ROPOS Providing Power and Communications

ROPOS Providing Power and Communications

View of the front porch of ROPOS showing a connection from the RSN Interface Box on ROPOS to an extension cable that is 1800 feet in length connected to a Secondary Junction Box (another power and communications outlet on the seafloor). The connector with the orange handle is "wet-mateable", meaning that it can be unplugged and plugged in on the seafloor.  When disconnected, it is placed in a parking position to keep the connectors clean and safe (stand with red handle to the right).

 

Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF

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