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4Removealldust.
5Applytheprimer,andletitdry.
6Applythepaint.
Observetheinstructionsprovidedbythepaintmanufacturer.Useairlessspray.
Applytheminimumspeciedlmthicknesspercoatandforthecompletelayer.
Itisnotpossibletomeasuredrylmthicknessontransducersurface.Youmust
thereforeuseawetlmgaugetofrequentlymeasurethepaintthickness.
Note
Westronglyrecommendthatyoudonotuseapaintbrushand/oraroller.
7Allowthepainttodry.
Furtherrequirements
Thecontractororshipyardmustkeepadailypaintlogrecordingallrelevantinformation
fromthesurfacetreatment.
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Tosecurelonglifeandaccurateresults,thetransducermustbehandledcorrectly.
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
1Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
2Donothandlethetransducerroughlyandavoidimpacts.
3Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
4Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventsto
cleanthetransducerface.
5Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
6Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
7Donotsteponthetransducercable.
8Donotdamagethetransducercable,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
Transportprotection
Sometransducersaredeliveredwithacoverplatetoprotectthefaceduringtransport
andinstallation.Letthisplatestayonaslongaspossible,butdonotforgettoremove
itbeforethevesselgoestosea.
Cleaningandpaintingthetransducerface
Duringnormaluse,thetransducerissubjectedtobiologicalfouling.Ifthismarine
growthisexcessive,itwillreducetheperformanceoftheES80.
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