ultrasonic works antifouling installation
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Ultrasonic Works ClearHull Antifouling Installation ManualTRANSCRIPT
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Installation
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User Manual
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. Disclaimer
3. Safety Precautions
4. Box Contents
5. Installation
6. User Manual
1 – Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing your new Ultra Sonic Works Anti-Fouling System created by
an experienced team of engineers and marine biologists to bring together design
engineering with a deep understanding of marine algae and crustaceans. Having designed
advanced water treatment systems for commercial and industrial applications this
technology has now been developed and manufactured here in the UK specifically for the
marine environment.
2 - Disclaimer
It is highly important that you read though this manual very carefully before attempting to
install the device, if you feel you are not capable of installing the device correctly please
contact our installation team or an authorized fitter (please find contact details at the back
of this manual).
We strongly advise you have an observer or assistant with you at all times whilst fitting the
device.
The following skills are required to fit the device correctly
Drilling
Filling
Scoring a surface
Handling and mixing Epoxy Resins
If you feel that you are not competent in any one of the above skills please do not attempt
the installation.
It is likely that optimal position to fit the transducer will be in a confined space, we advise
for extreme caution to be taken not to injure yourself or cause damage to any part of your
boat during installation. It is advised that if you are claustrophobic not to attempt the
insulation of the device yourself.
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It is vitally important that you following the step by step installation guide for your own
safety and the efficiency of the device. Not adhering the installation guide could lead to
injury, malfunctions of the device and damage to the device and/or vessel.
Before fitting the device it’s advised that the area of the bilge is cleared of all residual fuel or
other harmful residues that may have leaked.
Ultrasonic Works takes no responsibility for any injury or damage caused to your boat
during the installation of the device.
For company disclaimer please refer to www.ultrasonicworks.com
3 – Safety Precautions
Please adhere to the following safety precautions whilst installing the device
The device must be fully powered off and disconnected from any power source
when connecting or removing any of the cables from the control box.
Wear the latex gloves supplied whilst using the epoxy
Ensure there is adequate ventilation whilst using the epoxy
4. Contents of your Clearhull Box
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1. Control Box
2. Transducer
3. Battery Power Cable
4. Shore Power Cable
5. European Transformer Lead
6. UK Transformer Lead
7. Transformer
8. Syringe
9. Part 2 205 Epoxy Hardener
10. Part 1 105 Epoxy Resin
11. Gloves
12. Sandpaper
13. Self-Adhesive Tie Wrap Holder
14. Tie Wrap
15. Box Fitting Screws
16. Vaseline Pots
17. Self-Adhesive Foam Rings
18. GSM Phone Antenna
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Things Needed
1. Drill with 2.5mm & 3.5mm drill bits
2. Disposable cup for resin
3. Philips screw driver
4. Acetone cleaner
5. Side cutters
6. Sim Card
5 – Installation
Positioning of the Transducers
For best possible results please follow our guide below on positioning of the transducers.
Ultra Sonic Works suggest the BOX is placed in an accessible position close to the battery
source.
Clearhull 110 single hull transducer
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Clearhull 120 double hull transducer
Clearhull 110 single hull transducer
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Clearhull 120 double hull transducer
Clearhull IPS drive bracket and transducers
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Clearhull Saildrive bracket and transducer
Clearhull Z Drive bracket and transducer
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Installation Overview
An example installation plan has been created below to aid you in fitting the device
1. Prepare ALL surface areas of the hull where the transducers will be mounted
2. Place all epoxy templates onto the cleaned areas
3. Mix the 2 part epoxy resin
4. Pour the epoxy resin into the foam ring and twist the transducer mounting in
5. Fit the control box
6. Run all cables to transducer and battery
7. Fit the transducer once the epoxy has set
8. Connect all cables to the transducer and battery
Fitting the Transducer
1 – Draw a circle around the transducer mounting disc
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2 – Put the gloves on
3 – Place the Vaseline in the inner edge of the foam ring
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4 – Sand down around the area drawn on the bilge of the boat earlier in step 1
5 – Clean the surface of your boat using an acetone product
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6 – Peel the backing of the foam ring off and stick down to where you previously cleaned
7 – Pour the Epoxy Part 1 105 Resin into Part 2 205 Hardener
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8 – Shake up the bottle for approximately 2 minutes
9 – Pour the Epoxy resin into a disposable container
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10 – Using the syringe extract 20ml out
11 – Syringe the mix into the inside of the foam ring you stuck down to the bilge earlier
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12 – Twist the transducer mounting plate into the Epoxy resin and leave to set for a minimum of 4
hours (depending on temperate, please refer to the West Systems data sheet).
Fitting the Control Box
Remove the side sections of the control box
There are pre-moulded fixing points which require drilling out using a 3.5mm drill bit. Offer the box
up to the location you wish to place it, using a pencil mark out the 4 hole locations for the screw.
Take a 2.5mm pilot drill, drill holes to approximately 10mm deep. Offer up box and fix using
crosshead screwdriver and screws provided.
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Inserting the Sim Card
Remove the 4 screws displayed in the photo below.
Once you have removed all 4 screws support the display as you first need to detach the display
screen ribbon connector, displayed in the picture below.
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You will find the Sim Card holder displayed in the picture below.
To open the Sim Card Holder you MUST slide it up before lifting it to open. Once opened insert the
Sim Card push back down and slide back down to lock in place.
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Attaching the battery, transducer and aerial
The battery and transducer attach to the system with the same type of cable connection. Line up the
tab on the plug and socket, plug in then screw to lock in place.
When attaching the cables ensuring the brown cable to the positive terminal and the blue cable to
the negative terminal. We highly recommended that this is connected via your fuse panel using
either a 10AMP fuse or MCB.
The aerial is fitted by screwing into place on the top right hand side of the control box
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6. User Manual
Menu Guide
Press the Ok button to enter the menu
The Configuration menu will now appear with the following options to choose from:-
1- Active
2- Status
3- Setup
4- Ultrasonic Cycle
5- Movement Sensing
6- Temperature
7- Engineering
You can navigate through these options by pushing either the left or right arrow. When you find the
one you would like push the down arrow. If you wish to come back to the configuration menu press
the up arrow.
1 – Active
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In the active menu you can choose from the following options:-
i. Enable antifouling
i – Enable antifouling – This allows you to activate or deactivate the transducers. Scroll through the
options of On or Off using the left or right arrows. To select the option press okay, a * will appear to
confirm your selection. To go back to the Active menu press the up arrow.
2 – Status
In the status menu you can choose from the following options:-
i. Version & Serial No
ii. Run Time
iii. Battery Voltage
iv. Shore Voltage
Scroll through this menu by using either the left of right arrow. To select an option press the down
arrow. To go back to the configuration menu press the up arrow.
i – Version & Serial No – This shows you the current version your system is running and the serial
number of the Control Box. To go back up to the status menu press the up arrow.
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ii – Run Time – This shows how long the system has been running for in hours. To go back to the
Status menu press the up arrow.
iii – Battery Voltage – This shows the current voltage of the battery attached to the system. To go
back to the Status menu press the up arrow.
iv – Shore Voltage – This shows the current shore voltage. To go back to the Status menu press the
up arrow.
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3 – Set Up
In the Set Up menu you can choose from the following options:-
i. Set Time
ii. No of Transducers
iii. Cut Off Voltage
iv. Central Monitoring
v. Backlight
vi. Factory Reset
You can navigate through these options by pushing either the left or right arrow. When you find the
one you would like push the down arrow. If you wish to come back to the configuration menu press
the up arrow.
i – Set Time – It is a 24 hour clock. You can set the time by using the up and arrows to change the
numbers. To change between hours and minutes use the left and right arrows. To go back to the Set
Up menu press the up arrow.
ii – No. Of Transducers – This option allows you to set how many transducers are attached to the
system. You can do this by using the left and right arrows and to select the correct number press the
OK button, a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up
arrow.
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iii – Cut Off Voltage – You can set the cut off voltage so the Clearhull system powers down to suit the
power requirement to start your engine. You can navigate using the left and right arrows to set the
voltage cut off point. To select the number press OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To
go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
Iv – Central Monitoring – You can turn the central monitoring to on, off or so it only turns on with
shore power, you should leave this on the off selection if you do not have a sim card for the GSM
modem. You can navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you need. To select an
option press OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press
the up arrow.
V – Back Light – You can set the back light so it will be on, off or so it only turns on with shore power.
You can navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an
option press OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press
the up arrow.
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Vi – Factory Reset – You can factory reset the system to restore to factory settings there is an on and
off option to reset the system select the on option and exit configuration. You can navigate using the
left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press OK and a * will
appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
4 – Ultrasonic Cycle
In the ultrasonic cycle menu you can choose from the following options :-
i. Battery pulse power
ii. Battery cycle time
iii. Shore pulse power
iv. Shore cycle time
You can navigate through these options by pushing either the left or right arrow. When you find the
one you would like push the down arrow. If you wish to come back to the configuration menu press
the up arrow.
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i – Battery pulse power – You can change the power of the pulse on the system, the factory default is
50%, however you are able to choose from 5% to 100%. You can navigate using the left and right
arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press OK and a * will appear to
confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
ii. – Battery cycle time – you can change the time between pulses on the system in seconds, the
factory default is 4 seconds, however you are able to choose the cycle time you would like. You can
navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press
OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
iii. – Shore pulse power – You can change the power of the pulse on the system, the factory default
is 50%, however you are able to choose from 5% to 100%. You can navigate using the left and right
arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press OK and a * will appear to
confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
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iv. – Shore cycle time – you can change the time between pulses on the system in seconds, the
factory default is 4 seconds, however you are able to choose the cycle time you would like. You can
navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press
OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
5 – Movement Sensing
In the Movement sensing menu you can choose from the following options:-
i. 3D Sensitivity
ii. 3D Reduction
iii. Dry Mooring Sensitivity
iv. Dry Mooring Delay
You can navigate through these options by pushing either the left or right arrow. When you find the
one you would like push the down arrow. If you wish to come back to the configuration menu press
the up arrow.
i. – 3D Sensitivity – You are able to adjust the sensitivity of the 3D gyro on a 1 to 9 scale, 1 being the
most sensitive and 9 being the least, this is to enable the system to differentiate between moving
through the water and moored on a swinging mooring, or you can select off. You can navigate using
the left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press the OK and a *
will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
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ii. – 3D Reduction – you can adjust the amount of power that is reduced when the 3D gyro is
activated in a percentage. You can navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you
would like. To select an option press the ok and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back
to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
iii. – Dry Mooring Sensitivity – you are able to adjust the sensitivity of the 3D gyro on a 1 to 9 scale, 1
being the most sensitive and 9 being the least, this is to adjust when the system will turn back on as
the water returns to a dry out mooring. You can navigate using the left and right arrows to select the
option you would like. To select an option press the OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection.
To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
iv. – Dry Mooring Delay – You can adjust the amount of time the 3D gyro has to be stationary for the
Dry Mooring mode to come into action. The default setting is 45 minutes and each number
represents the amount of minutes the system has to be at rest to enter Dry mooring mode. You can
navigate using the left and right arrows to select the option you would like. To select an option press
OK and a * will appear to confirm your selection. To go back to the Set Up menu press the up arrow.
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6 – Temperature
In the temperature menu you can choose from the following options:-
i. Reduction
ii. Trigger
iii. Power Reduction
You can navigate through these options by pushing either the left or right arrow. When you find the
one you would like push the down arrow. If you wish to come back to the configuration menu press
the up arrow.
i – Reduction – In the reduction menu you can select whether you want the temperature
feature to be on or off. Scroll through the options with the left and right arrow and to select
press the OK button. An * will appear to confirm your selection.
ii – Trigger – This option sets the temperature that the feature works at on a 1-5 scale. You
can navigate through the 1-5 degrees using the left and right arrows. Select the option you
want by pressing the OK button and a * will appear to confirm your selection.
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iii – Power Reduction – This option allows you to adjust the amount of power the system is
reduced by when the temperature drops below a set degree. You will set the percentage
you would like the system to reduce by. For example if you would like the system to reduce
by 25% you would select 25, you can do this by scrolling through the options using the left
and right arrow then selecting OK, you option will be confirmed by a * appearing next to it.