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EchoBoat-G2-RCV Quick
Guide/User Manual Rev 2 AUG 2017
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5.3
Installing the Battery System in the EchoBoat
If the battery packs were shipped separately, or not pre-installed, follow these steps:
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Load the four LiPo batteries onto the battery panel in the EchoBoat hull, with the leads facing the transducer
well.
•
Connect all four XT90 power plugs into the EchoBoat’s XT90 plugs (see Figure 8).
Figure 8
—Install the four LiPo batteries onto the battery panel in the EchoBoat hull. Snap the belt around the batteries and tighten. RIGHT:
Connect all four XT90 power plugs into the EchoBoat’s XT90 plugs.
5.4
Installing the Antenna Mast
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Remove the Aft Handles from the boat. Place the Aft Mast Support under the Aft Handles and bolt using
the same hardware. Repeat the procedure with the Forward Handles and Forward Mast Support.
•
Attached the Antenna Mast to the Aft/Forward Mast Supports using the hardware provided, making sure it is
properly positioned, as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9
—Assemble the Antenna Mast, ensuring the WiFi and Transducer openings are properly aligned.
5.5
Assembling the WiFi/Omnidirectional Antenna
The Omnidirectional Antenna provides long range telemetry—it comes in two parts: a long pole, for onshore laptop,
and a short pole, to install on the Antenna Mast, through the WiFi Antenna mounting point (see Figures 9, 10).
Figure 10
—Omnidirectional Antenna for a telemetry system.
WiFi Antenna mounting point
Antenna mounting point #3
Forward section of Antenna Mast is longer in length than
section.
Antenna Mast
assembly
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5/16-18 3/4” Socket Cap Screw
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5/16-18” Nut
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5/16” Flat asher
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5/16” Lock asher
