FLIR M100 Series - Camera Mounting; Location Requirements; Mounting the Camera

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5.1Cameramounting

Locationrequirements

Whenplanningtheinstallationlocation,considerthefollowingpoints:

•Thecameraiswaterproof,andappropriateforabovedecksmounting.

•Whenmountingthecamerainaball-downposition,ensurethatthecamerais

installedwithadequatedrainagesothatstandingwaterdoesnotcollectinthebase.

•Ensurethecameraisinstalledinalocationthatwillallowittobeaccessedfor

regularperiodiccleaning(fresh-waterrinse),inspectionofmountingpointintegrityand

mechanicalsoundness,andpreventativemaintenance.

•Theunderside(inside)ofthecompartmentordeckontowhichthecamerais

mountedmustbeweather-tight.Y oumustensureprotectionfromwateringressto

cablesandconnections.

•Themountingsurfacemustbehorizontal.

•Ifyoucannotaccessbothsidesofthemountingsurface,thenyouwillneedtomount

thecamera“topdown”usingthetop-downrisersuppliedwiththecamera(also

availableasaseparateaccessory:partnumberA80509).

•Theright-angledRayNetandpowercablessuppliedaresuitableforusewitha

mountingsurfaceupto25.4mm(1in)thick.Athickersurfacemayrequiretheuse

ofstraight-connectorcables(availableseparately).

•Fixingsaresuppliedforamountingsurfaceupto41mm(1.6in)thick.Athicker

surfacewillrequiretheinstallertoprovidealternativexings.

•Thecamerashouldbemountedashighaspractical,butwithoutinterferingwithany

radar,navigationalorcommunicationselectronics.

•Choosealocationthatwillprovidethemostunobstructedviewinalldirections.

•Choosealocationasclosetothevessel’scenterlineaspossible.Thisprovidesa

symmetricalviewwhenlookingforwardoraft.

•Selectalocationforthecamerathatisatleast1m(39.4in.)fromanymagnetic

compass.

•Selectalocationthatisatleast1m(3ft)fromdevicesthatmaycauseinterference,

suchasmotors,generatorsandradiotransmitters/receivers.

•IfinstallinganoptionalJCU,selectalocationfortheJCUthatisatleast1m

(39.4in.)fromanymagneticcompass.

Note:Ifyouwanttomakecableconnectionstothecamerabeforemountingitto

yourvessel(forexample,totestthecamera),rstattachthethreethreadedstudsto

thebase(seeMountingthecamera).Thiswillhelptoprotectthecableconnectors

onthebaseofthecamera,andalsoprovidesastableplatform,helpingtoprevent

damagecausedbytheunitrollingofftheedgeoftheworksurface.

Mountingthecamera

Usetheseinstructionstomountthecameraunitinposition.

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