Deployment Guide; Deployment Checklist; Figure 12. Visual Inspection Before Deployment - RD Instruments WorkHorse User Manual

11

Deployment Guide

Use the following steps and the Quick Reference card to setup the Work-
Horse for a deployment.
11.1

Deployment Checklist

Test the ADCP using BBTalk
Seal the ADCP for deployment
Visually inspect the ADCP
Verify compass alignment using BBTalk; if necessary, re-calibrate
Are biofouling precautions needed?
Zero pressure sensor (optional) at deployment site with AZ-command
Figure 12.
P/N 957-6169-00 (April 2005)
Install new o-rings; use silicone lubricant
Use fresh desiccant (2 bags) inside ADCP
Check the transducer head condition
All mounting hardware installed
Transducer faces clean and free from defects
VISUALLY INSPECT THE ADCP
URETHANE TRANSDUCER FACES
REMOVE BARNACLES AND
CHECK FOR CRACKS
TRANSDUCER HEAD
CHECK O-RINGS
AND MOUNTING
HARDWARE ARE
INSTALLED
HOUSING
CHECK FOR
CRACKS
ELECTRONICS
CHECK ALL HARDWARE
IS TIGHT
END-CAP
CHECK O-RINGS AND
MOUNTING HARDWARE
ARE INSTALLED
I/O CABLE CONNECTOR
CONNECT I/O CABLE
Visual Inspection before Deployment
WorkHorse Mariner ADCP User's Guide
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