McLane Research Laboratories Mark 78H-21, User Manual

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Sediment Trap Options
Optional Sediment Trap features include:
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Optional Compass/Tilt, Pressure and Temperature: Optional sensors can be
installed to record compass/tilt, pressure and temperature data. The compass collects a
time history of tilt magnitude and direction.
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Optional High Pressure Penetrators: Sediment Traps deployed at depths from 7,000
to 10,000m, require high pressure penetrators on the controller COM port and motor
connector. These high pressure penetrators have a locking collar with an inner locking
ring.
Examples in this User Manual use the Standard MarkH-21 Sediment Trap
model unless otherwise specified.
Using this Manual
This User Manual provides:
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Descriptions and specifications of mechanical and electrical parts of the system.
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Operating instructions.
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Suggested maintenance procedures to extend sampler performance.
This user manual is designed to provide support from the first steps of powering on and
communicating with the instrument, to the final steps of recovering data from a recently
deployed system, and storing the instrument. Sampler operators and technicians should
read this manual and keep a copy as a reference.