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                                                                     Tow Fish User Guide                                

 April 2020

             P.3 

a.

 

Use a Hex (Allen) Key to tighten the screws. 

6.

 

Connect the rope/cable grips to the oval quick link. 

a.

 

It is useful to use a rope with an eye hook 

b.

 

If you are using cable grips, loop the cable grips through the oval quick link, a 
rope can be used as a secondary line.  

7.

 

Ensure the rope and/or cable grips are being used as the tension member and no 
strain is being placed on the connectors of the cable.   

8.

 

If a cable and rope are being used, it is beneficial to tape or cable tie them together 
every few meters.  

 

 

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Страница 1: ...Tow Fish User Guide April 2020 Version 3 0 Doc 12109...

Страница 2: ...l with an autonomous or cabled deployment The Tow Fish is a towed underwater depressor designed by Dartmouth Ocean Technologies The Tow Fish allows users tow a hydrophone at a constant depth behind a...

Страница 3: ...see below b Two bands on the hydrophone will line up with clamp positions on mount c Secure the hydrophone with the 2 top bands of the clamps and tighten the hex screws in place with a Hex Allen key...

Страница 4: ...eye hook b If you are using cable grips loop the cable grips through the oval quick link a rope can be used as a secondary line 7 Ensure the rope and or cable grips are being used as the tension memb...

Страница 5: ...ecommendation 3 for further details 6 Once the desired rope length is paid out the rope can be tied off to a midsection point on the vessel 7 Increase the vessel to the desired towing speed For best r...

Страница 6: ...Tow Fish User Guide April 2020 P 5 Cabled Deployment...

Страница 7: ...to the icListen hydrophone install the first cable grip 4 Place the cable grip over the end of the cable with the two loops closest to the connector 5 Push cable grip over the cable 6 Measure approxim...

Страница 8: ...equipment 14 Place the cable grip over the end of the cable with the two loops closest to the connector 15 Push cable grip over the cable to the measured distance 16 Secure the cable grip with the two...

Страница 9: ...ill be collected on the hydrophones while being operated at speeds between 1 to 5 knots Reducing speed will minimize flow noise engine noise and maximize the signal to noise ratio of your target sound...

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