NexSens CB-40 Data Buoy
Features
- Integrated 4" diameter stainless steel slotted instrument pipe
- Supports 1-3 nautical mile light for deployment in navigable waters
- Lightweight system can be deployed by a single person
| Image | Part# | Product Description | Price | Stock | Order | |
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 | CB-40 | Data buoy with polymer-coated foam hull, 40 lb. buoyancy | $1,495.00 | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
| Image | Part# | Product Description | Price | Stock | Order | |
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 | M550-F-Y | Solar marine light with flange mount & 1-3 nautical mile range, 15 flashes per minute, yellow | $595.00 | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
The CB-40 Data Buoy offers a compact and affordable platform for deploying water quality sondes and other instruments that integrate power and data logging. The lightweight platform can be deployed from small boats, large vessels or even helicopters, making it the ideal choice for applications where water needs to be monitored at a moment’s notice. The buoy can also be used as an underwater float and instrument housing for subsurface deployments.
The buoy is constructed of an inner core of cross-linked polyethylene foam with a tough polyurea skin and stainless steel frame. An optional 1-3 NM solar marine light mounts over the topside access hole, and three eyenuts offer a convenient lifting point. The CB-40 supports a 1, 2, or 3-point mooring via bottom bow shackle and three eyenuts. Optional accessories include chain, shackles and anchors for buoy mooring.
The CB-40 Data Buoy weighs 38 lbs. with no payload and approximately 45 lbs. with integrated solar marine light and water quality sonde. The 4" stainless steel instrument pipe securely houses the instrument and includes slotted holes for water flow. Compatible instruments include YSI 6-Series & EXO sondes, Hydrolab Series 5 & HL sondes, Eureka Manta sondes, and In-Situ Aqua TROLL instruments.
- Hull Dimensions: 14" (35.56cm) outside diameter; 20" (50.80cm) tall
- Instrument Pipe Dimensions: 3.87" (9.83cm) inside diameter; 48" (121.92cm) tall
- Weight: 38 lbs. (no payload); 45 lbs. (with sonde & solar marine light)
- Buoyancy: 40 lbs.
- Hull Material: Cross-linked polyethylene foam with polyurea coating & stainless steel deck
- Hardware Material: 304 stainless steel
- Mooring Attachments: 1, 2, or 3 point
The instrument deployed in the buoy can have internal logging (i.e. multi-parameter sonde) although there is no data logger option for this model. The CB-50 and larger buoy platforms support NexSens X2 data loggers.
No, the CB-50 and larger buoy platforms can accommodate this feature.
Any submersible instrument with internal power & data logging that fits within a 4” diameter x 48” long pipe could be deployed from this platform.
There are no waterproof housing compartments on this platform. The CB-150 and larger buoy platforms can accommodate sensitive electronics inside the data well.
The CB-40 can be deployed subsurface with an anchor heavier than the net buoyancy of the deployed equipment. This is useful when monitoring at a fixed distance from the bottom of the water body.
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