Name: Koden MDC-5025BBS | F&C Marine
SKU: MDC-5025BBS
Price: 10144.80 GBP
Availability: InStock

Description

Koden MDC-5025BBS black box marine radar

Koden MDC-5025BBS is the black-box radar configuration listed with the 6ft RW701A-06 open-array scanner. Selecting a black-box radar means matching the scanner arrangement, processing equipment, cable, display or PC arrangement, power supply and navigation-data interfaces as a complete system. F&C Marine can help confirm this exact configuration for a new installation or vessel refit before equipment is ordered.

Exact configuration and compatibility

This listing is for MDC-5025BBS with a 6ft RW701A-06 open-array scanner. Related Koden black-box radar versions use different scanners, transmitter arrangements and cable sets, so the complete model code should remain with the vessel records and quotation. Before a refit, check the mounting position, turning clearance, cable route, supply voltage, circuit protection and navigation inputs. Photographs of the scanner, processing equipment, connector panels and display installation are useful when deciding what can be retained and what needs changing.

Planning the installation

Black-box radar provides flexibility in how radar information is incorporated into a bridge, but that flexibility increases the importance of integration. The scanner needs a secure position with suitable clearance, the cable needs a protected route and processing equipment needs service access. Any monitor, network or control arrangement must be confirmed as compatible. Existing cables should only be reused after their type, condition, length and connectors have been checked. Corrosion, water ingress and previous alterations can create intermittent faults that appear only after the system is operating.

Power, data and commissioning

Commissioning should prove the whole installation, not merely show that the radar powers up. The electrical supply should remain stable under operating load, scanner operation should be confirmed and any heading, position, speed or AIS data required by the bridge arrangement should be checked at the radar. Target presentation and control functions should then be verified. Damaged cable, weak terminations, incorrect data wiring or poor power can imitate an equipment fault, so those parts of the vessel installation should be considered whenever the radar is changed.

Replacement and refit work

For replacement work, the old model number alone is rarely enough. Scanner platform dimensions, access, mast or wheelhouse cable routes, available power, connected navigation equipment and intended display arrangement should all be recorded. Commercial vessels also benefit from planning around access and downtime. F&C Marine can review photographs and system details before attendance so likely cable, mounting and interface requirements are identified early and unnecessary disruption is reduced.

Documentation and related guidance

For current manufacturer information, see Koden marine electronics. Manufacturer manuals should be the final reference for wiring, dimensions, clearances, interfaces and electrical limits. You can also browse F&C Marine radar systems, read our Marine Radar vs AIS guide and use the Marine Electronics Knowledge Base for installation and troubleshooting information.

Official manuals, datasheets and brochures

Koden marine electronics general brochure (PDF)

Related technical resources

Before ordering Koden MDC-5025BBS

Send the vessel type, existing radar and display details, photographs of the scanner and processing equipment, cable information, supply voltage and the make and model of connected bridge equipment. If the project follows a fault, include the symptoms and any tests already completed. F&C Marine can then help confirm whether MDC-5025BBS is the correct configuration, what additional parts may be required and the current supply position before a quotation is finalised. Checking the wider installation first can avoid replacing equipment when the underlying issue is elsewhere.