Table 9. TEMP Thresholds and Test Results 



Characteristics 



TEMP Threshold 



Manufacturer 

 Specification 



Test Results 



1 . Operational Effectiveness 









Power Supply 



Self-contained, 

 rechargeable, or 

 replacable 



6 to 12 volt (6 mono- 

 cells each 1.5V) 



6 replacable alkaline D 

 cells 



Operational life cycle 



6 hours 



N/A 



18 hours 



Detection Distance 









Buried chain, 1 .5 in. or larger 



6 feet 



N/A 



6.1 feet 



Buried pipeline (5-in.-diam Simplex 

 w/armor 



2.5 feet 



N/A 



4.0 feet 



Anchors (6,000 lb) 



10 feet 



N/A 



10 feet 



Armored cable (SD List 5) 



3 feet 



N/A 



6 feet 



Accuracy of Detection Location on 

 Seafloor 



Location on seafloor will 

 be 1 foot or the depth of 

 burial, whichever is 

 greater 



N/A 



<1 foot 



Weight (system) 









In air 



35 pounds 



20.8 pounds 



21 pounds (excluding 

 case) 



In water 



3 pounds +/- 1 pound 



N/A 



3 pounds 



Operational Range 



On the beach to 190 feet 

 of water 



to 300 feet (probe) 



Demonstrated to 55 

 feet 



Handling 









Diver-held mode 



Carried by one free 

 swimming diver (requires 

 only one hand to carry 

 underwater, but may 

 require two hands to 

 operate) 



N/A 



One hand to carry, 

 two hands to operate 



Boat-towed mode 



The sensing probe can be 

 towed at slow speed from 

 an inflatable boat 



N/A 



Demonstrated towing 

 from inflatable boat 



Operational Water Temperature 



28 to 85 »F 



5 to 149"? 



Demonstrated 34 to 

 90°F 



Nonoperating Temperature 



None 



-58 to 176°? (with 

 lithium batteries) 



Demonstrated -20 to 

 125''F 



Operating Turbidity 



Clear water to zero 

 visibility 



N/A 



Demonstrated 3- to 10- 

 foot visibility 



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