Festo MPA Series - Adding a Pressure Sensor Plate

5. Maintenance and conversion
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5.4.5 Adding a pressure sensor plate
Necessary components
For extension you will require:
Components
Type
One of the following pressure sensor plates:
 For displaying the operating pressure in channel (1)
 For displaying the pressure in exhaust channels (3) and (5)
 For displaying an external pressure (P1)
VMPA−FB−PS−1
VMPA−FB−PS−3/5
VMPA−FB−PS−P1
also a seal without channel separation or a separating seal with
channel separation See chapter 1, Tab.1/8
Tab.5/12: Pressure sensor plates
Mounting Proceed as follows:
1. Loosen the electric and pneumatic connections and
remove the MPA−S valve terminal from its fastening
surface (see Chapter 5.2).
2. Mounting the pressure sensor plate is described in the
mounting instructions VMPA−FB−PS−...
3. Mount the M PA−S valve terminal onto the fastening
surface (see chapter 2 Mounting onto a wall" or
Mounting onto an H−rail").
4. Then install the pneumatic and electrical connections
(seechapter 3 Installation, connecting the MPA−S
valveterminal").