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Simrad ES38-18/200-18CR Installation Manual
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Design, manufacture and mount the necessary fairing, installation blister, keel box
and/or tank that is required to mount the transducer.
4
Install the stuffing tube.
5
Design, manufacture and mount the steel conduit for the transducer cable.
6
Unpack the transducer from its transport crate.
7
Position the transducer under the mounting location.
8
Pull the transducer cable up through the steel conduit.
9
Tighten the packing nut on the cable gland properly to avoid leaks.
10 Mount the transducer.
11 Seal the top of the steel conduit to prevent water leaks.
12 Connect the transducer cable to the transceiver.
13 If your vessel will operate in waters with a lot of marine growth, consider applying
a thin layer of anti-fouling paint to the transducer face.
Related topics
Transducer installation principles, page 41
Where to install the transducer, page 51
424411 ES38-18/200-18CR Dimensions, page 57
820-204678 ES38-18/200-18CR Mounting arrangement, page 64
424465 ES38–18/200–18CR Mounting ring, page 59
Designing, manufacturing and mounting the
installation hardware
Once the physical location of the transducer has been determined, the installation
hardware must be designed, manufactured and mounted.
Prerequisites
Before you can do this task, the following prerequisites must be met:
• All relevant vessel and transducer drawings must be available.
• All relevant work instructions, procedures and standards must be available.
• The physical location of the transducer has been determined.
• The installation method has been determined.
• The cable gland (stuffing box) has been installed.
• All relevant personnel (naval architects, designers, skilled shipyard workers) and
tools must be available.
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