Flintec KAEX-4 - Manual (Page 2)

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AFETY
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NSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION READ this manual BEFORE operating or servicing this equipment. FOLLOW these
instructions carefully. SAVE this manual for future reference. DO NOT allow untrained personnel to
operate, clean, inspect, maintain, service, or tamper with this equipment. ALWAYS DISCONNECT this
equipment from the power source before cleaning or performing maintenance. CALL FLINTEC
ENGINEERING for parts, information, and service.
WARNING ONLY PERMIT QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO SERVICE THIS EQUIPMENT.
EXERCISE CARE WHEN MAKING CHECKS, TESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS THAT MUST BE MADE
WITH POWER ON. FAILING TO OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS CAN RESULT IN BODILY HARM.
WARNING FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST SHOCK HAZARD CONNECT TO
PROPERLY GROUNDED OUTLET ONLY. DO NOT REMOVE THE GROUND PRONG.
WARNING DISCONNECT ALL POWER TO THIS UNIT BEFORE REMOVING THE FUSE OR
SERVICING.
WARNING BEFORE CONNECTING/DISCONNECTING ANY INTERNAL ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS OR INTERCONNECTING WIRING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ALWAYS
REMOVE POWER AND WAIT AT LEAST THIRTY (30) SECONDS BEFORE ANY CONNECTIONS OR
DISCONNECTIONS ARE MADE. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT
IN DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF THE EQUIPMENT OR BODILY HARM.
CAUTION OBSERVE PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE
DEVICES.
I NTRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL D ATA
The painted Aluminium junction box is designed for the parallel connection of 4 load cells. 2 versions are
available.
Type No. of load cells Housing size Inputs Output Version Designation
1 EEx ia IIC T6
KAEX-4 up to 4 80 x 250 x 52 mm 4x M16 1x M20
2 EEx e IIC T6
The junction box type KAEX can be connected to the instrumentation with a shielded 6-wire signal cable.
The corner correction is done with resistors.
Housing material: Aluminium
Protection class: IP66
Cable connection: With screw terminals
Corner correction: By exchangeable resistors
M ECHANICAL I NSTALLATION
Look for a mounting location which is more or less dry and protected from environmental stress.
Junction Box Type KAEX – Technical Manual, Rev. 1.01 September 2007
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