Installation manual
Howtoinstallthetransducer
Howtoinstallthetransducer
Therearemanydifferentwaystomountthetransducer.Thesearetherecommended
methodstomountalargeandmediumsizedtransducerusingamountingplate.
Topics
•Transducerinstallationinblisteronpage11
•Transducerinstallationinboxkeelonpage15
•Transducerushmountedinasteeltankonpage16
•Transducerwithacousticwindowonpage17
•Transducermountedinsidethehullonpage18
•Transducermountedonadropkeelonpage19
•Retractabletransduceronpage20
Transducerinstallationinblister
Onerecommendedtransducerinstallationmethodisbymeansofablister.Theblister
mustbedesignedandmanufacturedbytheinstallationshipyardtotboththetransducer
body,andthevessel’ssizeandhullshape.
Useamountingplatewheneverprovided
Certaintransducersmaybeprovidedwithamountingplate,orwithdrawingstoallow
forlocalproductionofthis.
Themountingplateisweldedtotheholepreparedforthetransducer.Boltsthroughthe
transducerbodyintothemountingplatewillsecurethetransducer.
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthetransducerorthearea
immediatelyaroundit.
Makesurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedtomount
it,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenandsmoothaspossible.
Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreateproblemswithturbulentow.
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