Table Of Contents - Simrad TRANSDUCER - INSTALLATION GENERIC REV H Installation Manual

Installation manual

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 5
TRANSDUCER LOCATION .................................................. 6
Go deep.....................................................................................................................6
Vessel heave .............................................................................................................6
Noise from protruding objects on the hull................................................................6
Boundary water layer ...............................................................................................7
Propeller noise ..........................................................................................................7
Inclination of the transducer face .............................................................................8
Summary and general recommendation ...................................................................8
WAYS OF MOUNTING THE TRANSDUCER ......................... 10
External mounting .................................................................................................. 11
Transducer blister ...................................................................................................16
Box keel..................................................................................................................22
Flush mounting in a steel tank................................................................................24
Acoustic window ....................................................................................................26
Inside the hull .........................................................................................................28
Drop keel ................................................................................................................30
Retractable transducer ............................................................................................31
CABLE GLANDS ............................................................... 32
Order numbers ........................................................................................................32
Cable gland for steel hulls ......................................................................................33
Cable gland for wood or GRP hulls .......................................................................34
Cable glands for small hulls ...................................................................................35
Cable splicing .........................................................................................................36
STEEL CONDUIT .............................................................. 37
HANDLING AND MAINTENANCE ...................................... 38
Approved anti-fouling paints..................................................................................39
SIMRAD TRANSDUCERS .................................................. 40
All 12 kHz transducers ...........................................................................................41
All 18 kHz transducers ...........................................................................................41
All 27 kHz transducers ...........................................................................................41
All 38 kHz transducers ...........................................................................................42
All 50 kHz transducers ...........................................................................................44
All 70 khz transducers ............................................................................................45
All 120 khz transducers ..........................................................................................46
All 200 kHz transducers .........................................................................................47
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