Sonar Quiz #21

[rnvinc]

Can a 2d skimmer xducer be used mounted backwards ...with the flat end facing forward ...??

What would the image look like ...??

Explain ...



Rickie

[CrappiePappy]

I'll take a crack at this one ....

Yes, it can be used mounted backwards.

The image would be the same, since technically it would work the same way if correctly mounted and the boat was in reverse. The ping is cone shaped, so the image is being produced within that cone, which means there really isn't a front/back to it ... the "front/back" of the cone is determined by the direction it's going, regardless of angle of travel. Or in other words, the cone is always going "forward" when in motion, because it's a circle.

On a practical level, however, the image wouldn't be the same if the boat was on plane, since the blunt end of the transducer would create turbulence.

... cp

[vic n]

Yep...forward, backward, sideways....not upside down tho

[Redge]

I concur with CP's answer. I got lost for a minute thinking new data old data, left right... However since it is a cone, I don't see why it wouldn't be the same.

[rnvinc]

I think CP answered this better than I could have myself ...

Great explaination Pap ...



Rickie