Kongsberg cNODE Maxi - Cleaning the Transponder; Opening the Transponder

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•Next9years:1.5%peryear
Thetotalcapacitylostover10yearswillthereforebeapproximately15%.
Cleaningthetransponder
Thetranspondermustbecleanedafteruse.
Procedure
1Removeanygrowthanddirtwithastiffbrushorawoodenorplasticscraper.
Becarefulnottodamagetheunit.
2Cleantheunitthoroughlywithlotsoffreshwater.
3Dryoff,sonowatercancomeinsidewhenopening.
Openingthetransponder
Alwaysreadtheemergencyproceduresbeforehandlinglithiumbatteries.
Prerequisites
WARNING
Abatterymalfunctionmayhavecausedhighpressuretobuildupinsidethe
transponder.
Youmustneverstandinfrontof,oratthebackoftheunit,whenyouopenit.
Openthetransponderinasafeplaceoutonthedeck,shieldedfrompeopleand
vitalequipment.
UseafullfacemaskwithminimumBE-lter,andprotectiveequipmentmadeof
rubberorplastic.
Thetranspondermustbecleanedanddriedbeforeopening,sothatnodirtorwaterseeps
intotheunitwhenitisopened.
Procedure
1Pulloutthelockingcordbetweenthetubeandeitherthetopendcap,thetransducer
orthetopsectionmodule.
Ifthelockingcordishardtoremove,carefullyopentheventscrew.Pressuremay
havebuiltupinsidethetransponder.
2Removethetopsection.
3InspectallO-ringsfordamage.
Maintenance