Simrad ST90 Installation Manual

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Abouttheoptionalgatevalve
Onsomevessels,additionaltransducerprotectionisrequired.Oneexampleisvessels
workinginarcticconditions.Itisimportantforthemtopreventicefromdamagingthe
transducer.Agatevalvecanthenbeaddedtothehullunitinstallation.Bymeansofa
mechanicalconstructionitshutsoffthebottomoftheinstallationtrunkwhentheST90is
notused.ThegatevalveisnotmanufacturedbyKongsbergMaritime.
ThegatevalveismanufacturedbyLK
Valves.
•Gatevalve:DN500
•Manufacturer:LKV alves
•Manufacturer’swebsite:http://www.lk-
valves.com
Technicalinformationaboutthisunit
isnotincludedinthisST90Installation
Manual.Refertotherelevantend-user
documentationprovidedbythe
manufacturer.
Thegatevalveisplacedatthebottomof
thetransducerdock.Itwillthenincrease
thetotalheightofthehullunitinstallation.
•Thehullunitlowersthetransducer
downtoaspecieddepthbelowthe
ship’shull.TheST94HullUnitlowers
thetransducerto2.1metresbelowthe
hull.Thesedepthsaredecreasedwith
thephysicalheightofthegatevalve.
Thedepthsarefurtherdecreasedwith
theheightofthemountingange.
•TheST90allowsyoutodeneamiddle
positionforthetransducer.Whenyou
denethemiddleposition,youmust
takethetotalheightofthegatevalveand
themountingangeintoconsideration.
Theinstallationtrunkisnotusedwhen
agatevalveismounted.Theinstallation
trunkisthenreplacedwithatransducerdock.
Note
Itisveryimportantthatthegatevalvemechanismsareinterfacedwiththehullunit
controller.Whenthegatevalveisclosed,itmustnotbepossibletolowerthetransducer.
Whenthetransducerislowered,itmustnotbepossibletoclosethegatevalve.
SimradST90InstallationManual

Simrad ST90 Specifications

General

Brand	Simrad
Model	ST90
Category	Sonar
Language	English