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FM-200® OPERATION, DESIGN, & SERVICE MANUAL
Revision F
Document # DOC102
Issued: February 1, 2009
Revised: 11-Nov-2011
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Section 2 System Description and Components
2.4 Supplemental Components
e following components are either only required for specic types of Sv, Mv, and Lv Series FM-200®
System arrangements or else may be utilized in dierent capacities or locations depending on the specic
arrangement.
2.4.1 Manifold Check Valve
P/N 18547 (Sv), 18546 (Mv), 18538 (Lv) (See Figure 2.4.1a, 2.4.1b, and 2.4.1c)
In a multiple cylinder arrangement where the slave and primary cylinders share a common manifold or in a
connected main/reserve arrangement, a manifold check valve must be placed between the discharge outlet
and the discharge manifold. e manifold check valve prevents back ow from the manifold should the
system be inadvertently discharged when one or more cylinders are disconnected for weighing or servicing.
e check valve required depends on the Series type of the system. e Sv Series check valve has 1 1/4 in
(32 mm) NPT connections, the Mv Series has 2 in (50 mm) NPT connections, and the Lv Series has 3 in
(80 mm) grooved connections.
5.2 in
133 mm
5.625 in
143 mm
11.5 in
292 mm
Figure 2.4.1a
Lv Manifold Check Valve
Figure 2.4.1b
Mv Manifold Check Valve
Figure 2.4.1c
Sv Manifold Check Valve
8.2 in
209 mm
6.25 in
159 mm
5.0 in
127 mm