ST50
Plus
Tridata
and Repeater Operation and Installation Handbook
Chapter 2: Transducer Installation
.6 Ring Connection
Chapter 2: Transducer Installation
Installations with a large number of instruments on a SeaTalk bus may require
a second ring-main connection to the power supply breaker to prevent
excessive voltage drops. Whether a second ring main is required can be
determined from the following:
Cable run
upto
10m (33ft)
2.1 Connection to the Control Head
The ST50 PlusTridata is supplied with depth and speed transducer cable
tails and connectors. These cable tails plug into the mating connectors fitted
to the 14m
(45ftI
depth and speed transducer cables.
Single connection: 13 instruments maximum
Second connection: 26 instruments maximum
Cable run
upto
20m (66ft)
Single connection:
7 instruments maximum
Second connection:
13 instruments maximum
The second ringmain should be connected to the spare lead on the last
instrument in the chain and directed back to the circuit breaker.
.7 Connection to SeaTalk Compatible Autopilots
lf
the installation includes a SeaTalk compatible Autopilot the ST50 Plus
instruments may be connected to the SeaTalk bus at any point. No independ
ent connection to the
12V
power supply is necessary as the instruments
receive power from the Autopilot course computer.
To autopilot
SeaTalk BUS
Connection
To any further
ST50 Instruments
or Autopilot
Control Units
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2.2 Transducer Selection
The type of speed transducer used is dependent on the hull material. The
following list shows the appropriate transducer for hull type.
Transducer Type
Hull Material
Speed
.
2092 Through Hull Plastic:
ZllGThrough
HullBronze:
Depth
ZO91 Through Hull Plastic:
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-
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I
nrougn
Hull
Bronze:
Z120
Retractable through hull:
GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic), Steel and
Aluminium
Wood
GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic), Steel and
Aluminium
Wood
GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic), Steel and
Aluminii
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