Brochure/specifications in pdf format Manual Configuration
SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler features include:
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SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler |
The ECO Sampler is the ideal small-boat water sampler for coastal, estuarine, and large lake ecological monitoring. The ECO Sampler is light and economical and can be integrated with an SBE 19, 19plus, or 25 CTD. It is available in a three-bottle or six-bottle configuration with 4-liter ECO sample bottles, uniquely designed for the ECO Sampler. The ECO Sampler can operate autonomously on internal batteries and be programmed to close bottles at selected depths, allowing deployment using non-electrical wire or line. It also can be used with an SBE 33 Carousel Deck Unit for real-time CTD data acquisition and water sampling operation. Real-time operation requires an electro-mechanical cable and slip-ring equipped winch.
The ECO Sampler’s bottle closing mechanism is a magnetically actuated lanyard release latch derived from the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler, which has a long history of reliability and ease-of-use. Bottle lanyards are rigged to hold bottles open when the lanyards are attached to the release latches. A pressure-proof electromagnet is energized on command to trigger a lanyard release, allowing the bottle to close. The ECO Sampler can be configured with one or two 3-position lanyard release modules. Each release module is connected to the ECO Sampler’s Electronics Control Module by a separate cable, allowing easy do-it-yourself expansion from a three-bottle to a six-bottle system.
The ECO Sampler includes the Electronics Control Module (ECM), one or two lanyard release modules, three or six 4-liter ECO sample bottles mounted in saddle brackets and fastened with band clamps, stainless steel guard frame with integral lifting bail, and mesh panels for mounting the ECM, CTD, and other sensors that may be integrated with the CTD (e.g., dissolved oxygen sensor, fluorometer, turbidity sensor, etc.). Mounting brackets for a CTD, auxiliary sensors, and a CTD interface cable must be ordered separately. The SBE 33 Carousel Deck Unit (for real-time operation) must also be ordered separately.
SOFTWARE
SEASOFT©-Win32, our complete Windows 2000/XP software package, is included at no extra charge. SEASOFT’s modular programs include:
WATER SAMPLER CONTROL
| Autonomous Operation (wire rope
only, no electromechanical cable required) The ECO’s Electronics Control Module provides power to and programmable control of the water sampler:
At the end of a cast, data from the CTD and the bottle summary file from the ECO are uploaded using the software provided. Nine high-quality alkaline D-size cells (LR-20) provide several months of daily operation (rechargeable Ni-MH batteries also available). |
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| Real-Time Operation via
Electromechanical Cable The ECO’s Electronics Control Module can be connected to a winch cable for real-time use. Users can switch from autonomous to real-time operation at any time by connecting the winch cable to the ECM, and connecting the SBE 33 Carousel Deck Unit to AC power and the winch slip rings. This enables real-time CTD data acquisition and water sampler control from your computer keyboard or Deck Unit panel controls: |
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SPECIFICATIONS
| Depth Rating | 600 meters |
| Materials | 316 stainless steel, titanium, anodized aluminum, plastic |
| Weight in Air |
Without CTD or bottles -- 30 kg (67 lbs) With SBE 19plus and three empty 4-liter bottles -- 51.3 kg (113 lbs) With SBE 19plus and six empty 4-liter bottles -- 60.5 kg (133 lbs) With SBE 19plus and six full 4-liter bottles -- 84 kg (185 lbs) |
| Winch Cable Compatibility | Single or multi-core armored cable up to 10,000 meters long with inner core resistance of 0 - 350 ohms |
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