FEP630, FEH630 ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER  |  OI/FEP630/FEH630-EN REV. D  29 
 
6  Electrical connections 
Safety instructions 
 
 
 WARNING 
Risk of injury due to live parts. 
Improper work on the electrical connections can result in 
electric shock. 
•  Connect the device only with the power supply switched 
off. 
•  Observe the applicable standards and regulations for the 
electrical connection. 
 
 
The electrical connection may only be established by authorized 
specialist personnel and in accordance with the connection 
diagrams. 
 
The electrical connection information in this manual must be 
observed; otherwise, the IP rating may be adversely affected. 
Ground the measurement system according to requirements. 
 
 
Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres 
 
 
 
Note 
•  An additional document with Ex safety instructions is 
available for measuring systems that are used in potentially 
explosive atmospheres. 
•  Ex safety instructions are an integral part of this manual. As 
a result, it is crucial that the installation guidelines and 
connection values it lists are also observed.  
The icon on the name plate indicates
the following: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sensor grounding 
 
 
General information on grounding 
Observe the following items when grounding the device: 
•  For plastic piping or piping with insulating liner, the 
ground is provided by the grounding plate or grounding 
electrodes. 
•  When stray potentials are present, install a grounding 
plate upstream and downstream of the sensor. 
•  For measurement-related reasons, the potential in the 
station ground and in the piping should be identical. 
 
Note 
If the sensor is installed in plastic or earthenware pipelines, or in 
pipelines with an insulating liner, compensating currents may 
flow through the grounding electrode in special cases (e.g. with 
corrosive measuring media, acids and bases) 
In the long term, this may destroy the sensor, since the ground 
electrode will in turn degrade electrochemically.  
In these special cases, the connection to the ground must be 
performed using grounding plates. Install a grounding plate 
upstream and downstream of the device in this case.