Installation manual

Transducercableglandsandsplicing

TRANSDUCERCABLEGLANDSANDSPLICING

Thetransducercablemustpassthroughthehullusingapproved

cableglandsforthetypeofvesselinquestion.

Aboutcableglands

Asteelcableglandisnormallyusedonprofessionalvessels

withsteelhulls.Abronzecableglandcanbedeliveredasan

optionforvesselswithwoodorbreglasshulls.Vesselnottobe

classiedcanasanoptionuseacableglandmadeofplastic.

Note

Simradstronglyrecommendsthatalengthofconduitistted

aroundtransducercableglandsmadeofsteelorbronzeand

extendedoverthewater-lineinsidethevessel.Thisprecaution

reducesthedangerofoodingintheeventofglandfailureand

transducersinstalledinthismannerarealsoeasiertoreplace.

Somevesselsmayexperiencedifcultiesndingsuitableareas

ofthehullformountingtransducercableglandsduetoexisting

watertanks,concreteballastorotherobstacles.Apossible

solutioninsuchcasesistorunthetransducercablesinasteel

conduitaftalongthehulluntilasuitablecableglandlocationis

available.Therespectivecableglandcanthenbeinstalledas

describedinthefollowinginstructions.

Note

Simradtakesnoresponsibilityforthecorrectinstallationof

cableglands,associatedhullmodicationsand/orstructural

supportoftransducercablepenetration.Theseactivitiesare

subjecttoindividualapprovalbytherespectiveclassication

societyforthevesselinquestion.

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