Installation manual
Towedbodyinstallation
Towedbodyinstallation
Thesearetherecommendedmethodstomounttransducersinatowedbody.
Topics
•Generalrequirementsonpage21
•Installationinatowedbodyonpage22
Generalrequirements
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthetransducerorthearea
immediatelyaroundit.
Makesurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedtomount
it,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenandsmoothaspossible.
Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreateproblemswithturbulentow.
Usemountingandclampingringswheneverprovided
Circulartransducersmaybeprovidedwithmountingandclampingrings,orwith
drawingstoallowforlocalproductionofthese.
Themountingringisweldedtotheholepreparedforthetransducer,whiletheclamping
ringtsaroundtheedgeofthetransducerbody.Boltsthroughtheclampingringintothe
mountingringwillsecurethetransducerbetweenthem.
Notethatseveraltransducersusedirectionguidestoallowcorrectmounting.
Useamountingplatewheneverprovided
Certaintransducersmaybeprovidedwithamountingplate,orwithdrawingstoallow
forlocalproductionofthis.
Themountingplateisweldedtotheholepreparedforthetransducer.Boltsthroughthe
transducerbodyintothemountingplatewillsecurethetransducer.
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