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Transducerbeamwidth
180=180°beamwidth
40V=40°verticalbeamwidth
Transponderidentication
Thetranspondershavelabelsthatidenties
•thetranspondername
•serialnumber
•defaultchannels
Systemunits
Transponders
Thetranspondershaveadepthratingof7000metres,andthehousingiseitheran
anodisedaluminiumtubeoratitaniumtubewhichispolyurethanecoatedtoprotect
againstcorrosionandabrasion.
Thereareseveralmodelsavailablewithdifferentbeam
widths.Somemodelshaveapressuresensor.All
transpondershaveaninternaltiltsensor±90°and
arechargeableLi-Ionbattery.Thetranspondercan
bechargedfromanondeckbatterychargerorfroma
ROV’s24Vduringoperation.
Batterycharger
Chargingabatteryisaprocesswithaninherentrisksocheckapplicableprocedure(s)
priortocharginginordertorstassesstheleveloftheinherentrisk;andthen,if
necessary,applysuitablecontrolstomitigatetheinherentriskbeforecharging.
Thebatterychargerchargestheinternalbatteryin
approximately1hour.TheLEDchargestatusindicator
showswhenchargingiscomplete.
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