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FCI FLT93B Installation, operation & maintenance manual
FLT
®
93 Series FlexSwitch
™
Flow, Level, Temperature Switch / Monitor
Models: FLT93B, FLT93C, FLT93F,
FLT93L, FLT93S
Installation, Operation
& Maintenance Manual
Installation, Betrieb und Wartungshandbuch
Manual de Instalación, Operación y Mantenimiento
安装、操作和维护手册
Fluid Components International LLC (FCI). All rights reserved.
Doc. No. 06EN003401
Summary of FLT93B
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Flt ® 93 series flexswitch ™ flow, level, temperature switch / monitor models: flt93b, flt93c, flt93f, flt93l, flt93s installation, operation & maintenance manual installation, betrieb und wartungshandbuch manual de instalación, operación y mantenimiento 安装、操作和维护手册 fluid components international llc...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm fluid components international llc notice of proprietary rights this document contains confidential technical data, including trade secrets and proprietary information which is the property of fluid components international llc (fci). Disclosure of this data to you is expr...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm 06en003401 rev. C fluid components international llc iii table of contents 1 general................................................................................................................................................................................................
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06en003401 rev. C flt ® series flexswitch tm iv fluid components international llc liquid flow applications .............................................................................................................................................................................................23 ...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm 06en003401 rev. C fluid components international llc v appendix a drawings .........................................................................................................................................................................45 appendix b glossary .........
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm general fluid components international llc 1 1 general description the flt series models are multipurpose measurement instruments. The models included in this manual are flt93b (basic), flt93c (sanitary), flt93f (fast response), flt93l (in-line) and flt93s (heavy duty). Ea...
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General flt ® series flexswitch tm 2 fluid components international llc application flow rate and/or level/interface and temperature sensing in liquid, gas and slurry applications. Sensing element process connection model b standard: 3/4” male npt. Models s and f standard: 3/4” male npt. Optional: 1...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm general fluid components international llc 3 the above typical service power selections are for reference only. De- pending on application requirements, surface temperature rating require- ments, and rangeability expectations, alternate power selections may be recommended....
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 5 2 installation receiving/inspection • unpack carefully. • verify that all items in the packing list are received and are correct. • inspect all instruments for damage or contaminants prior to installation. If the above thre...
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 6 fluid components international llc figure 2-1 npt pipe thread mount figure 2-2 flange mount install the sensing element male npt mounting when mounting the sensing element to the process pipe, it is important that a lubricant/sealant be applied to the male t...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 7 packing gland assembly for applications involving the use of a packing gland (low or medium pressure) refer to the drawings in appendix a for additional detail. 1. Threaded or flanged packing gland mounts are available. The...
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 8 fluid components international llc sanitary assembly (flt93c) the instrument is inserted into the process connection with removable clamp fittings. The removable clamp (rc) sanitary assembly contains a removable clamp connection to the flow element. The clea...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 9 figure 2-5 removing ground wire securing hardware from enclosure cable and conduit entry devices the cable and conduit entry devices and blanking elements shall be of a certified flameproof type ex db and ex tb suitable for...
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 10 fluid components international llc 3. Place center of ring lug barrel in appropriate crimping tool chamber. Squeeze tool handles together with just enough force to hold barrel in place (do not deform barrel). 4. Insert stripped end of ground wire into barre...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 11 figure 2-8 local wiring diagram wiring the local enclosure configuration warning: ensure that all power is off before wiring any circuit. This procedure is for instruments with the control circuit located in the sensing el...
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 12 fluid components international llc wiring the remote enclosure configuration this procedure is for instruments with the control circuit located remotely (remote housing) from the sensing element (local enclosure). Locate the remote hardware location warning...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 13 wiring output signal terminals the primary outputs on the flt are the relays. Voltage ouputs relative to flow/level and temperature are provided on the terminal board at tb3. The signal voltage at positions 1 and 2 represe...
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 14 fluid components international llc figure 2-7 power jumper diagram.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm installation fluid components international llc 15 figure 2-8 120 vac input power wiring diagram figure 2-9 230 vac input power wiring diagram.
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Installation flt ® series flexswitch tm 16 fluid components international llc figure 2-13 24 vac/vdc input power wiring diagram figures 2-11, 2-12 and 2-13 can be cross referenced in appendix a with fci drawings 022580 [wiring diagram flt93/5208 integral control circuit] and 022581 [wiring diagram f...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 17 3 operation caution: the control circuit contains electrostatic discharge (esd) sensitive devices. Use standard esd precautions when handling the control circuit. See section 2, operation, for esd details. Factory default jum...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 18 fluid components international llc alarm setpoint adjustments numerical adjustment versus adjustment by observation an alarm setpoint is established using either numerical adjustment or adjustment by observation. The adjustment by observation requires the cust...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 19 jumper j32 j12 j13 j14 j33 flt93s/flt93b element wattage (110-ohm heater) 3 watts 1.75 watts 0.75 watts* 0.21 watts off flt93f element wattage (560-ohm heater) 0.57 watts 0.52 watts 0.49 watts 0.25 watts* off *j13 is standard...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 20 fluid components international llc figure 3-2 5208 control circuit component locations 9. Follow either the detecting decreasing flow or the detecting increasing flow procedure for each flow application alarm. Detecting decreasing flow (low flow alarm) 1. Stop...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 21 detecting increasing flow (high flow alarm) 1. Establish the excessive process flow condition and allow the signal to stabilize. 2. Record the high flow signal. Observe that the high flow signal is less than the normal flow s...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 22 fluid components international llc 6. Disconnect the voltmeter from p1. 7. Replace the enclosure cover. Note: the alarm can be set for a specific flow rate. Follow the air/gas flow applications procedure up to step 7 except establish the specific flow rate rat...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 23 11. Determine the setpoint by calculating the average of the wet and dry output signals; e.G., if the wet signal is 0.200 volts and the dry signal is 4.000 volts, then the calculated setpoint would be 2.100 volts. 12. Record ...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 24 fluid components international llc note: the output signal at connector p1 varies inversely with changes in the process flow rate. The output signal level is also rela- tive to the type of process media being measured. See figure 3-3. 7. Establish the normal p...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 25 for the appropriate alarm, determine whether the status led is on or off (red for no. 1 or green for no. 2). If the led is on, turn the setpoint adjustment potentiometer (r26 for alarm no. 1 or r25 for alarm no. 2) slowly cou...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 26 fluid components international llc level applications 1. Ensure that the instrument has been properly installed in the vessel. 2. Apply power to the instrument. Allow fifteen minutes for the sensing element to stabilize. 3. Remove the enclosure cover to access...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 27 detecting increasing temperature (high temperature alarm) 1. Move the mode switch to the cal position. 2. Adjust the calibrate potentiometer (r24) until the voltmeter equals the desired temperature signal as indicated in tabl...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 28 fluid components international llc converting temp out voltage to temp in degrees f or degrees c this formula is useful when monitoring the temperature output voltage with a data acquisition system where the formula can be used in the program. Use the followin...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 29 0.00385 ohms/ohms/ºc 1000 ohm platinum sensors temperature versus voltage output, flt93 temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c 1.400 -104 -76 1.600 -59 -51 1.80...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 30 fluid components international llc 0.00385 ohms/ohms/ºc 1000 ohm platinum sensors temperature versus voltage output, flt93 temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c 2.200 78 26 2.400 125 52 2.600 17...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 31 0.00385 ohms/ohms/ºc 1000 ohm platinum sensors temperature versus voltage output, flt93 temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c 3.000 267 130 3.200 315 157 3.400...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 32 fluid components international llc 0.00385 ohms/ohms/ºc 1000 ohm platinum sensors temperature versus voltage output, flt93 temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c 3.800 462 239 4.000 511 266 4.200...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 33 0.00385 ohms/ohms/ºc 1000 ohm platinum sensors temperature versus voltage output, flt93 temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c temp output voltage °f °c 4.600 663 350 4.800 714 379 5.000...
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Operation flt ® series flexswitch tm 34 fluid components international llc fail-safe alarm setting these procedures set the second relay to detect component failure (fail-safe). Low flow alarm settings install the following jumpers for the low flow fail-safe setup: j18, j20, j23, j24, j27. The follo...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm operation fluid components international llc 35 low level alarm settings (sensing element normally wet) install the following jumpers for the low level fail-safe setup: j18, j20, j23, j24, j27. The following information is assumed: relay is de-energized in the alarm condit...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm maintenance fluid components international llc 37 4 maintenance warning: to avoid hazards to personnel, ensure that all environmental isolation seals are properly maintained. Caution: the insturment contains electrostatic discharge (esd) sensitive devices. Use standard esd...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm troubleshooting fluid components international llc 39 5 troubleshooting warning: only qualified personnel should attempt to test this instrument. The operator assumes all responsibilities for safe practices while troubleshooting. Caution: the control circuit contains elect...
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Troubleshooting flt ® series flexswitch tm 40 fluid components international llc troubleshooting the flow element use tables 5-1 and 5-2 to determine if the flow element is wired correctly or has failed. Turn off the input power to the instrument. Unplug the control circuit from its socket and measu...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm troubleshooting fluid components international llc 41 figure 5-1 terminal board, test points.
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Troubleshooting flt ® series flexswitch tm 42 fluid components international llc troubleshooting the control circuit 1 is the yellow power indicator led: dim, off or blinking yellow led dim or off with the power applied, measure the 9-volt reference voltage at p1, pins 2 (blue) to 4 (black). See fig...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm troubleshooting fluid components international llc 43 4 signal voltage observation with the power applied, note the position of the heater wattage control jumper plug and remove it. Place the jumper plug temporally on position j33. With a voltmeter measure the voltage at p...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 45 appendix a drawings 3/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 46 fluid components international llc 3/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 47 1” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 48 fluid components international llc 1” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 49 flanged with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 50 fluid components international llc flanged with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 51 1-1/4” npt low pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 52 fluid components international llc 1-1/4” npt low pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 53 flanged low pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 54 fluid components international llc flanged low pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 55 1-1/4” npt, medium pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 56 fluid components international llc 1-1/4” npt, medium pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 57 flanged, medium pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 58 fluid components international llc flanged, medium pressure packing gland with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 59 3/4” mnpt compression fitting with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 60 fluid components international llc 3/4” mnpt compression fitting with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 61 flanged compression fitting with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 62 fluid components international llc flanged compression fitting with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 63 flt93f style head : 1/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 64 fluid components international llc flt93f style head: 1/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 65 flt93l: 3/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 66 fluid components international llc flt93l: 3/4” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 67 flt93l: 1” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 68 fluid components international llc flt93l: 1” npt with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 69 flt93l: flanged with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 70 fluid components international llc flt93l: flanged with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure: 3-port remote type 4x.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 71 flt93c : sanitary flange with local hazardous location type 4x enclosure.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 72 fluid components international llc flt93 surface mount: local wiring diagram.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix a - drawings fluid components international llc 73 flt93 surface mount : remote wiring diagram.
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Appendix a - drawings flt ® series flexswitch tm 74 fluid components international llc flt93 pwb module: 5208.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix b - glossary fluid components international llc 75 appendix b glossary abbreviations delta-r (dr) differential resistance delta-t (dt) differential temperature dmm digital multimeter dpdt double pole double throw fci fluid components intl htr heater led light emit...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 77 appendix c approval information ec information.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 79 safety instructions for the use of the flt93 flowswitch in hazardous areas approval kema 02atex2166 x and approval iec certificate iecex dek14.0080x for: integral version: ii 2 g ex db iic t4…t2 gb ii ...
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Appendix c - approval information flt ® series flexswitch tm 80 fluid components international llc gb irl english- safety instructions these safety instructions are valid for the fluid components, flt93 flowswitch to the ec type approval certificate no. Kema 02 atex 2166 (certificate number on the t...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 81 f b l consignes de sécurité ces consignes de sécurité sont valables pour le modèle flt93 flowswitch de la société fluid components (fci) conforme au certificat d’épreuves de type kema 02 atex 2166 (num...
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Appendix c - approval information flt ® series flexswitch tm 82 fluid components international llc p português - normas de segurança estas normas de segurança são válidas para os fluid components, flt93 flowswitch conforme o certificado de teste de modelo n.º kema 02 atex 2166 (número do certificado...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 83 annex 1 annex 1 to certificate of conformity iecex dek 14.0080x, issue 0 annex 1 to iecex tr nl/dek/extr14.0088/00 annex 1 to eu type examination certificate kema 02atex2166 x, issue 4 page 1 of 5 form...
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Appendix c - approval information flt ® series flexswitch tm 84 fluid components international llc annex 1 to certificate of conformity iecex dek 14.0080x, issue 0 annex 1 to iecex tr nl/dek/extr14.0088/00 annex 1 to eu type examination certificate kema 02atex2166 x, issue 4 page 2 of 5 pos. Explana...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 85 annex 1 to certificate of conformity iecex dek 14.0080x, issue 0 annex 1 to iecex tr nl/dek/extr14.0088/00 annex 1 to eu type examination certificate kema 02atex2166 x, issue 4 page 3 of 5 model decodi...
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Appendix c - approval information flt ® series flexswitch tm 86 fluid components international llc annex 1 to certificate of conformity iecex dek 14.0080x, issue 0 annex 1 to iecex tr nl/dek/extr14.0088/00 annex 1 to eu type examination certificate kema 02atex2166 x, issue 4 page 4 of 5 thermal data...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 87 annex 1 to certificate of conformity iecex dek 14.0080x, issue 0 annex 1 to iecex tr nl/dek/extr14.0088/00 annex 1 to eu type examination certificate kema 02atex2166 x, issue 4 page 5 of 5 pigtail vers...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix c - approval information fluid components international llc 89 sil information.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix d - temp comp fluid components international llc 91 appendix d temperature compensation introduction temperature compensation (temp comp) is an essential part of the flt flexswitch circuitry. When the temp comp is set correctly, the instru- ment stays accurate ove...
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Appendix d - temp comp flt ® series flexswitch tm 92 fluid components international llc balance procedure the following steps are the flow element balance procedure required to complete the temp comp restoration and must be used when install- ing remote units with more than 10 feet of cable. 1. Conn...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix d - temp comp fluid components international llc 93 power supply settings flt93s 3 watts 1.75 watts 0.75 watts 0.21 watts set for 18.0 vdc set for 13.8 vdc set for 9.0 vdc set for 4.9 vdc flt93f 0.57 watts 0.52 watts 0.49 watts 0.25 watts set for 18.0 vdc set for ...
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Appendix d - temp comp flt ® series flexswitch tm 94 fluid components international llc temp comp r5 r8 factor k ohms k ohms 0.042 119.75 263.16 0.041 119.88 256.41 0.04 120.00 250.00 0.039 120.13 243.9 0.038 120.25 238.10 0.037 120.38 232.56 0.036 120.5 227.27 0.035 120.63 222.22 0.034 120.75 217.3...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix e - customer service fluid components international llc 95 appendix e customer service customer service/technical support fci provides full in-house technical support. Additional technical representation is also provided by fci field representatives. Before contac...
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Appendix e - customer service flt ® series flexswitch tm 96 fluid components international llc non-warranty repairs or returns fci returns repaired equipment to the customer either collect or prepaid and adds freight charges to the customer invoice. Extended warranty an extended warranty is availabl...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix e - customer service fluid components international llc 97.
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Appendix e - customer service flt ® series flexswitch tm 98 fluid components international llc.
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm appendix e - customer service fluid components international llc 99 warranties goods furnished by the seller are to be within the limits and of the sizes published by the seller and subject to the seller’s standard tolerances for variations. All items made by the seller ar...
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Flt ® series flexswitch tm fluid components international llc 06en003401 rev. C fci’s complete customer commitment. Worldwide iso 9001 and as9100 certified notice of proprietary rights this document contains confidential technical data, including trade secrets and proprietary information which is th...