2 connecting – VEGA VEGAFLEX 86 4 … 20 mA_HART two-wire Coax probe With SIL qualification User Manual

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5 Connecting to power supply

VEGAFLEX 86 • 4 … 20 mA/HART two-wire

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suppressed, but the protective effect against high frequency interfer-

ence signals remains.

Considerable potential differences exist inside galvanic plants as well

as vessels with cathodic corrosion protection.

Warning:

Very large equalisation currents can flow through the cable screen

when the screen is grounded on both ends.
To avoid this in such applications, the cable screen must be connect-

ed to ground potential only at one end (in the switching cabinet). The

cable screen must not be connected to the internal ground terminal in

the sensor and the outer ground terminal on the housing must not be

connected to the potential equalisation!
Information:

The metallic parts of the instrument (process fitting, transmitter, con-

centric tube, etc.) are conductively connected with the inner and outer

ground terminal on the housing. This connection exists either directly

via connecting metallic parts or, in case of instruments with external

electronics, via the screen of the special connection cable.
You can find specifications on the potential connections inside the

instrument in chapter "Technical data".

5.2 Connecting

The voltage supply and signal output are connected via the spring-

loaded terminals in the housing.
The connection to the display and adjustment module or to the inter-

face adapter is carried out via contact pins in the housing.
Information:

The terminal block is pluggable and can be removed from the

electronics. To do this, lift the terminal block with a small screwdriver

and pull it out. When reinserting the terminal block, you should hear it

snap in.

Proceed as follows:
1. Unscrew the housing cover
2. If a display and adjustment module is installed, remove it by turn-

ing it slightly to the left.

3. Loosen compression nut of the cable entry
4. Remove approx. 10 cm (4 in) of the cable mantle, strip approx.

1 cm (0.4 in) of insulation from the ends of the individual wires

5. Insert the cable into the sensor through the cable entry

Cable screening and

grounding with potential

differences

Connection technology

Connection procedure

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