Furuno FCV-600L, Installation Manual

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Attaching the transducer
1. Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material.
Lightly roughen the transducer face with #100 sandpaper. Also,
roughen the inside of the hull where the transducer is to be
mounted.
2. Warm the silicone sealant to 40
°
C before usage to soften it.
Coat the transducer face and mounting location with silicone
sealant.
Transducer face
Silicone sealant
Figure 1-12 Coating the transducer face with silicone sealant
3. Press the transducer firmly down on the hull and gently twist it
back and forth to remove any air which may be trapped in the
silicone sealant.
Hull
Silicone
sealant
Squeeze out
air bubbles.
Figure 1-13 Attaching transducer to hull with silicone sealant