SonarMite BTx/SPx v5.02 © 2016 Lymtech
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The only important consideration in mounting is that the transducer is always in the
water and that the transducer does not represent an obstacle when the boat is used at
higher speeds (i.e getting to the survey location). If at all possible mounting the
transducer directly below the positioning antenna reduces the calculation of X/Y
offset to zero.
Example Transducer Mountings
Typical rubber boat mounting
Avoid Stressing Transducers
The Active Transducers include piezoelectric elements which are embedded within a
resin compound. If the user has to fabricate a custom mounting for the transducer (a
very common requirement given the vast permutations of boats in which surveys are
performed) avoid using a fixing technique that causes physical stress in the transducer
body as this will change the resonant properties of the device and effect its depth
measuring accuracy.
