STING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Acceleration measurement range:
 0 G to +10 G
Acceleration measurement resolution:
0.0025 G (12 bits)

Load bearing strength measurement range:

0 to 950 kPa

Water depth measurement range:

 0 m to 200 m

Water depth measurement resolution:

0.05 m (12 bits)

Maximum operational depth:

300 m

Maximum measurable depth of penetration:

3 m (with shaft extenders)

Sampling rate:

2 kHz

Data acquisition triggering:

Water immersion or preset depth (0 m to 200 m)

Data collection autonomy (memory capacity):

approx. 4 minutes (acceleration only), or 2 minutes (acceleration plus depth)

Download speed to computer:

115.2 kilobaud

Download time:

approximately 4 minutes

Shaft length:

1 m standard, extendable to 3 m with additional segments

Impact foot diameters:

25 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm (stainless steel), 70 mm (aluminum)

Probe materials:

304 stainless steel body, hard-anodized aluminium end cap, PVC tail cone

Recommended tether (retrieval cord):

4.8 mm diameter braid, type SC-6

Mass:

 approx. 10 kg with 1 m shaft length, 3 kg for each additional 1m extension

Power:

Internal battery, rechargeable (adapter included)
Software:
Communications and Data Analysis. Runs under Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP

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