ALPHA-DELTA - SEP - PROTECTION AGAINST STATIC ELECTRICITY - REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGE FOR DELTA-C KIT CENTER INSULATOR

Model SEP Arc-Plug™ Static Electricity Protector is a special gas tube component designed to “bleed off” slow rising static electricity buildup of the kind generated by thunderstorms, high wind driven snow or sand or by a harmless looking cloudy day. These static charges have been measured to several thousand volts and can damage or destroy sensitive components in receiver or transceiver front end circuitry.

For proper operation of the Protector, it will be neccessary to ground the coax shield at the entrance to the building. Your station may already meet these requirements if your coax shield circuitry is grounded to a ground bus, bulkhead, strap, braid or ground rod through the connector on your coax. If the Model SEP protector takes a strong surge "hit" beyound its rating, it is designmed to fail "shorted" to indicate the need for a re[placement. This willl be indicated by a large increase in VSWR, or a "dead" receiver since the antenna will be shorted to ground at the Center insulator. Your equipment will still be protected until removal or repacement.

To remove the Model SEP Protector, simply remove the antenna connection hardware and remove the SEP which is installed in the cavity on the back of the Model DELTA-C Center Insulator. Reinstall the hardware in the same sequence as provided.

When using the DELTA-C for high power transmitting it may be neccessary to remove the SEP Cartridge when VSWR exceeds 2:1.

Also, to assure the maximum protection of your sensitive equipment from lightning/REMP induced surges, we recommend the use of our Alpha Delta Transi-Trap Surge Protector at the point where the feedline enters the building.