Model 12 and 15 Settings Conversion to Apex, LR-20, LR-20B, and LR-24

Smith-Root Staff June 26, 2023

Thanks to their advanced output design, the Apex and LR-Series Backpack Electrofishers are capable of reproducing a range of the most commonly used output settings available on older Smith-Root Model 12 and 15 electrofishers. The chart below shows how to convert the Mode Switch setting of the Model 12 and 15 into Frequency and Duty Cycle settings on the Apex and LR-Series electrofishers.

Mode Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6
A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
B N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C N/A N/A N/A N/A 10Hz
5% D.C.		 10Hz
10% D.C.
D N/A N/A N/A 15Hz
5% D.C.		 15Hz
10% D.C.		 15Hz
15% D.C.
E N/A N/A 20Hz
5% D.C.		 N/A 20Hz
10% D.C.		 20Hz
15% D.C.
F N/A N/A 30Hz
5% D.C.		 30Hz
10% D.C.		 30Hz
20% D.C.		 30Hz
25% D.C.
G N/A 40Hz
5% D.C.		 40Hz
10% D.C.		 40Hz
15% D.C.		 40Hz
25% D.C.		 40Hz
30% D.C.
H N/A 50Hz
5% D.C.		 50Hz
10% D.C.		 50Hz
20% D.C.		 50Hz
30% D.C.		 50Hz
40% D.C.
I N/A 60Hz
5% D.C.		 60Hz
10% D.C.		 60Hz
25% D.C.		 60Hz
35% D.C.		 60Hz
50% D.C.
J 70Hz
5% D.C.		 70Hz
10% D.C.		 70Hz
15% D.C.		 70Hz
30% D.C.		 70Hz
40% D.C.		 70Hz
60% D.C.
K 80Hz
5% D.C.		 80Hz
10% D.C.		 80Hz
15% D.C.		 80Hz
30% D.C.		 80Hz
50% D.C.		 80Hz
60% D.C.
L 90Hz
5% D.C.		 90Hz
10% D.C.		 90Hz
20% D.C.		 90Hz
35% D.C.		 90Hz
50% D.C.		 90Hz
70% D.C.
M N/A 100Hz
5% D.C.		 100Hz
10% D.C.		 100Hz
20% D.C.		 100Hz
40% D.C.		 100Hz
60% D.C.