Installation manual

Installation manual
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 5
TRANSDUCER LOCATION .................................................. 6
Go deep.....................................................................................................................6
Vessel heave .............................................................................................................6
Noise from protruding objects on the hull................................................................6
Boundary water l ayer ...............................................................................................7
Propeller noise..........................................................................................................7
Inclination of the transducer face .............................................................................8
Summary and general recommendation...................................................................8
WAYS OF MOUN TIN G THE TRANSDUCER......................... 10
External mounting ..................................................................................................11
Transducer blister ...................................................................................................16
Box keel..................................................................................................................22
Flush mounting in a steel tank................................................................................24
Acoustic window....................................................................................................26
Inside the hull .........................................................................................................28
Drop keel ................................................................................................................30
Retractable t ransducer ............................................................................................31
CABLE GLANDS ............................................................... 32
Order numbers........................................................................................................32
Cable gland for steel hulls......................................................................................33
Cable gland for wood or GRP hulls .......................................................................34
Cable glands for small hulls ...................................................................................35
Cable s plicing .........................................................................................................36
STEEL CONDUIT.............................................................. 37
HANDLING AND M AINT ENANCE ...................................... 38
Approved anti-fouling paints..................................................................................39
SIMRAD TRANSDUCERS .................................................. 40
All 12 kHz transducers...........................................................................................41
All 18 kHz transducers...........................................................................................41
All 27 kHz transducers...........................................................................................41
All 38 kHz transducers...........................................................................................42
All 50 kHz transducers...........................................................................................44
All 70 khz transducers............................................................................................45
All 120 khz transducers..........................................................................................46
All 200 kHz transducers.........................................................................................47
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