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2.2 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Materials
Housing:
Titanium or acetal, as ordered
Exceptions:
Temperature sensor is titanium.
Cage:
Stainless steel (316 grade) with polypropylene clamping brackets
Dimensions:
Instrument - 88mm Ø, 550mm long (including connector)
Cage – 750mm long x 140mm x 120mm
Weight (in cage):
11.5kg (air), 8.5kg (water).
Depth Rating:
Acetal 500m (unless smaller pressure sensor fitted)
Titanium 6000m (unless smaller pressure sensor fitted)
Connectors
Instrument:
10 pin female Subconn bulkhead type (MCBH10F) with lock ring.
Comms Cable:
Valeport 3m Y lead. 10 pin male Subconn line type (MCIL10M) to
instrument, 2 x 4mm bunch pins to external power, 9 pin female D
type to PC.
Switching Plug:
10 pin male Subconn line type (MCIL10M), with lock ring. Note
that the switch cap contains wiring links to activate the instrument
It is not a dummy plug.
2.3 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
Memory:
16Mb solid state memory (upgradeable in 16Mb steps to 64Mb)
Internal Power:
8 x 1.5v alkaline C cells. The unit will accept 8 x 3.6v Lithium C
cells with no alterations required. Do not mix battery types.
External Power:
Between 9 and 30v DC.
Current Drain:
25mA at 12v when running, and 0.25mA when in sleep mode.
Sampling Rate:
1, 2, 4 or 8Hz (synchronised)
Data Output:
RS232, RS485 or RS422, depending on pin selection. Baud rate
is user selectable from 2400 to 460800
