F - 10 Tait Orca vehicle kit June 2003 IPN: M5000-00-105Tait Orca vehicle kitThe Tait Orca vehicle kit provides a secureenvironment for a Tait Orca portable radioused in a vehicle. The vehicle kit allows theradio to be connected to the vehicleís externalantenna and also acts as a fast charger for theradioís NiCd battery.Note that NiMH batteries are not charged bythe vehicle kit, and that the desktop fast charg-er should still be used to short condition NiCdbatteries each week.This section outlines the vehicle kit operation,specifications and servicing. A detailed circuitand interface description is also provided, toallow customised modification of the vehiclekit.Product codesTable F-3 gives the product codes of availablevehicle kit options and accessories.The vehicle kits in Group A include selectedmounting options and accessories. Theseaccessories and other installation options areavailable separately as items in Group B.Table F-3: Vehicle kit product codesUpdate to the vehicle kitIn order to allow the vehicle kit to be compati-ble with the new chassis, a new quarter turnmoulding has been made. This new part iscoloured green so that it can be easily identi-fied. It can be fitted to all existing vehicle kitsand will allow radios with both old and newchassis to be located in the vehicle kit. Forinstructions on replacing the quarter turnmoulding, see ìTrigger reassemblyî on page F-14Installing a vehicle kitDetailed installation instructions are providedin the Tait Orca vehicle kit installation guide(IPN 429-40000-xx). This guide is includedwith each vehicle kit.Vehicle kit operationInserting the radioRemove the accessory connector cover fromthe radio.Productcode DescriptionTOPA-VK-002A Vehicle kit, no installation accesso-riesGroup ATOPA-VK-006A Vehicle kit with mobile microphone& mounting hardwareTOPA-VK-007A Vehicle kit with mobile microphone,speaker & mounting hardwareTOPA-VK-008A Vehicle kit with heavy duty mobilemicrophone & mounting hardwareTOPA-VK-009A Vehicle kit with heavy duty mobilemicrophone, speaker & mountinghardwareTOPA-VK-011A Vehicle kit with heavy duty micro-phone & speaker (no additionalmounting hardware)TOPA-VK-010 Vehicle kit mounting adaptorGroup BTOPA-VK-020 Vehicle kit single height U bracketTOPA-VK-030 Vehicle kit double height U bracketTOPA-VK-040 Vehicle kit triple height U bracketTOPA-VK-050 Vehicle kit mounting plateTOPA-VK-060 Vehicle kit charger disable kitTOPA-VK-100 Vehicle kit mobile microphoneTOPA-VK-200 Vehicle kit external speakerTOPA-VK-300 Vehicle kit visor microphoneTOPA-VK-400 Vehicle kit remote PTTTOPA-VK-500 Vehicle kit heavy duty mobile micProductcode Description