Installation manual

Howtoinstallthetransducer
Thiscanbeaccomplishedbyairreleasethroughasteeltube,whichisextendedeither
toopenair1.5mabovethewaterlineortothewateroutsidethehullatapointhigher
thanthetankinterior.
Ifthetubeisextendedtoopenair,drainagemustbeprovidedwithleakageatthe
transducerangeoraseparateholeinthetankbottom.
Example:Flushmountinginasteeltank
Figure10Flushmountinginasteeltank
ASteeltank
BWater
CDrainagehole
DCableserviceloop
ESteeltubeforairoutlet
FStufngtube
GCableinsteelconduit
Thegureillustratesthe
installationprincipleswhenthe
transducerismountedinasteel
tank.
Transducerwithacousticwindow
Vesselsoperatinginarcticwatersneedspecialattentionontransducerinstallation.
Floatingblocksoficemaydamageevenaushmountedtransducerface.Forthis
situationSimradoffersarctictanksindifferentsizes.
Usemountingplatewheneverprovided
Certaintransducersmaybeprovidedwithamountingplate,orwithdrawingstoallow
forlocalproductionofthis.
Themountingplateisweldedtotheholepreparedforthetransducer.Boltsthroughthe
transducerbodyintothemountingplatewillsecurethetransducer.
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthetransducerorthearea
immediatelyaroundit.
Makesurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedtomount
it,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenandsmoothaspossible.
Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreateproblemswithturbulentow.
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