User Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................7
SYSTEM COMPONENTS...........................................................................................................................11
Eclipse SST Receiver...........................................................................................................................11
Eclipse SST Remote Display and Cable Power Supply.......................................................................12
SST Transmitter and Magnetic Shield..................................................................................................14
Laptop Computer with SST Software ...................................................................................................14
Non-DCI Components That Will Be Needed........................................................................................15
STARTUP AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................17
SST Operating Procedure ....................................................................................................................17
Setting Up SST Laptop ..................................................................................................................17
1. Plotting Topography, Drill Plan, and Planned Deviation ....................................................17
Setting Up Equipment and Site......................................................................................................17
2. Establish Borepath Reference Line and Mark Borepath....................................................17
3. Assemble and Torque-up Non-Magnetic Housing to Non-Mag Tool .................................17
4. Align Drill to Marked Borepath............................................................................................18
5. Position and Align Non-mag Tooling Assembly onto Marked Borepath ............................18
6. Stage SST Equipment and Power Sources Adjacent to Tooling Assembly.......................19
7. Power Up Eclipse SST Equipment.....................................................................................20
8. Measure SST Transmitter Current Draw............................................................................21
9. Install SST Transmitter into Aligned Non-mag Tooling Assembly......................................21
Setting Reference Heading (Ref Yaw) and Roll Offset..................................................................21
10. Set Ref Yaw – Shoot Probe..............................................................................................21
11. Set Roll Offset on Remote (if needed) .............................................................................23
12. Set Roll Offset on Receiver ..............................................................................................24
Calibrating SST Tool and Confirming Proper System Operation ..................................................26
13. Calibrate SST Tool to Receiver........................................................................................26
14. Measure SST Transmitter Current Draw in Housing........................................................26
15. Verify Pitch Readings Using Digital Level ........................................................................26
16. Connect SST Equipment to the Drill.................................................................................26
Logging Drill Run............................................................................................................................28
17. Log First Point and Override Yaw Reading, If Needed ....................................................28
18. Locate, Continue to Log and Override, If Needed............................................................28
19. Compensate for Differences Between Tool’s Logged Position Data
and Tracked Position........................................................................................................29
20. Pull Back Rods, Resteer, and Relog................................................................................29
21. Save Bore Data Occasionally...........................................................................................29
22. Log Last Rod ....................................................................................................................30
23. Save Project .....................................................................................................................30
Summary of Basic Operating Procedure..............................................................................................31
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