Installation manual
Howtoinstallthetransducer
HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER
Installationonatowedbody
Transducersdesignedtowithstandlargewaterpressureare
providedforuseintowedbodies.Therecommendedinstallation
methodisthroughthehullplatinghullusingmountingand
clampingrings.Theinstallationarrangementonthetowedbody
mustbedesignedbythemanufacturerofthetowedbodytot
itsshapeandcharacteristics.
Usemountingandclampingringswhenever
provided
Circulartransducersmaybeprovidedwithmountingand
clampingrings,orwithdrawingstoallowforlocalproductionof
these.Themountingringisweldedtotheholeinthetowedarray,
whiletheclampingringtsaroundtheedgeofthetransducer
body.Boltsthroughtheclampingringintothemountingringwill
thensecurethetransducerbetweenthem.Notethatallsplit-beam
transducersusedirectionguidestoallowcorrectmounting.
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthevehicle.
Ensurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,thevehicle,the
vehicleplatingandputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenand
smoothaspossible.Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreate
problemswiththewaterow.
Examples
Observethefollowingexamplesoftransducerinstallation.
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