attwood 6100 Series Powered Fold-Down Light And Antenna Base User Manual

IMPORTANT

• Attwood PowerBase Light is compatible with and solely designed for use with Attwood LightArmor LED All-Round (5590 Series) and LED Masthead Lights  (7800 Series). If replacing a previously installed light, always remember to replace it with one of at least the same pole length and rated visibility.
• Attwood PowerBase Antenna is compatible with most leading antennas up to 8ft in length that utilize industry standard 1″-14 threading and single mounting points. Installing an antenna outside of this specification may result in damage to  unit and surroundings.

REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION

• 7/32″ & 3/4″ Drill Bits / Drive Sizes

• 2 Phillips Driver

• Marine Grade Sealant
• PTFE Lubricant
• 2x 1-1/4″ Fender Washers and 10-24 Nuts (If Through-Hole Mounting)
• 2-Position SPST Switch (with LED Backlight)
• PowerBase Light: LightArmor LED All-Round (5590 Series) or Masthead/Anchor Light (7800 Series)

DETERMINE THE MOUNTING LOCATION OF POWERBASE

IMPORTANT: Please read through all installation steps prior to any actions to ensure safe and compliant installation.

• a. Utilizing the included mounting template, identify a location on the desired mounting surface that is free of obstructions, and is as close to level as possible. Take care to ensure that the length of the pole attachment is accounted for in both the stowed and the deployed position
  

1. PowerBase Light: To ensure your navigation light is compliant; orient the PowerBase unit along the fore and aft centerline of your vessel, so that the unit stows or deploys towards the bow or the transom of the vessel.
2. PowerBase Antenna: Orienting the unit further aft on the mounting surface helps to mitigate any potential whip of the antenna in the stowed state.

• b. With the desired location identified, orient the mounting template so that the attachment pole clearly stows and deploys towards the bow or the stern depending upon desired position.

1.  **WARNING:** Failure to mount in this orientation will result in damage to the PowerBase unit

• c. Once positioned, use the included mounting template to mark the mountin surface for the following:

1. 2x Mounting Fastener Holes
2. 1x Wire-Access Hole
3. PowerBase Antenna: 1x Coaxial Cord Access Hole

• d. Take the black rubber gasket and double check the position of the marked surface to ensure proper alignment prior to drilling.
• e. Remove the gasket, and drill the marked holes utilizing the recommended  drillbits above.

WIRING THE POWERBASE UNIT

• a. With at least 18-gauge marine grade wire, route the wires first through  thegasket, and then through the drilled wire-access hole to remove as much slack fromabove the mounting surface as possible.
• b. Utilize the included wiring diagram ( Figure A) to connect the following…
• 12V SWITCH (Two Position) – Positional Control
• PowerBase Light: 12V SWITCH (Three Position) – Navigation Light Control

Figure A- PowerBase Wire Diagram

Recommended Installation:

• Switch A: 2-Position Switch (Backlit)
• Switch B: 3-Position Switch

See Blue Seas Systems Contura II Switches for compatible switch offering.

PowerBase Antenna: Seal/Tie to GND: Gray, White, and Brown Wires, while otherwise following Switch A configuration.

AFFIX THE POWERBASE UNIT TO THE MOUNTING SURFACE

• a. Prior to securing the unit to the mounting surface, apply marine-grade sealant on the mounting surface side of the gasket, as well as the underside of the PowerBase Unit.
• b. With sealant side down, place the gasket on the mounting surface aligning with the predrilled hole pattern.
• c. Install the PowerBase unit overtop of the gasket, securely fastening with the included screws and plastic washers. See exploded view in **Figure B.

Figure B – PowerBase Mounting**

INSTALL ATTACHMENT TO POWERBASE

a. PowerBase Light

1. Prior to installing the pole to the PowerBase Unit, route the wires coming from the bottom of the pole through the PowerBase Break Away hole.

2.  Connect the pin connectors to the associated receptacles on the PowerBase wire harness as shown in Figure C & D.
   
   Figure C – All-Around Light (5590 Series)
   
   Figure D – Masthead Light (7800 Series)
   

3. Utilizing the included installation tool to guide the connectors into the light pole so that the white jacket on the PowerBase wire harness is approximately an inch into the pole. See Figure E.
   
   Figure E – Pole Light Installation

4. Remove the installation tool and insert pole into the PowerBase Unit, aligning the fastener hole within the pole to the fastener hole within the PowerBase Unit

5. Masthead Light: Align the pole so that the Attwood Shield faces towards the bow of the vessel.

6. All-Round Light: Adjust alignment nut so that Light head is parallel to the resting float position of the vessel.

7. Apply PTFE waterproof lubricant to included fastner, then utilizing a non ferrous bit tighten the screw so that the fastener head is fully bottomed out.

b. PowerBase Antenna

1. IMPORTANT: Please refer to the detailed instructions included with the antenna for model specific installation steps.
2. Prior to installing the antenna to the PowerBase Unit, route the coaxial cable from the antenna through the previously drilled wire-access hole, taking care to  ensurethat enough slack exists to allow for the full range of motion during stow and deployment.
3. WARNING: Do not attempt to route the coaxial cable through the PowerBase Unit’s internal housing.
4.  Apply PTFE waterproof lubricant to the 1”-14 threading of the PowerBase unit, then thread the antenna onto the PowerBase Unit attachment arm.
5. WARNING: If the coaxial cable routes out of the bottom threading hole, take care when threading to ensure coaxial cord is not damaged.

TEST THE POWERBASE

• a. Positional Switch
  Activate the deploy state on the switch, then visually confirm that the PowerBase unit has fully moved to the deployed state. Repeat this process to return the unit to the stowed state.

• b. PowerBase Light

1. Activate the on state from the Navigational Light switch, then visually confirm  

that the Navigation Light has turned on.

2. With the Positional Switch in the stowed state, confirm that the LED backlight on the Positional Switch is blinking, denoting the ready-to-deploy status.

• c. PowerBase Antenna

1. Confirm that the signal is being received by desired receiver. Please refer to the antenna manufacturers instructions for signal quality troubleshooting.

MAINTENANCE & CARE

Annual Maintenance

In order to reduce freeplay and extend the life of your PowerBase system, it’s important to tighten the breakaway fasteners to the required torque values shown in Figure F at the beginning and end of the boating season, or at least once a year. Take care not to over tighten the fasteners, and to tighten specifically to the value  required for your applicable system

Manual Position Override

If necessary, your PowerBase’s position can be manually adjusted to either the stowed or deployed position by following the steps shown in Figure G. Take care to tighten the fasteners to the torque values shown in Figure F.

SafeGuard Breakaway Shear Pin Replacement

In the event of an impact your PowerBase unit is equipped with SafeGuard Breakaway feature, helping minimize the damage to the Vessel, PowerBase, and Light/Antenna. Once SafeGuard Breakaway has been engaged, you’ll need to replace the shear pin with a new Attwood PowerBase Shear Pin (Attwood Part Number: 6001-7). See Figure H for the steps needed to remove and install your new shear pin. Take care not to discard the cover fastener during replacement, and always remember to tighten the fasteners back to the required torque values shown in Figure F.

ATTWOOD LIMITED 5-YEAR WARRANTY

See product catalog or AttwoodMarine.com for details.
©2022 Advanced Systems Group by Brunswick, Lowell, MI 49331

COMPLIANCE

FCC

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the  following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If  thisequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

References

• AttwoodMarine.com

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