BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES LB 480 - Functional Safety; 7.1 Scope

SENSseries LB 480 Level measurement
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7 Functional Safety
7.1 Scope
This safety manual applies for radiometric measurement systems
consisting of a radiation source and the measuring system of the
SENSseries LB 480. The measuring system can be used in the fol-
lowing applications:
• Level measurement (also cascaded in a master-slave arrange-
ment)
• Level detection (as max and min limit switches)
• Density measurement
Radiation source Measuring path Measuring device Output
Current output
4-20mA
SENSseries LB 480
Shielded source
- Co-60
- Cs-137
with mechanical
closure mechanism