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Wassp WMB-160F Installation Manual
Summary of WMB-160F
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Doc. P/n : wsp-009-002 v ersion: v2.3 issue da te: july 201 4 wassp - f series installation manual wmb-160f and wmb-80f.
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Page 2 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com warnings, cautions, and notes warnings, cautions, and notes are indicated by the following icons throughout this manual: a warning indicates that if the instruction is not heeded, the action may ...
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Page 3 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com contents 5 purpose of this manual 5 introduction main features .......................................................................................................................................
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Page 4 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com commissioning step 1: ships measurements ....................................................................................................................................44 commissioning step ...
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Page 5 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com purpose of this manual this installation manual describes the procedures to install the following wmb- 160/80f equipment: ► a wmb-160/80f-ct transceiver. ► an wassp ltd. Supplied shuttle xpc pers...
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Page 6 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com ► bottom lock. Bottom lock provides a traditional bottom lock mode where the changes in bottom depth are ignored and the bottom is drawn flat. Fish and other echoes are shown relative to the flat...
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Page 7 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com system configuration figure 1 shows a fully functional wmb-160/80f sonar system. Figure 1 – overview of a fully functional wmb-160/80f sonar system with options 23.11.11 4 23. 11. 11 added usb kr...
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Page 8 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com equipment lists transducer type the wmb-160/80f system uses a compact transducer intended to be mounted inside the hull through a suitable opening to allow the bottom face of the transducer to be...
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Page 9 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com wmb-160/80f-ct system — standard supply table 1 lists the equipment and cabling shipped with a standard wmb-160/80f-ct type system. Table 1 – standard equipment: multi-beam 160 khz system compact...
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Page 10 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com mounting mounting considerations mounting the transducer – general considerations the transducer is mounted on the hull below the water line, normally using a permanent sea chest. The transducer...
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Page 11 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com wmbt-160f-ct type transducer wmbt-160f-ct type transducer 120° beam angle 200 meters 100 meters depth avoid mounting another transducer in the vicinity of the wassp transducer, especially along ...
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Page 12 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com outline diagrams the outline diagrams in figures 6 to 9 provide the physical dimensions of the internal items of equipment to be installed. Transducer mounting dimensions the diagrams on page 65...
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Page 13 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com drawing not to scale all sizes in millimeters side view front view bottom view 115 31.5 14 2 x m4 holes 22.5 115 22.5 10 10 275 8 x 4 mm holes footprint of computer mounting bracket computer mou...
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Page 14 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 7 – gland assembly outline and dimensions 80 wsp-002-080 (alloy) wsp-002-081 (plastic) cut away of gland transducer cable gland nut gland packing ring gland pipe hull plate gland pipe fla...
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Page 15 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 8 – 230 v ac ups mounting bracket outline and dimensions 200 145 side view ups on mounting bracket with velcro holding strap 20 92.5 20 185 10 260 10 top view mounting bracket only drawin...
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Page 16 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 9 – 24 v dc power supply unit mounting bracket outline and dimensions 40 side view 100 180 top view 15 15 7 7 drawing not to scale all sizes in millimeters dc power supply mounting bracke...
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Page 17 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 10 – inverter mounting bracket outline and dimensions drawing not to scale all sizes in millimeters input level load level fault freq. 50hz 60hz pure sine w ave inverter ac output off on ...
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Page 18 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com mount the transducer cable gland see figures 11 and 12. In the external sea chest and fairing type installations, the cable gland forms a seal where the transducer cable passes through the hull....
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Page 19 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com transducer cable gland nut steel washer gland packing ring gland pipe hull plate gland pipe flange lock screw cut away of gland gland lock nut lock plate gasket above hull gasket below hull vess...
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Page 20 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com note different colour code for transmit cable conductors: white, black and green. Previous cable had red, black and green coloured conductors. Rj-45 type btxr and cable: the rj-45 type btxr uses...
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Page 21 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com rj-45 plug pin number cat 5 conductor colour 1 orange 2 orange / white 3 green 4 green / white 5 blue 6 blue / white 7 brown 8 brown / white case screen / drain wire (solder) the cat5e cables us...
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Page 22 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com mounting instructions – transceiver transceiver installation considerations for maintenance purposes, the pcb assembly can be removed from the case in situ. Always leave at least 600 mm clearanc...
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Page 23 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com transmitter cable socket assembly if the transmitter cable socket needs to be disassembled, use the locking ring tightening tool supplied with the btxr to loosen the locking ring. To assemble th...
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Page 24 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 14 – transducer to rj45-type transceiver cable connections 3-pin plug transmitter connection transmitter cable 7 receiver cables 24 volt power supply socket cat5 ethernet cable socket fig...
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Page 25 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com mounting instructions – satellite compass satellite compass installation considerations for gps input data, wassp ltd. Recommend a furuno sc-30 satellite compass. The model sc-30 consists of: ► ...
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Page 26 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com computer to transceiver a cat5 ethernet crossover cable, with rj-45 connectors, connects the transceiver to the computer through the connector socket on the transceiver’s faceplate end cover. Fi...
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Page 27 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com power to transceiver 24 v dc power is input to the transceiver from the vessel’s power supply through the connector on the transceiver’s faceplate end cover. The power input uses a switchcraft-e...
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Page 28 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com gps opto coupler nmea rs232 heading sensor motion sensor opto coupler nmea rs232 rs232 wassp processor figure 18 – nmea connections installation manual installation manual nmea sentence descript...
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Page 29 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com shuttle pc the wassp system is supplied with a model sg31 shuttle pc. Figure 19 - shuttle pc front view do not use dvi port figure 20 - shuttle pc rear view - connections x note: the shut- tle p...
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Page 30 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com your wassp system is supplied with the wassp-f software fully pre-loaded onthe wassp pc. Re-installing or upgrading the wmb-160/80f system software program you must unistall the previous version...
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Page 31 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com the default is to create a desktop icon. Click next the default is to save the software in c:/progams/wassp ltd./wassp if you require this to be saved elsewhere, browse and select location. Clic...
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Page 32 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com install directx click i accept the agreement and then follow instructions. After directx is installed, the btxr software will update. The default is to have direct x and btxr selected. If you ha...
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Page 33 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com if you get the following error, the btxr is either not turned on or not connected. Turn on / connect the btxr and click retry. The installation will continue. The btxr software will check the ds...
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Page 34 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com user dongle to run the system, you must connect the supplied wmb-160/80f user dongle. If you do not have a dongle attached to the system you will not be able to run the wmb-160/80f program with ...
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Page 35 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com step procedure screen 3 click ship setup. The ship setup options box appears. 4 in the general tab, click the heading type drop down list and select sc30/sc50 from the list. 5 click the position...
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Page 36 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com pre-commissioning procedures consist of ensuring the required software is loaded and the display and network settings correctly set. This is generally only required if the supplied computer sett...
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Page 37 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com serial transfer task settings the serial task transfer box has two tabbed pages for configuring serial transfer settings: ► nmea settings tab page. See figure 22. ► wassp settings tab page. See ...
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Page 38 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 23 – wassp (wmb160/80f) settings tabbed page with all units installed, their cables connected, all software installed and the computer and satellite compass running, start the transceiver...
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Page 39 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com advanced technician utilities the advanced technician utility forms part of the system configuration utility. The advanced set up operations are only accessible when a technician’s dongle is con...
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Page 40 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 24 – technician utility – showing options available with a technician dongle connected 1 2 3 4.
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Page 41 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com btxr options box the btxr options box provides the installing technician with a number of additional diagnostic tools to help with troubleshooting installation prob- lems. Preprocessing will alw...
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Page 42 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 28 – advanced options box advanced options: the advanced options will need to be changed during the commissioning. These are accessed through the system configuration utility. Default val...
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Page 43 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com it is best to start the slider from the right hand side and move to the left until you see less interfering pulses on the sonar display. This filter will also remove bottom detections which inte...
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Page 44 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com a b c d e f g commissioning procedures h i j note: the ships reference point is an arbitrary point close to the ships centre of pitch and roll. It pays to make this point easy to measure to for ...
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Page 45 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 27 – ship measurements diagram r tx x axis gps x (+) tx x (-) gps gps tx r gps z (-) tx z (+) tx depth displacement z axis y axis r tx gps y (-) tx y (+) gps stern negative bow positive r...
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Page 46 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com commissioning step 2: channel gain 1) start the transceiver and run the wmb-160/80f program. See start up / shut down procedures on page 62. With the transceiver on, configured and connected cor...
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Page 47 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 29 – channel signal function diagram expected waveform shape abnormal waveform shape gain slider channel selection range slider commissioning step 3: channel signal function the raw beam ...
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Page 48 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com a. Dockside tests commissioning step 4: array geometry depending on the depth in the dock it may be necessary to start the sea-trial before this test can be completed fully but overt problems sh...
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Page 49 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com commissioning step 5: electrical noise 1) open a sonar display as a full screen display. 2) enable manual range control on the range control knob and change the range dial to 90 m. 3) change the...
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Page 50 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 31b – wassp sonar display with low electrical noise figure 31c – sonar display with one very noisy channel can make the sonar diffi- cult to use. This particular failure might have been d...
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Page 51 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 32 – sensor selection settings heading type drop down box positioning sensor drop down box motion sensor drop down box transducer depth offset commissioning step 6: sensor selection in th...
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Page 52 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com the system is now ready for sea trial commissioning procedures. This requires the vessel to leave the dock and perform some basic manoeuvres. The deeper the water the more accurate the tests can...
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Page 53 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 33 – swap array and swap roll check boxes sea trial - commissioning step 9: array polarity with the wmb-160/80f running and displaying the sonar view, determine if the right side of the s...
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Page 54 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com figure 34 – side lobe levels full side lobe suppression too much minimisation no minimisation light minimisation note: test 3 is also required for the sea-floor detection process to operate corr...
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Page 55 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 12 : patch test (roll) carry out the following patch test. This test has been automated and the software will calculate the value of roll correction and store this...
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Page 56 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com the urethane also behaves differently with temperature and thus when a temperature sensor is available the urethane correction will be applied automatically. The urethane sound speed will change...
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Page 57 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 14: beam width reduction the useable area of the swath may be limited due to reduced beam width caused by low temperatures, turbulent flow, aeration, high sea stat...
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Page 58 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 15 : gps time delay (required) most gps sources used in conjunction with wassp will have a significant delay between when the ship passes through a position and th...
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Page 59 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 16 : not recommended patch tests: if and only if a high accuracy e.G. Rtk or inertial aided gps are installed and high quality motion sensors are installed it may ...
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Page 60 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 19 (optional) : clear contour maps as the system has been in various stages of configuration over the course of this commissioning and thus all of the mapping befo...
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Page 61 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com step procedure screen 1 turn on the power: a. Press the power button on the transceiver. The transceiver starts up and the status lamp glows green - this can take up to 30 seconds. B. Turn on th...
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Page 62 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com step procedure screen 3 transmit, receive: a. Click the mode button to switch from stby (standby) to tx (transmit) mode. When transmitting, the tx button animates showing a pulse being transmitt...
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Page 63 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com if the wmb-160/80f program provides no data when you transmit, check the following: ► ensure that all cables have been installed and connected correctly. See figure 16, wmb-160/80f transceiver i...
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Page 64 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com sea trial - commissioning step 16 : additional patch tests (optional) if the wassp system is fitted with high accuracy sensors significantly better performance can be expected. The 160/80f syste...
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Page 65 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com 160 khz compact transducer dimensions the drawing below gives the overall dimensions of the wassp wmb-160/80f compact transducer. The recommended cut-out dimensions for a mounting plate are also...
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Doc. P/n : wsp-009-002 v ersion: v12.2 issue da te: june 2012 page 66 of 68 doc. P/n: wsp-009-002 version: v2.3 issue date: july 2014 installation manual www.Wassp.Com 80khz transducer dimensions the drawing below gives the overall dimensions of the wassp wmb-80f sea chest type transducer. The recom...
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Technical specifications 80 khz dimensions transceiver: height: 180 mm. Width: 221.5 mm. Length: 535 mm. Sea chest type transducer: height: 130 mm. Width: 334 mm. Length: 529 mm. Disclaimers: the wmb-80f is not designed to comply with hydrographical mapping standards and therefore must not be used a...
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Dimensions transceiver: height: 180 mm. Width: 221.5 mm. Length: 535 mm. Compact type transducer: height: 94 mm. Width: 164 mm. Length: 327 mm. Disclaimers: the wmb-160/80f is not designed to comply with hydrographical mapping standards and therefore must not be used as a navigational mapping tool. ...