Installation manual
Transducercableglandsandsplicing
Transducercablesplicing
Ifyouneedtocutorlengthenthetransducercable,youmust
spliceitcorrectly.Thecablebetweenthejunctionboxandthe
transceivermustthenbesuppliedbySimrad,andthismustbe
thesametypeasusedonthetransducer(s).Tosplicethecable,
useametaljunctionboxwithEMCcableglandsandaterminal
block.Theterminalblockmustprovidesolidfasteningofthe
cableendsaswellassufcientinsulationbetweenthewires.We
recommendthatthecablescreenisconnectedtothejunction
boxchassisusingtheEMCcableglands,butifyoudothis,the
junctionboxchassism
u s t n o t beconnectedtovessel’sground.
Note
D o n o t solderthewirestogetherwithonlyelectricaltapefor
insulation.Thiswillresultinelectricalnoiseandreduced
operationalperformance.
D
o n o t connectthecablescreentothevessel’ sground.
Ordernumbers
Thecableglandsdescribedinthischapterareavailableaskits
fromSimrad.Observethefollowingordernumbers.
HulltypeItem
Ordernumber
SteelCableglandkit,steel,
8to15mmcables
499–037763
SteelCableglandkit,steel,
17to18,5mmcables
305609
Wood/GRPCableglandkit,
bronze
119-038200
SmallCableglandkit,
plastic
599-202182
330254/A
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