2 load cells, Load cells – Rice Lake 920i Installation Manual V4.0 User Manual

Page 15

Advertising
background image

Installation

9

For load cell cables, cut the shield wire just
past th e gro unding clamp . Shield wire
function is provided by contact between the
cable shield and the grounding clamp.

Route stripped cables through cord grips and
clamps. Ensure shields contact grounding
clamps as shown in Figure 2-1. Tighten
grounding clamp nuts.

Finish installation using cable ties to secure
cables inside of indicator enclosure.

2.3.2

Load Cells

To attach cable from a load cell or junction box to an
installed A/D card, route the cable through the cord
grip and ground the shield wire as described in
Section 2.3.1 on page 8.

Next, remove connector J1 from the A/D card. The
connector plugs into a header on the A/D card (see
Figure 2-2). Wire the load cell cable from the load cell
or junction box to connector J1 as shown in Table 2-1.

S

IG+

S

IG–

S

EN+

S

EN–

EXC+

EXC–

J1

JP2

JP1

Figure 2-2. Single-Channel A/D Card

If using 6-wire load cell cable (with sense wires),
remove jumpers JP1 and JP2 before reinstalling
connector J1. For 4-wire installation, leave jumpers
JP1 and JP2 on. For 6-wire load cell connections on
dual-channel A/D cards, remove jumpers JP3 and JP4
for connections to J2.

When connections are complete, reinstall load cell
connector on the A/D card and use two cable ties to
secure the load cell cable to the inside of the
enclosure.

Table 2-1. A/D Card Pin Assignments

A/D Card

Connector Pin

Function

1

+SIG

2

–SIG

3

+SENSE

4

–SENSE

5

+EXC

6

–EXC

For 6-wire load cell connections to connector J1, remove
jumpers JP1 and JP2.

For 6-wire load cell connections to connector J2 (dual A/D
cards), remove jumpers JP3 and JP4.

Advertising