R12K Acoustic Transponding Release
The model R12K Deep Sea Acoustic Transponding Release is the first product in Teledyne Benthos's release line to benefit from a new electronics architecture. This new architecture provides new features and establishes the R12K as the most technologically sophisticated release in its class. Battery voltage and percent remaining indicators are complemented by a tilt accuracy indicated in one degree increments. With a positive indication of release status, operators have complete awareness of the condition of their releases. To view more info click here.
Specifications:
DEPTH |
Down to 12,000 meters |
BATTERY LIFE |
4 years |
WEIGHT |
In Air: 33 kg (70 lbs) In Water: 25 kg (55 lbs) |
ACOUSTIC SLANT RANGE |
Up to 12 km (7.5 mi) |
FREQUENCY |
Frequency 9-14 kHz (broadband) |
TRANSDUCER PATTERN |
Omnidirectional from upper hemisphere |
LIFT |
5,000 kg (5.5 tons) |
LOAD |
5,000 kg (5.5 tons) |
CONSTRUCTION |
Stainless steel (17-4 PH) |
TILT SENSOR |
0-180° degrees in 1 percent increments |
865-A
The 865-A is designed for full ocean depth mooring recovery and placement applications requiring a rugged stainless steel package and 5000 kg load handling. To view more information click here.
DEPTH RATING |
12,000 meters (39,370 feet) |
RELEASE LOAD |
5,000 kg (5.5 tons) |
LIFT LOAD RATING |
5,000 kg (5.5 tons) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
TRANSPONDER |
5-10 km slant range |
RELEASE CONFIRMATION |
Multiple ping reply |
TIMED DISABLE |
2, 4, 8, or 16 hours |
ENABLE |
Enable command |
DISABLE |
Disable command |
TILT INDICATION |
Vertical (25° std.) |
BATTERY LIFE (RECEIVER) |
2 years (4 year option available) |
BATTERY LIFE (TRANSMISSIONS) |
250,000 pings |
FACTORY SET RECEIVER (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SELECTABLE TRANSMIT (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SOURCE LEVEL (NOMINAL) |
>192 dB ref µPa @ 1m |
WEIGHT |
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DIMENSIONS |
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CONSTRUCTION |
Stainless steel (17-4 PH) |
ACCESSORIES |
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Load Multiplier for 865-A Release
The 865-H is a secondary arm to provide a 5:1 mechanical advantage when used on the 865-A release. The 22,600 kg rated device is used for deployment of anchors and underwater construction.
Specifications:
SPECIFICATION | DESCRIPTION |
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DEPTH RATING |
12,000 meters (39,370 feet) |
RELEASE LOAD |
22,600 kg (24.9 tons) |
LIFT LOAD RATING |
26,600 kg (24.9 tons) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
TRANSPONDER |
5-10 km slant range |
RELEASE CONFIRMATION |
Multiple ping reply |
TIMED DISABLE |
2, 4, 8, or 16 hours |
ENABLE |
Enable command |
DISABLE |
Disable command |
TILT INDICATION |
Vertical (25° std.) |
BATTERY LIFE (RECEIVER) |
2 years (4 year option available) |
BATTERY LIFE (TRANSMISSIONS) |
250,000 pings |
FACTORY SET RECEIVER (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SELECTABLE TRANSMIT (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SOURCE LEVEL (NOMINAL) |
>192 dB ref µpa @ 1m |
WEIGHT |
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DIMENSIONS |
(Dimensions are with 865-A attached) |
CONSTRUCTION |
High strength carbon steel |
ACCESSORIES |
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Transponding Release
Teledyne Benthos has designed the 866-A for mooring recovery applications requiring a rugged stainless steel package and 2200 kg load handling. To view more information click here.
DEPTH RATING |
2,000 meters (6,562 feet) |
RELEASE LOAD |
2,200 kg (2.43 tons) |
LIFT LOAD RATING |
2,200 kg (2.43 tons) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
TRANSPONDER |
5-10 km slant range |
RELEASE CONFIRMATION |
Multiple ping reply |
TIMED DISABLE |
2, 4, 8, or 16 hours |
ENABLE |
Enable command |
DISABLE |
Disable command |
TILT INDICATION |
Vertical (25° std.) |
BATTERY LIFE (RECEIVER) |
2 years (4 year option available) |
BATTERY LIFE (TRANSMISSIONS) |
250,000 pings |
FACTORY SET RECEIVER (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SELECTABLE TRANSMIT (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SOURCE LEVEL (NOMINAL) |
>192 dB ref µpa @ 1m |
WEIGHT |
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DIMENSIONS |
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CONSTRUCTION |
Stainless steel (ferralium 255) |
ACCESSORIES |
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Shallow Water Transponding Release
The 867-A is a low cost, versatile acoustic release designed for recovery of underwater equipment in coastal and inland waters. Its transponding function allows users to perform 2-way acoustic ranging to home in on the subsea unit. To view more information click here.
Remote head version also available.
DEPTH RATING |
305m (1000 ft) |
RELEASE LOAD |
225 kg (0.25 tons) |
LIFT LOAD RATING |
455 kg (0.50 tons) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
TRANSPONDER |
9-10 km slant range |
RELEASE CONFIRMATION |
Multiple ping reply |
TIMED DISABLE |
2,4,8 or 16 hours |
ENABLE |
Enable command |
DISABLE |
Disable command |
TILT INDICATION |
Vertical or horizontal (25° std.) |
BATTERY LIFE (RECEIVER) |
2 years |
BATTERY LIFE (TRANSMISSIONS) |
25,000 pings |
FACTORY SET RECEIVER (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SELECTABLE TRANSMIT (FREQUENCY) |
7-15 kHz |
SOURCE LEVEL (NOMINAL) |
>192 dB ref µpa @ 1m |
WEIGHT |
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DIMENSIONS |
63 cm (25 in) length x 13 cm (5 in) diameter housing |
CONSTRUCTION |
PVC, Fiberglass Strongback |
ACCESSORIES |
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Pop Up Buoy
The 875-PUB release is configured with a syntactic flotation collar and line canister to mark and recover seabed equipment.
75 m 1/4” spectra line standard 2995 kg (6,600 lbs), other line lengths and diameters available. To view more information click here.
DEPTH RATING |
305 m (1,000 ft) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
BATTERY LIFE (RECEIVER) |
6 months (Alkaline) 1 year (Lithium) |
FACTORY SET RECEIVER (FREQUENCY) |
7 - 15 kHz |
WEIGHT |
In Air: 15 kg (34 lbs) In Water: 7 kg (15 lbs) positive |
DIMENSIONS |
39.4cm (15.5 in) diameter collar 55.9 cm (22 in) length |
CONSTRUCTION |
PVC, Syntactic Foam |
ACCESSORIES |
875-SB Alkaline Battery (B-855-147) 875-LI-SB Lithium Battery (B-855-157) Spare Magnet (B-855-152) |
Shallow Water Release
The 875-TD/TE is a shallow water release with a depth rating up to 500m (1,640 ft). The 875-TD features an alkaline battery pack with a battery life of up to 1 year.
The 875-TE release contains a lithium battery pack with a battery life expectancy of up to 5 years. To view more information click here.
DEPTH RATING |
500 meters (1,640 feet) |
LOAD RATING |
180 kg (0.2 tons) |
LIFT LOAD RATING |
455 kg (0.5 tons) |
ACTUATION |
High torque motor |
TRANSPONDER |
2-3 km slant range |
RANGE ACCURACY |
1 meter |
RELEASE CONFIRMATION |
Yes (Acoustic). |
BATTERY LIFE |
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BATTERY VOLTAGE STATUS |
Acoustically transmitted to Deck Box |
FREQUENCY BAND |
LF (9-14 kHz) |
SIGNALING TYPE |
MFSK |
UNIQUE ADDRESSES |
Up to 255 |
SOURCE LEVEL (NOMINAL) |
167 db |
WEIGHT |
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DIMENSIONS |
53.4 cm (21 inches) Length x 10.2 cm (4 inches) Width x 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) Height |
CONSTRUCTION |
PVC, fiberglass, Stainless Steel (875-TD) PVC, fiberglass, Titanium (875-TE) |
STRONGBACK FOR EASY MOUNTING |
Yes |
ACCESSORIES |
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Acoustic Deck Set
The DS-8750 Acoustic Deck Set is a low-cost companion to the Benthos Acoustic Release Model 875-A and 875-PUB. It is ideally suited for basic release operations requiring only command capability.
FREQUENCY BAND |
7-15 kHz in 500 Hz increments |
Bottom Finding Pinger
The bottom finding pinger, used in conjunction with a standard 12 kHz shipboard bathymetric recorder, can be used to monitor the height off bottom of instruments, or sampling equipment being lowered through the water column. The BFP-312 can be used for precise positioning of CTD instrumentation, fishing nets, coring tools, water bottles or other items, where accurate vertical positioning relative to the bottom is required.
Precision pingers and positioning beacons require high power, long life and a high level of frequency and repetition rate stability to allow asynchronous operation with shipboard recording and processing instrumentation. To view more information click here.
OPERATING FREQUENCY |
12 kHz |
CARRIER FREQUENCY STABILITY |
+/- 50 Hz |
SOURCE LEVEL |
195 dB re 1 µPA @ 1 meter |
REPETITION RATE |
1 second or 0.5 second when activated by mercury tilt switch |
REPETITION RATE STABILITY |
+/- 50 µsec |
PULSE LENGTH |
Internally selectable 0.5, 2, 5, 10 msec |
BATTERY TYPE |
20 replaceable “C” cells |
OPERATING LIFE: ALKALINE EXPENDABLE BATTERIES |
100 hrs @ 1 PPS, 0.5 msec pulse width |
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CHARGING TIME USING MODEL BC-31 BATTERY CHARGER |
16 hours maximum |
PRESSURE HOUSING |
Aluminum anodized |
OPERATING DEPTH |
6,000 meters |
END CAP CLOSURE |
Single bolt closure |
TRANSDUCER BEAM PATTERN |
180° omni-directional |
OPERATING TEMPERATURE |
-5° to +50° C |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE |
-20° to +81° C |
DIMENSIONS |
5 in. O.D. x 26 in. Length Transducer end 7 in. O.D. |
WEIGHT |
In Air: 42 lbs In Water: 23 lbs |
High Power Bottom Finding Pinger
The bottom finding pinger, used in conjunction with a standard 12 kHz shipboard bathymetric recorder, can be used to monitor the height off bottom of instruments or sampling equipment being lowered through the water column. The BFP-312HP can precisely position CTD instrumentation, fishing nets, coring tools, water bottles or other items, where accurate vertical positioning relative to the bottom is required.
Precision pingers and positioning beacons require high power, long life and a high level of frequency and repetition rate stability to allow asynchronous operation with shipboard recording and processing instrumentation. To view more information click here.
OPERATING FREQUENCY |
12 kHz |
CARRIER FREQUENCY STABILITY |
+/- 50 Hz |
SOURCE LEVEL |
210 dB re 1 µPA @ 1 meter |
REPETITION RATE |
1 second or 0.5 second when activated by mercury tilt switch |
REPETITION RATE STABILITY |
+/- 50 µsec |
PULSE LENGTH |
Internally selectable 0.5, 2, 5, 10 msec |
BATTERY TYPE |
20 replaceable “C” cells |
OPERATING LIFE: ALKALINE EXPENDABLE BATTERIES |
40 hrs @ 1 PPS, 0.5 msec pulse width |
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CHARGING TIME USING MODEL BC-31 BATTERY CHARGER |
16 hours maximum |
PRESSURE HOUSING |
Aluminum anodized |
OPERATING DEPTH |
6,000 meters |
END CAP CLOSURE |
Single bolt closure |
TRANSDUCER BEAM PATTERN |
50° conical |
OPERATING TEMPERATURE |
-5° to +50° C |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE |
-20° to +81° C |
DIMENSIONS |
5 in. O.D. x 32 in. Length Transducer end 7 in. O.D. |
WEIGHT |
In Air: 70 lbs In Water: 33 lbs |
Hand Held Acoustic Tester
The Hand Held Acoustic Tester TU-1000 is a full function “in air” predeployment acoustic tester for Benthos’ full line of acoustic transponders and releases. This battery operated, lightweight unit is capable of generating all Benthos FSK commands and interrogation frequencies. Constructed of rugged, black molded plastic, the TU-1000 is designed to withstand years of exposure to marine environments.
FREQUENCY BAND |
7-15 kHz range |
DIMENSIONS |
22.86 cm (9 in) Length x 10.16 cm (4 in) Width x 7.62 cm (3 in) Depth |
WEIGHT |
5.08 cm (2 lbs) |
Low Cost Programmable Sonar Altimeter
The PSA-916 is a low cost, lightweight altimeter designed for diverse applications in the marine environment, providing high resolution altitude/range data, while simultaneously outputting data through a digital serial port.
A wide beam angle provides for reliable and accurate range measurements under the most severe operational conditions. To view more information click here.
OPERATING FREQUENCY |
200 kHz (nominal) |
BEAM WIDTH |
14° conical typical |
PULSE LENGTH |
250 ms standard |
REPETITION RATES |
5 pps or external |
RANGE |
100 meters full scale |
RESOLUTION |
RS-232: 1 cm Analog: 2.5 cm |
OPERATING DEPTH | 6000 m |
RANGE OUTPUT |
Digital: RS-232 Analog: 0-5 VDC |
POWER REQUIRED |
7 to 24 VDC |
POWER CONSUMPTION |
60 ma @ 15 VDC |
DIMENSIONS |
2.25 in. diameter x 9.75 in. length |
WEIGHT |
1.4 lbs in air; 0.8 lbs in water |
Transponders XT-6001/TR-6001
The XT-6001 & TR-6001 Acoustic Transponders are glass instrument housings with general purpose transponder electronics. The XT-6001 is an expendable transponder, while the TR-6001 incorporates a burn wire release mechanism for ease of recovery. They can both be used for acoustic navigation or location marking. To view more information click here.
FREQUENCY |
7-15 kHz in 250 Hz increments |
ACOUSTIC OUTPUT: re 1µPa@1m (acoustic power) |
185 dB (20W) |
PULSE LENGTH |
10 ms |
TURN AROUND DELAY |
Standard turn around delay is factory set to 3 ms. |
HOUSING |
Glass sphere, positively buoyant |
POWER SOURCE |
16 amp-hour alkaline battery pack |
BATTERY LIFE |
Up to 2 years |
DEPTH RATING |
6700 meters (22,000 feet) |
NOTES |
XT model is expendable; TR model has burn wire release. Our Universal Deck Box UDB-9400 is our surface unit used to range to and release these transponders |
ACCESSORIES |
Burn Wire Module (B-270-344) Burn Wire Retrofit Kit (014534) Rearming Kit (014529) |