Tools – Dish Assembly
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A Socket Wrench set |
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Di-Electric grease to coat O-rings (in case you run out). Commonly found at Auto Parts stores. |
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A set of open end wrenches (7/16″ and 1/2″) |
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Concrete bricks to hold down the non-pen mount. Be sure to bring more than you think you’ll need – better to have too much weight than too little. |
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Assorted screwdrivers, both flathead and phillips. |
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A set of Hex wrenches used for Allen bolts on the radio assembly. |
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Tools – Coaxial Cable Connections & Waterproofing
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A bag of Snap-On F-Connectors for coax cables. |
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A coax wire stripper |
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Rubber weather-sealing tape. |
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Wire cutters |
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Electrical tape |
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Crimping tool for Snap-On connectors |
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Wall-Plates for where the coax cables enter the server room. |
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Tools – Cable Runs
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A power screwdriver or drill. |
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Twine or narrow string to help pull cables along ceilings. |
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A Hole-Saw bit to drill holes for the cable run. |
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A Long Drill Bit (10 inches or longer) is used to create a pilot hole through a wall for the Hole-Saw. The whole saw should be used on both side of the wall for a clean looking wall penetration. |
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A Masonry Drill Bit will be needed to drill through brick or a solid wall. This bit needs to be long and wide enough to penetrate the wall for all three cables. |
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SpringSteel (sometimes called “Fish Tape”) is used to pull cables through walls or conduit. |
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Silicone Caulking is used to reseal exterior holes after cable runs are finished. Be sure to seal every hole you make into the exterior of a building! |
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Plastic tie-straps (ZipTies) are used to keep cable-bundles neat and orderly. Use plenty! Use Black Tie Straps match keep the cable run low profile. |
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Tools – Grounding Equipment
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Grounding wire – Medium gauge. Ground Everything! |
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Grounding Wire – Water pipe clamp. Water pipes are excellent grounds, because they go into the earth’s surface. |
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You will need wire connectors and assorted bolts and nuts. You may even need to drill your own holes. |
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Coax grounding block, used for grounding the coax just inside the point of entry into the building. |
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Tools – Aiming & Cross Polling the Dish
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GPS handheld unit to find latitude and longitude of the installation location. Make sure that it has fresh batteries or is fully charged. |
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10′ length of coax cable used to connect the Super Buddy or Birdog to the satellite receiver – the LNB. |
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Super Buddy – used to confirm and fine-tune the satellite dish. Make sure this is fully charged before you go. |
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Cell phone for calling Ground Control support, or for making the required call to the NOC for the Cross-Pol. Make sure it’s charged! |
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Inclinometer – used to determine angles, such as the skew angle of the radio, or the elevation of the satellite dish. |
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Tools – Making Ethernet Cables
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A clearly-marked cross-over cable, used to connect your laptop to the Gateway IDU for both Galileo and iDirect systems. |
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Bulk ethernet cable – you will need to make the cable to connect the gateway IDU to either the customers computer or router once on site. |
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Loose RJ-45 connectors |
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Ethernet Cable crimper – most models will work for both RJ-45 (ethernet) and RJ-11 (telephone). |
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Scissors – Used to cut off the ends of the coax wires |
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Other Helpful Tools
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Rope – often used to lift a satellite reflector to the roof. |
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Extension ladder, used to reach the roof if no external access is available. |
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Extension cord for running your equipment. |
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Pocket Knife – always useful. |
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Power strip, because one outlet is never enough. |
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Flashlight. |
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Sunscreen |
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Windex and paper towels for cleaning up the installation. |
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Extra batteries for all of your battery powered devices. |
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Packing tape in case you need to ship something back to Ground Control. |
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Camera for taking pictures of installation work. Helpful to GC support for troubleshooting problems, or for installation sign-offs. |
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