Simrad ES38-12 - INSTALLATION REV A Installation Manual

Installation manualSimrad ES38-1238 kHz split-beam transducerTECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIESwww.simrad.com

SimradES38-12thatthehullareaaroundthetransducerfaceisassmoothandlevelaspossible.Eventracesofsealingcompound,sharpedges,protrudingboltsorboltholeswitho

WheretomountthetransducerMountthetransducerfarawayfromthepropellersThepropulsionpropelleristhedominantnoisesourceonmostshingvessels,researchvessels,m

SimradES38-12Figure2GeneralrecommendationfortransducerlocationATransducerBInclinationangleCHulllengthatwaterlineDMaximum1/3ofthehulllengthatwaterline(

HowtoinstallthetransducerHowtoinstallthetransducerTherearemanydifferentwaystomountthetransducer.Thesearetherecommendedmethodstomountalargeandmediumsiz

SimradES38-12Example:LargecirculartransducerTheillustrationbelowshowsatypicaltransducerblisterdesignedforalargetransducer.Notethatduetothephysicalsize

HowtoinstallthetransducerExample:Mediumandlargetransducers,principleFigure5MediumandlargetransducersusingmountingplateThisillustrationshowstheinstalla

SimradES38-12CommonguidelinesThebestperformanceisobtainedwithablisterheightof40cmormore.Astreamlinedshapeandroundededgesreducetheownoise.Averticallea

HowtoinstallthetransducerFigure8Physicallocationofblister AKeelBTransducerblisterCHorizontaldistancebetweenkeelandblisterDV erticaldistancebetweentheb

SimradES38-12Example:BoxkeelinstallationFigure9BoxkeelinstallationThegureillustratesasymmetricalboxkeelinstallation.ABoxkeelBU-shapedsupportbar(onlyr

HowtoinstallthetransducerThiscanbeaccomplishedbyairreleasethroughasteeltube,whichisextendedeithertoopenair1.5mabovethewaterlineortothewateroutsidetheh

SimradES38-12Example:AcousticwindowFigure11AcousticwindowASteeltankBOilCAcousticwindowDCableserviceloopEStufngtubeFCableinsteelconduitGOilinletThetra

HowtoinstallthetransducerMakesurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedtomountit,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransduceris

SimradES38-12RetractabletransducerHullunitsallowingthetransducertobeloweredandhoistedarecommonlyusedforhorizontallookingsonars.Whennotinuse,thetransdu

TowedbodyinstallationTowedbodyinstallationThesearetherecommendedmethodstomounttransducersinatowedbody.Topics•Generalrequirementsonpage21•Installationi

SimradES38-12InstallationinatowedbodyTransducersdesignedtowithstandlargewaterpressureareprovidedforuseintowedbodies.Therecommendedinstallationmethodis

TowedbodyinstallationExample:SmalltransducerFigure15SmalltransducerwithmountingandclampingringsAMountingringBHullplatingontowedbodyCTransducerDClampin

SimradES38-12Example:DualtransducerarrangementFigure17DualtransducerarrangementThisillustrationshowsatypicalthroughthehullinstallationofsmallandlargec

SteelconduitSteelconduitWhyusesteelconduits?Itisstronglyrecommendedtolayasteelconduitfromthetransducer’scableglandtotheechosoundertransceiver,andtopul

SimradES38-12TransducerhandlingandmaintenanceYouMUSTobservethefollowingrulesforhandling,maintenanceandpainting.Topics•Rulesfortransducerhandlingonpage

TransducerhandlingandmaintenanceCleaningthetransducerfaceWheneveropportunityarise,forexamplewhenthevesselisdrydocked,thetransducerfacemaybecleanedfors

SimradES38-12InstallationmanualThisdocumentprovidesageneraldescriptionofhowtoinstalltheSimradES38-12Splitbeamtransducer.Theinformationmustberegardedas

SimradES38-12Approvedanti-foulingpaintsfortransducersThisisSimrad’slistofapprovedantifoulingpaintsonpolyurethanetransducerhousing.JotunHeadofceaddres

TransducerhandlingandmaintenanceIntroductiontoEmugeself-lockingthreadsEmugeself-lockisatapdesignwithanintegratedlockingfeature.Standardmetricboltsareu

SimradES38-12•InternalthreadscanbeproducedwithEmugetaps,coldformingtapsorthreadmills•Largerthreadholediameters,i.e.increasedtoollifeforthreadingtools•

TransducerhandlingandmaintenanceFigure20ExampleofuseNoteInthecaseoftappingthroughholesitisimportantthattheproleoftheEmugeself-lockthreadsisinthecorre

SimradES38-12TransducercablesplicingIfyouneedtocutorlengthenthetransducercable,youmustspliceitcorrectly.Thecablebetweenthejunctionboxandthetransceiver

DrawingleDrawingleThischaptercontainsrelevantdrawingsrelatedtotheelectricalandphysicalinstallationoftheSimradES38-12Splitbeamtransducer.NoteThemecha

SimradES38-12GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)wiringObservethedrawingbelowtoconnecttheSimradES38-12SplitbeamtransducertotheGeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)

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SimradES38-12ES38-12OutlinedimensionsandinstallationdrawingsNoteWhenyoufastenthetransducertothemountingplate,applyLoctite270oneachbolt,andtightenthebo

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IndexIndexAAbout,5informationinthismanual,5Acousticwindow,27example,18installation,17Additionalinformation,5Airoutletexample,12Anti-foulingpaint,28App

SimradES38-12PPaintanti-fouling,28Paintingtransducerface,26Physicaldimensionsdrawing,37Physicallocationblister,14Propellernoise,9Protrudingobjects,7Pu

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InstallationmanualTableofcontentsABOUTTHISMANUAL...5SIMRADES38-12...

SimradES38-12Example:Smalltransducer...23Example:Mediumandlargetransducers...

AboutthismanualAboutthismanualPurposeThepurposeofthisinstallationmanualistoprovidethegenericdescriptionsandillustrationsthatallowsyoutounderstandtheba

SimradES38-12SimradES38-12ThepurposeofthismanualistheprovidethebasicinformationrequiredtoinstalltheSimradES38-12Splitbeamtransducer.Transduceranddocum

WheretomountthetransducerWheretomountthetransducerAsingleanswertothequestionwheretolocatethetransducercannotbegiven.Itdependsverymuchonthevessel’scons