Simrad EK80 - Cleaning a Mechanical or Electromechanical Unit

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Caution
Unitscontaininglithiumoralkalinebatteriesmustbehandledseparatelyandwithcare.
Suchunitsaremarkedaccordingly.Donotattempttorechargesuchbatteries,open
them,ordisposeofthembyincineration.
Refertotheapplicableproductdatasheetsorbatteryhandlingproceduresforfurther
details.
9Placeasuitablysizedbagofdesiccantmaterial(silicagelorsimilar)intotheunitto
keeptheelectroniccomponentsasdryaspossible.
10Closethecabinetrmlybeforestorageand/orshipment.
11Secureandprotectlooseparts(shockabsorbers,plugandsockets,protrudingobjects
etc).
12Iftheelectroniccabinetshallbesenttostorageorshipped,sprayitexternallyusinga
corrosioninhibitor(forexamplealightoil)priortopacking.
Cleaningamechanicalorelectromechanicalunit
Ifanmechanicalunithasbeenexposedtossaltatmosphere,itmustbethoroughlycleaned
topreventcorrosion.
Prerequisites
Inordertocleanamechanicalorelectromechanicalunit,youwillneedrelevanttoolsand
detergents.
Procedure
1Wipeofftheexternalsurfacesofthemechanicalunitusingadamplintfreecloth
andamilddetergent.
Note
Donotuseexcessiveamountsofwater.Theunitmayincludepartsthatarenotwater
tight.
2Oncompletion,drytheunitthoroughly.
3Inspectallsurfacesforsignsofcorrosion,aking,bubblingpaint,stainsetc.
4Cleandamagedorsuspectareas,prepareandpreservetheseareasusingthecorrect
preservationmediums.
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