Pinwheel OEM Integrator Manual Rev 2 5
Notices
WEEE
If you purchased your Pinwheel OEM family product in Europe, please return it to your dealer or supplier at the
end of life. The objectives of the European Community's environment policy are, in particular, to preserve,
protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilise natural resources
prudently and rationally. Sustainable development advocates the reduction of wasteful consumption of natural
resources and the prevention of pollution. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a regulated
area. Where the generation of waste cannot be avoided, it should be reused or recovered for its material or
energy. WEEE products may be recognized by their wheeled bin label ( ). 1
RoHS
The Pinwheel OEM is compliant with the European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Directive 2011/65/EU.
REACH
NovAtel strives to comply with the EU Directive EC 1907/2006 on chemicals and their safe use as per the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) for its products,
including the Pinwheel OEM product. Since REACH SVHC lists are updated occasionally, please contact
NovAtel Customer Support if you require further information.
Lightning Protection Installation and Grounding Procedure
What is the hazard?
A lightning strike into the ground causes an increase in the earth's potential which results in a high voltage
potential between the center conductor and shield of the coaxial cable. This high voltage develops because the
voltage surge induced onto the center conductor lags in time behind the voltage surge induced onto the shield.
Hazard Impact
A lightning strike causes the ground potential in the area to rise to dangerous levels resulting in harm to
personnel or destruction of electronic equipment in an unprotected environment. It also conducts a portion of
the strike energy down the inner conductor of the coax cable to the connected equipment.
Actions to Mitigate Lightning Hazards
1. Do not install antennas or antenna coaxial cables outside the building during a lightning storm.
2. It is not possible to avoid over voltages caused by lightning, but a lightning protection device may be used
to shunt a large portion of the transient energy to the building ground, reducing the over voltage condition
as quickly as possible.
3. Primary lightning protection must be provided by the operator/customer according to local building codes
as part of the extra building installation.
4. To ensure compliance with clause 7 "Connection to Cable Distribution Systems" of EN 60950-1, Safety for
Information Technology Equipment, a secondary lightning protection device must be used for in-building
equipment installations with external antennas. The following device has been approved by NovAtel Inc.:
5. Polyphaser - Surge Arrestor DGXZ+24NFNF-A
1. See www.novatel.com | Products | WEEE and RoHS for more information.
Only qualified personnel, such as electricians mandated by the governing body in the
country of installation, may install lightning protection devices.
