Simrad ES 18 - DATASHEET REV C, Installation Manual

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Context
The transducer cable is attached to the transducer, and it has a fixed length. The bushing
and the associated parts are included in the delivery.
Note
All necessary precautions must be made to avoid damage to the cable while pulling it
through the steel conduit. Make sure that all welding has been finalized before you
pull the cable through the steel conduit. Heat may cause serious damage to the cable
and the transducer.
These items are all provided as a part of the transducer delivery.
A Bushing penetrates the hull plating
B
Washer
C
Rubber gasket
D Packing nipple
Procedure
1 Make sure that the steel conduit has been finished, and that all welding has been
finalized.
2 Lower the fish tape (wire pulling tool) down from the top of the steel conduit,
and through the bushing.
3 Make sure that the rubber gasket, washers and packing nipple are threaded onto the
transducer cable.
These items are kept between the bushing and the transducer.
The packing nipple, rubber gasket and washers are provided with the transducer.
Upon delivery, they are threaded onto the cable and temporarily secured, normally
with wire wraps.
4 Fasten the end of the fish tape to the transducer cable using electrician’s tape.
5 Pull the cable carefully up through the steel conduit.
Installing the transducer