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USER'S MANUAL
SECTION 5: SETUP AND OPERATION
Make sure the electrode ring is clean and shiny. A cloudy dull-gray electrode ring will
reduce catch-per-unit effort and will increase the fish injury rate (see page 52). Initial
setup of voltage, frequency, duty cycle, and waveform should be done outside of the
sample area.
Fig. 5.2
Fig. 5.3
BASIC SETUP OF THE LR-24:
1. Make sure the power switch on the top of the LR-24 is in
the OFF position (pressed DOWN).
2. Attach the anode and cathode to their output connectors.
Attach the smaller connector on the anode cable to the
control connector of the LR-24 (
Fig. 5.1
). Install the bat-
tery and attach the power cord of the LR-24. Place the
strain reliefs of the anode and cathode cables in the slots
on either side of the battery compartment (
Figs. 5.2 and
5.3
). Adjust the battery cover so that it is on the inside of
the molded guides of the packframe. The cover must be
correctly placed before the LR-24 will operate. Close the
cover latches (
Figs. 5.2 and 5.3
).
3. Put the LR-24 on. Be sure to know the location of the
quick release buckles for the backpack and unlatch the
chest strap before entering or crossing the water (refer
to
Appendix E: Pack Adjustments
on page 54 for further
instructions).
4. Check with each crew member to be sure they know you
are ready to turn on the power.
5. Turn on the power. Do not press the anode switch. Check
the operation of the tilt switch by bending forward until
Fig. 5.1
Cathode
connector
Anode
connector
Control
connector
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