3.6Windvanetransducer/rotavecta
locationrequirements
Whenselectingalocationforyourwindtransducerit
isimportanttoconsideranumberoffactors.
Thetransducer'slocationmust:
•Allowreasonableaccessforinstallationand
servicing.
•Beashighaspossibleandawayfromany
equipmentwhichmayshieldthetransduceror
otherwisedisturbtheairow.
•Provideahorizontalmountingsurface.Ifasurface
(e.g.masttop)isotherwisesuitablebutnot
horizontal,makeupasuitablewedgedpacking
piecetoprovidethenecessaryhorizontalsurface.
•Theremustalsobeaviablerouteforthe
transducercabletoberoutedtotheproductitisto
beconnectedto(i.e.displayorconverter).
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct
youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance
shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However
forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto
locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In
thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation
foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot
affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
3.7Productdimensions
D13103-1
Approx 426 mm (16.8 in.)
70 mm (2.8 in.)
187 mm (7.4 in.)
Planningtheinstallation
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