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.1Warningsandcautions
Important:
Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthe
warningsandcautionsprovidedinthefollowingsectionofthisdocument:
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.7—Importantinformation
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.2Toolsrequired
Thefollowingtoolsarerequiredtoinstallyourtransducer.
1.P owerdrill
2.2x14mm(9/16”)wrenchesorsmalladjustablewrenches.
3.Pozi-drivescrewdriver
4.Drillbit(suitableforpilotholes)
Note:Thesizeofthedrillbitrequiredshouldbesuitableforthefixings
screwsandthematerialandthicknessofthemountingsurface .Please
refertothepartssuppliedlistforthefixingscrewsprovided.
5.Marine-gradeneutralcurepolyurethanesealant(non-acetateand
non-siliconebased)
6.25mm(1inch)Holesaw(onlyrequiredifyouareroutingthecable
throughthetransomand/orabulkhead.)
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.MaskingorAdhesivetape(Usedtofixthemountingtemplatetothe
mountingsurface)
W
arning:Marine-gradesealant
Onlyusemarine-gradeneutralcurepolyurethanesealants.
DoNO
Tusesealantscontainingacetateorsilicone,whichcan
causedamagetoplasticparts.
Anti-fouling
Wherelocalregulationsallow,itisrecommendedthatyoucoatyour
transducerusingawater-basedanti-foulingpaint.Thiswillhelppreventthe
build-upoforganicgrowth,whichcanreducetransducerperformance.
Important:
•Beforeapplyingwater-basedanti-foulingpaint,checkthatlocal
environmentalrulesandregulationsdonotprohibittheuseofanti-fouling
paint.
•Neverusecopper-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanimpacttransducer
performance.
•Neveruseketone-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanattackthe
transducer’splastic,damagingthetransducer.
•Paintyourtransducerusingabrush,donotuseaspraycanorasponge
rollerasthesemethodscancausetinyairbubblestobeincorporatedin
thepaint,whichwillalsoreducetransducerperformance.
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