Chapter 2. Installation
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PT900 User’s Manual 7
2.4 Mounting the PT900 Transmitter
The PT900 portable transmitter is housed in a durable rubberized enclosure suitable
for indoor or outdoor use. It can be placed in the hard carrier case or mounted on
the pipe with the either the soft strap or the magnetic clamp (see Figure 4 below).
Note: The pipe temperature must be between -20°C and about +40°C to safely
use the soft strap or magnetic clamp for mounting the transmitter.
Figure 4: PT900 Transmitter Mounting Options
2.5 Installing the Clamp-On Fixture and Transducers
This section describes in detail how to mount the standard PT9 clamp-on transducer
fixture on the pipe.
Note: Consult GE for instructions on installing the optional CF-LP clamping
fixture (shown in Figure 5 below).
Figure 5: CF-LP Clamping Fixture
Hard Carrier Case
Soft Strap
Magnetic Clamp