User Manual for the Type 8300 Compatt 6
(and Variants)
UM-8300-Compatt 6
Issue B3
3.5.2 Sensor Endcap
The sensor endcap is an inter-changeable Data Acquisition Sub-Assembly (DAS), and has its own
label, serial number and configuration number.
Figure 3–11 Example of a Sensor Endcap
The configuration (Config) lists the sensors and features fitted to the endcap, selected from the
following list:
l
R = Release Mechanism
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T = Temperature Sensor
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P = Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor
l
HP = Hi-Precision Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor
l
Q = Digiquartz
®
Pressure Sensor
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S = Sound Speed Sensor
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I = High Accuracy Dual-Axis Inclinometer
Two examples of endcap labels are shown below:
Temperature (PRT), 2000 m Digiquartz
®
, Pressure,
Inclinometer
Temperature (PRT), 3000 m Strain Gauge, Sound Speed
The depth is a full scale rating of the pressure sensor fitted.
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