returned
goo<.h authoril.ttion. 11 unw t\ e>.·
4.1 Return
Shipments
Procedure
tremel} imporl.Jnt, c.tll fur dpprov·
al. When d
\htpmcnt t\ C)..PI.'l l ed, the time it tal..e~ to process
the incoming 'hipment, repair tl dnd get it bdlk to you'' k"'
tho~n v.hen .tn unc\pccted 'hipmcnt i' rccel\cd and ha., to be
prOCL..,\Cd. lt i~ ~cry important th.tl the 'hipmcnl be well
po~cl..l.'d .1nd lull\ imured D<~mage claim~ mu't be <.elllcd !le·
tween \OU and the earner .tnd will greatl'r dc .. t)' dO\ return\.
Proper paclo.ing will nmm.lll\ a\oid thi., trouble. •\ I .,hipment\
mu\t ge \Cnt to U'> prep.tid. We do not .tCC(Pt collect .J1ip·
mcnh. All teturn~ <ihould be m.1de in our ,t,tnd.Jrd e<~rton\
onJ\ .
4.2 Shipping
Methods
\\'hen a '>hipment is returned it will be
handkd in one of three Y.J)' · Where
.JII \Crvice IS 10 warr.tnt)', the \htpmo.:nt
will
be returned prcp.tid \ ia a c,urier of our choice. 11 there Jrc
.tn~ charges not CO\ered b\ w.trrant\, ''e will hold the .. hip ·
mcnt .tnd ddvi~e ~ ou of co\t which 'r ou can then 'end or upon
';OUr v. riuen authorildtlon we will ,hip COD for ,tn) ch.ugcs
not co..-ered b\ warranty. 1 hen the c.tmer will collect tht:!,e
charge\ and the tran\portation co't' on .trrival. Uncl.limed or
refu,ed COD .. hipment., v. ill not be rl.',hippcd unttl pa} mcnt ol
'cn·icc .Jnd tr.m,portation ch.u.:e' i\ ri.'CCt"t:!d . Shipment will
then be m.Jde coll..:ct for rcshipmcnt tr.trhport.ttion tharge\.
Uncldimc:d equipment .tutomaticall\ b..:corne' the proper!) ut
the mo~nuf.sc.turer 60 d.t)'~ ahcr the d.ttc of rdu...ll or return
.,nd will be di,.poo,ed of for payment ef (harge' due NOTE::: We
v. ill not ,hip b)' me.tm of a carrier that wtll nut lull\' tn\urc
the \htpment. The exception to this h when there i' nu other
mean' APO FPO, etc.) of 'hipment tho1n p,utcl pu\t .tnd tlwn
we will
,htp h~ thi\ means v. ith )OUr written agreement that
\ ou a\sume Jll\ hl" over thJt whith the earner will in,ure.
C.OD 'htpment~ c.snnot be m.1de through APO FPO .tddrc"e' .
Rcgi,tered mail and li.P S .-lfe the be'l mcthud> ol 'h1pmcnt.
Rcplac...:mcnt
part\ ordcrtng All rcplo~cemcnl p.tr 1\ order\ mu't
be prepo1id or COD on I~. Replacement pan pncc quutc> will be
furnr,hcd upon rcque\t for tho..c whu dc\trl' prcpJrd .. hipml·nt
or Cdnnot .tcccpt COD \htpmcnt.