Furuno DS-60, Installation Manual

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1. INSTALLATION
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1.4.4 Installation using the transducer tank DS-660A
For the sectional view, see page 1-7.
1. Remove fixing gland (6), washer (7) and gasket (8) from the tank.
2. Set the tank to the place which was selected at paragraph 1.4.1.
The “FORE-AFT” line on the tank must be parallel with the line between ship’s fore
and aft (error: within 3°).
For horizontal direction, the bottom of the tank (2) must be parallel to the draft.
DS-660A Tank, top view
3. Weld the tank (2) to the ship’s hull. The doubling and welding methods are left up
to the shipyard.
4. Paint the tank (2), flange (4)
and fixing plate (5) the same
color as the ship’s body.
• The tank (2) is pre-painted
with zinc rich primer.
• The flange (4) and fixing
plate (5) are pre-painted
with zinc rich primer and
anti-corrosion coat (BAN-
NOH 500). If necessary, re-
move it with the sand-blast, then paint the flange (4) and fix-ing plate (5) the
same color as the shipÅfs body.
5. For the transducer DS-631A, do the following steps:
1) Unfasten two bolts M6

20 and spring washers M6 to remove the metal fixing.
2) Connect the cable assy. (supplied) to the connector from the transducer.
Clean the connector faces and pins before the connection.
FORE
AFT
Ship’ s bow
Seal these parts with masking tape.