June 2015

The Buccoo Buoy was inspected on 23 June 2015. All fouling was removed from anchor lines, buoy base and metal frame. The sonde was removed and cleaned.  All probes except for ph were fully calibrated and passed the QC. The error in the picture below was noted, even after two attempts at calibrated. The error was overidden and the sonde redeployed.

 

The main buoy was also open and the dessicant replaced. All circuitry seemed fine within the buoy and all external connectors were intact.

All three ports for the RM Yound RH/Temp were also tried to see if this will correct the exisitng problem (no data is currently being colected), however there was no change to the status of the instrument.

New anodes are required for the sonde and the main buoy.

The Sontek ADP was retrieved and the data downloaded. The battery was changed and the instrument redeployed. 

Can this information also be hosted online with the CREWS data?

Anchor rope fouling

ADP

Buoy base fouling

Anode disintegration

Probes to be cleaned

Fouling growing beneath casing

Mild erosion on sonde