User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual
- Digital
- Control
- Incorporated
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Introduction
- System Components
- Startup and Operating Instructions
- SST Operating Procedure
- Setting Up SST Laptop
- Setting Up Equipment and Site
- 2. Establish Borepath Reference Line and Mark Borepath
- 3. Assemble and Torque-up Non-Magnetic Housing to Non-Mag Tool
- 4. Align Drill to Marked Borepath
- 5. Position & Align Non-mag Tooling Assembly onto Marked Borepath
- 6. Stage SST Equipment and Power Sources Adjacent to Tooling Assembly
- 7. Power Up Eclipse SST Equipment
- 8. Measure SST Transmitter Current Draw
- 9. Install SST Transmitter into Aligned Non-mag Tooling Assembly
- Setting Reference Heading (Ref Yaw) and Roll Offset
- Calibrating SST Tool and Confirming Proper System Operation
- Logging Drill Run
- Summary of Basic Operating Procedure
- SST Operating Procedure
- Computer Software Instructions
- Inputting and Changing Drill Data
- APPENDIXImporting Topography, Drill Plan, and Planned Deviation from Excel File
- LIMITED WARRANTY
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Safety Precautions
and Warnings
Important Note: All operators must read and understand the following Safety Precautions and
Warnings and must review this DigiTrak
®
Eclipse
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SST
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Guidance System Operator’s Manual
as well as the DigiTrak
®
Eclipse
®
inGround Positioning System Operator’s Manual before using
this system.
1 Serious injury and death can result if underground drilling equipment makes contact
with an underground utility such as a high-voltage electrical cable or a natural gas
line.
 Substantial property damage and liability can result if underground drilling equipment
makes contact with an underground utility such as a telephone, cable TV, fiber-optic,
water, or sewer line.
Work slowdowns and cost overruns can occur if drilling operators do not use the
drilling or locating equipment correctly to obtain proper performance.
¾ Directional drilling operators MUST at all times:
y Understand the safe and proper operation of drilling and locating equipment, including the
use of ground mats and proper grounding procedures.
y Ensure that all underground utilities have been located, exposed, and marked accurately
prior to drilling.
y Wear protective safety clothing such as dielectric boots, gloves, hard-hats, high-visibility
vests and safety glasses.
y Locate and track the drill head accurately and correctly during drilling.
y Comply with state and local governmental regulations (e.g., OSHA).
y Follow all other safety procedures.
¾ The DigiTrak Eclipse SST system cannot be used to locate utilities.
¾ Continued exposure to heat, due to frictional heating of the drill head, can cause inaccurate
depth to be displayed and may permanently damage the transmitter.
0 The DigiTrak Eclipse equipment is not explosion-proof and should never be used
near flammable or explosive substances.
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