Support Engineering Group : 2011-03-14 NDBC Hybrid Follow Up This page last changed on Mar 14, 2011 by kgomes. ##### Schedule May deployment Drawings to shop by 3/31 Looking for X days in shop in early april ##### Actions Email NDBC with questions - Kevin Do they have SolidWorks part and assembly files for their drawings they sent? Can we weld two crossbars on the frame for mounting our battery box (80 lbs). Can we use location under lower deck that has plate with "zipties" for mounting our CO2 housing? Is the open hole in top deck something we can utilize? What is the deployment timeline for this hybrid buoy? How do they handle about anti-fouling and if they don't can we paint the bridle? Purchase solar panels - Erich Have shop build junction boxes - OSG Specify and purchase solar panel/battery cables - Mike/OSG Cut and fabricate NDBC mounting brackets (1 day) - OSG Pending NDBC approval have shop to weld bars (2 days) Order new battery - OSG Light machine OASIS controller can for mounting - Erich Modify existing clamps for upper mounts - Craig (2 days mod drawing), ? days in shop 3 HR3 - two down, 1 up GPS receiver SOON GPS antennae and orbcomm antennae UHF radio (blue) Modify/build new clamp for Flourometer that will mount on cross member with battery box - Craig Decide on how to accomplish seawater ground? - OSG (+ others) Modify/build new clamps for below deck instrumentation to mount on bridle legs - Craig (5 days) ISUS Aanderaa HS2 pH pump for Wetstar Fabricate longer cables (5 or 6?) that will be used to connect to an above water connector block - Erich (send out for fab) Depending on NDBC response, use top deck hole for equilibrator. Will be an ad-hoc mounting. Talk to Dale about getting material ahead of time so shop is prepared - Kevin ##### Notes Decision was made to use NDBC's design for solar panels we need drawings in other format We will use OASIS battery box, but does not have a place on the buoy. Use existing charge controller. Lithium or lead-acid? We have all the lead acid stuff, use that, but how do we get it on the mooring? If our solar system, 3 panels at minimum We need water cutting for mounting brackets, some welding on the brackets, new cables. Order new panels. Batteries? Order them. If they go in the well, can we drill and use bulk head connector. what is the plate with zipties for? Kevin to get s/w drawings. (solid part and assembly files) Can we use MOOS style battery boxes and mount on Xplate? Ask them if we can weld bars on tower and mount our existing battery and buy their panels with that battery? (battery box is 80 lbs.) ##### We need from the shop Note about this: All of these things will first need to be designed/drawn before they can fabricated. It's more than just shop time. Solar Panel mounts, 4 each May be new solar panel junction boxes? OASIS can mount We should deploy O3 endcap with plugs in the extra bulkhead holes; we'll need to make some. Battery box mounts Local connector block mount Upper Deck connector block mount Radio Can mast mount/adapter Seawater ground connection point ##### Mounts for instruments??? The list is still not confirmed. As I understand it, there is nowhere to mount subsurface instruments, so first a mounting bracket/bar will need to be designed and fabricated, then mounts for individual instruments to mount to it. CO2 can mount CO@ Equilibrator tube mount Wetstar Pump Aanderaa - see below GPS? Radiometer mount ##### Wiring and cables Solar Panel Wiring harness Aanderaa adapter and cable, We cannot use the Aanderaa factory cable There should be an available Aanderaa optode adapter, as it would have been deployed on M2. Need way to mount to buoy though. pH sensor? ##### Other tasks: Hardware diagrams Wiring diagram Wire OASIS3 can and spare O3 can Test, all up both cans since all the cabling is new Test, telemetry

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