10 Plan for Visual Inspection of the DetectorSafety Manual / Explosion Protection Manual
56926BA26, Rev. 06, 04/2019
Examination of the screw connections (cable glands, adapters, sealing plugs)
Are the screw connections suitable for the
environmental conditions?
For the normal ambient temperature
range between -
screw connections used technically corre-
spond to at least the specified standards of
the cover page of the EC-
type examination
certificate, and are screw connections used
which are approved by Berthold Technolo-
gies GmbH & Co. KG for use on the detec-
tor?
Is the permissible temperature range of
the screw connections suitable for the tem-
peratures involved?
Are the screw connections for the required
degree of protection (min. IP65) suitable?
Are the screw connections corrosion free?
Is no more than one adapter (reducer or
extension piece) used?
Is the total length of the cable gland plus
possibly used adapter less than 10 cm?
Are the cable diameters of the cable used
within the specified range
glands?
Are the connecting cables suitable for the
environmental conditions?
Are the connecting cables suitable for a
temperature which is 15 °C above the max-
imum ambient temperature?
Are the screw connections undamaged?
Are you confident about the sealing of the
screw connections?
Are the cables firmly fixed
glands?
Are the screw connections tight?
Are all unused entries closed?
Are
the screw connections suitable for the
required explosion group?