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| Now you're ready to apply the epoxy glue. You will
need to be quick with the gluing steps to accomplish the assembly
process before the epoxy start setting up. If you aren't confident
about doing this in 5 minutes you should buy epoxy that takes longer to
setup and dry. Slide the base off of the antenna, preparing to apply epoxy
glue, as shown here. As
you slide the base off, the RCA jack wire will get shorter as it goes into
the base. This is when we carefully pinch the ground wire as the RCA
is inserted into the 1/4" hole. But before you insert the RCA as a
press fit, put a
little dab of glue on ONE SIDE of the RCA jack threads, opposite the side where the
ground wire strands will be pinched. When you have the dab of epoxy
applied, push the connector into the
base with the ground wire pinched by the edge of the hole, making a good
ground connection. Push it in as far as you can by hand. In this
picture it shows it would go in about 2/3 of the way. To save time,
leave it as is and we'll softly hammer it in later. |
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| Quickly apply epoxy all around the lower 1" of
the antenna shaft circumference. Then use a small screw driver to
spread epoxy INSIDE the metal base at the top, inside about the top .5".
Once you have enough epoxy inside the base, and around the antenna shaft,
push the antenna into the base. Push it in as far as you feel
comfortable, keeping in mind you are compressing the excess wire inside the
base. It should go in about 1.25", maybe a little more. |
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| Once you slide in the antenna you should have some excess
epoxy glue
to wipe off. But before you do that, put the base into the vise and
tap the RCA jack the rest of the way into the base. At that point, quickly
wipe off the excess glue and immediately test the antenna for shorts. |
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| You should test the antenna as quick as possible.
There are three ways you can do this. 1. Use the wiring on your
buggy if it's conveniently nearby (preferred).
2. Before gluing anything, prepare a 12V battery source with a wire
and male RCA jack, ready to plug into the base of the antenna to test the
light bulb.
3. Use an ohm meter to test for continuity and shorts (this is most
difficult and time consuming).
Any of these will work fine, but you need to have this ready, immediately
after you glue the assembly together. If for some reason you have a
short or a bad connection in your work, pull everything apart before the
epoxy sets up to start over. |
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