Releases

In addition to the products listed below,  several Teledyne Benthos acoustic releases now include SMART functionality.  Please see the link on the left to learn more about these release units that include wireless modem electronics.

865-A Deep Sea Acoustic Release
Rated to 12,000 meters depth, this release is capable of supporting and releasing 4,540 kg (10,000 lbs). Lifetime of up to 2 years with 300,000 transponds.

865-H Load Multiplier Option for 865-A Release
The heavy load release package is designed for use in sub-sea construction and deployment applications requiring underwater acoustically activated separation of cables. Capable of supporting and releasing up to 22,600 kg (50,000 lb). Other specifications same as 865-A.

866-A Continental Shelf Acoustic Release
Compact, rugged release rated to 2,000 meters depth, capable of supporting and releasing 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Lifetime of one year minimum with 250,000 transponds.

867-A Shallow Water Acoustic Transponding Release
Compact, rugged release designed for coastal and inland water to 300 meters depth, capable of releasing 225 kg (500 lb) loads with a lift capacity of 455 kg (1,000 lb.). Lifetime of two years and 25,000 pings.

875-A Shallow Water Acoustic Release
Low cost, easy to deploy at less than 10 pounds weight in air (4.3 kg), the Model 875 is specially designed for coastal water requirements. Rated to 305 meters depth (1,000 feet), it has a lift load rating of 1000 lbs and a release load rating of 397 lbs. Uses the standard Benthos command structure and full compatibility with Benthos acoustic command equipment.

875-PUB Pop Up Buoy
Low cost, rugged seabed package recovery system. Designed for retrieval of anchor pennant lines, bottom mounted instrumentation, arrays, or any device that can be tethered to the seabed with a recovery line. 75 or 200 meter line length standard. 10 lb positive buoyancy; 6 or 12 month battery options.

DS-8750 Acoustic Deck Set
The DS-8750 deck unit is a low cost companion for the Model 875 Release and the 875-PUB Pop Up Buoy. Capable of sending all Benthos FSK commands, the DS-8750 can also serve as a field backup unit for the DS-7000 Acoustic Deck Set.

DS-8000 Acoustic Deck Set
The DS-8000 Acoustic Deck Set is specifically designed for mooring recovery applications using Benthos acoustic transponding releases. A single channel receive allows the deck unit to display range, verify proper tilt and to confirm release activation. A speaker is provided for listening to the underwater sound.
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DS-7000 Acoustic Deck Set
A modular system for commanding Benthos’ acoustic systems and other manufacturers’ acoustic systems, the DS-7000 operates in the 7-15 kHz band and incorporates 1-16 digitally tunable receiver/transmitter channels. The DS-7000 is also the core of our acoustic Long Baseline navigation solutions.