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Deep Sea Systems Mini MAX 2000

Mini MAX display

 

Mini MAX 2000 Technical Specifications

Basic Vehicle

Basic Vehicle Includes:
2x2 DC Brushless DC Thrusters
2 Quartz Lights
Variable Speed Pan and Tilt
Super Dynamic Wide Angle, Color Video Camera
Electric Telemetry
Depth Sensor

Depth Ratings:
MK-1: 3300 ft/ (1000 meter)
MK-2: 6,600 ft. (2,000 meter)
3000 & 6000 meter custom
Basic Vehicle Construction, Size and Payload:
Length: 72.00 in/ 1.83 meter.
Width: 39.00 in/ 0.99 mtr.
Height: 42.00 in/ 1.07 mtr.
Weight: 1400 lbs (636 Kg)
Payload: in Water: 100 lbs (45.5 Kg)

Frame: free flooding, welded 6061-T6 aluminum frame, with stainless steel & plastic fittings, fitted with anodes and lead ballast weights

Housings: 6061-T6 aluminum, hardcoat anodized with anodes

Flotation: syntactic foam for rated depth, with fiber glass blown chop outer shell, finished with a bright yellow gel coat

Propulsion and Performance

Horizontal:
Two THL-404-8 Brushless Thrusters Mounted aft at a 10 degree dihedral
2.8 HP each, PBOF
Forward Thrust: 185 lbs / 85 kg

Vertical/Lateral:
Two THL-404-8 Brushless Thrusters Mounted in Center, in 45 degree Vert-Trans configuration
2.8 HP each, PBOF
Lateral Thrust: 85 lbs (38.6 Kg)
Vertical Down: 125 lbs (56.8 Kg)

Dynamic lifting capacity: 60-75 lbs (27-34 Kg)
Forward Speed: 3.5 Kts, tether length dependent
Vertical Speed: 1.5 Kts
Lateral Speed: 1.5 Kts
Turning Speed: 45 degree/second max

 

Operator Control & Sonar Consoles

Construction:
Transportable racks, with covers
Standard 19" wide rack frame mounted inside of case.
Depth: 32 in (.82 m)
Height: 48 in (1.2 m)
Width: 22 in (.55 m)
Weight: 250 lbs (114 Kg), Accessory dependent
Power: 120 or 240 Vac 50/60 hz

Pilots Display Console:
17" Color VGA PAL NTSC/PAL monitor
Processor: Pentium II, 266 MHz, 96 Meg RAM, with a Video input card.
4.5 Gbyte Hard Disk
Display shows: Depth, Heading, Date & Time, Leak Alarm, and other indicators
Advanced Auto Pilot Control
Interface Chassis for ROV, Console Components and Pilots Joystick Controller

Optional Sonar Console:
For scanning sonar, tracking or other accessories

Pilots Joystick Box:
Rugged and portable with 50-100 ft cable for on-deck use
Controls for TV A/B switch, Pan/Tilt, Focus, Thruster, Vertical Up/Down, Trim, Voltage monitor, Auxiliary 1 and 2, and other custom controls

 

Video Cameras, Pan and Tilt and Lights

Standard Sea Max Super Dynamic, Wide angle color TV camera NTSC or PAL:
DSP digital control for 50:1 dynamic range to eliminate light flares
480 lines resolution, 1 lux sensitivity
2.8 mm wide angle auto-iris lens
Dynamic range: 50:1 + AGC
2000-meter depth rated

Optional Sea Max Super Dynamic, Zoom color TV camera NTSC or PAL:
DSP digital control for 50:1 dynamic range and AGC to eliminate light flares
6mm to 60 mm Zoom auto-iris lens
480 lines resolution, 2 lux sensitivity
2000-meter depth rated

Lighting:
Standard 2 each 150 watt quartz halogen Max Lights
Optional: 2 additional HID High Intensity Discharge Gas Arc, or Quartz Max Lights
Maximum of 600 watts lighting
3000-meter depth rated

Pan & Tilt:
Variable speed AC Pan & Tilt unit
Auto Home Servo
10 degree/ second nominal slew rate
25 ft Lb nominal torque per axis
130 Lb (59 Kg) balanced payload
PBOF construction
6,000-meter depth rated

 

Umbilical and Telemetry

Standard Electrical Telemetry:
Single RG-59U, 75 ohm coaxial cable, 50 to 7500 ft (15-2625 meters)
Video long line, unbalanced line drive amplifier, dual channel standard with A/B video switch
Digital cable modem, Six #24 AWG twisted shielded pairs, 50 to 7500 ft (15-2625 meters)

Optional Fiber Optic Cable Interface:
2 each video channels, 7 MHz band-width
3 each bi-directional data channels
1@ RS485, 2 @ RS 232, each at 110k baud
Single mode fiber optic cable up to 30,000-ft length

 

Vehicle Power System

AC power transformer pressure balance oil-filled, toroidial transformer core with wet mate connectors
Input voltage: 1400 to 1500 VAC @ 9KW
110 to 132 VAC available for accessories
+ 12 VDC, + 24VDC accessory power available, consult factory

 

Surface Power Unit

Size:
Height : 30”/ 76.0 cm
Width : 24” / 50.0 cm
Depth: 12” / 30.5 cm

Weight:
350 lbs

Input Power:
220-240 VAC 50-60 hz
Single phase 9 kva

Output:
1500 VAC for vehicle

Housing:
Sealed Nema 4X, European IP65 rated

Ground fault interrupt:
5 to 100 ma. user adjustable (30 ma. factory setting )
Built to AODC Codes of the UK 1985

Displays:
000 to 700 vac input supply voltage
000 to 75 amps
00 to 200 ma. leakage current

Construction:
Dual fully isolated toriodal power output transformers with center tap to ground
Current limited ground per AODC code for operator safety
Remote off/on control from operators station

 

Optional Accessories

HID High Intensity Discharge Gas Arc Lights
Precision rate sensor for auto heading control
Altimeter for auto height control
Scanning Sonar, Tritech, Simrad or Imagenex
4 or 5 function manipulator
Cable cutter
Jet Pump, 14 psi, 65 gpm (200 l/m)
Corrosion potential sensor
Blue Max flasher beacon
Fiber optic telemetry for long umbilical

 

DSSI All-Electric Winch

Variable speed, low maintenance reliable electric motor and drive train
Simple, user friendly controls

Capacity: maximum of 8000 feet (2440 meter) of .75 inch (1.9 cm) cable on 48 inch (1.22 mtr) dia. drum

Size:
Height: 60 in (1.52 mtr )
Width: 54 in (1.37 mtr )
Length: 90.5 in (2.30 mtr )
Weight: 2000-lb (909 Kg) nominal with 3600 ft umbilical, 4000 maximum

Easy pad eye deck attachment
28 Electric slip rings
Power: 208-240 VAC, single phase, 2.6 KVA
Disk brake
Low dB noise, non-interfering with other deck ops
50-100 feet of deck umbilical cable
Construction: all 6061 T6 Aluminum with anodes
Line pull: 1100 lb, (500 Kg) on 20inch inner drum
Typical line pull: 500 lb (227 Kg) @ 2 ft/sec (0.6 m/sec)
Optional overhead block with cable pay-out indicator and load cell
Optional wired for fiber optic cable interface


Deep Sea Systems International, Inc.
P.O. Box 622
Falmouth, MA USA 02541-0622

Email: info@deepseasystems.com
Tel: 508-564-4200
Fax: 508-564-4500

    




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