Siemens SITRANS FSS200 - Page 6

Table of contents
FSS200 clamp-on sensors
4 Installation Manual, 08/2017, A5E36255466-AC
5.1 Chapter overview ................................................................................................................... 43
5.2 Basic safety instructions ........................................................................................................ 43
5.2.1 Unsuitable cables, cable glands and/or plugs ....................................................................... 43
5.2.2 Lack of equipotential bonding ................................................................................................ 44
5.2.3 Unprotected cable ends ......................................................................................................... 44
5.2.4 Insufficient isolation of intrinsically safe and non-intrinsically safe circuits ............................ 44
5.2.5 Connecting device in energized state in hazardous areas .................................................... 45
5.2.6 Incorrect selection of type of protection ................................................................................. 45
5.2.7 Incorrect conduit system ........................................................................................................ 45
5.2.8 Wiring in hazardous locations ................................................................................................ 46
5.3 Sensor nameplate .................................................................................................................. 47
5.4 Sensor wiring ......................................................................................................................... 48
5.4.1 Sensor cable types ................................................................................................................ 48
5.4.2 Coaxial cable .......................................................................................................................... 49
5.4.2.1 Preparing coaxial sensor cable .............................................................................................. 49
5.4.2.2 Connecting coaxial cable ....................................................................................................... 50
5.4.3 Triaxial cable .......................................................................................................................... 51
5.4.3.1 Preparing Triaxial sensor cable ............................................................................................. 51
5.4.3.2 Connecting triaxial cables ...................................................................................................... 53
5.4.4 Preparing RTD sensor cables ................................................................................................ 55
5.4.5 Mounting temperature sensors .............................................................................................. 56
5.4.6 Finalizing cable wiring ............................................................................................................ 60
5.5 Connecting sensors to transmitter ......................................................................................... 61
5.5.1 Transmitter FST030 ............................................................................................................... 61
5.5.2 Wall mount FST030 ............................................................................................................... 63
5.5.3 Transmitter FST020 ............................................................................................................... 65
5.5.4 HI Precision mount FST030 ................................................................................................... 66
5.5.5 Wall mount FST020 ............................................................................................................... 70
5.5.6 HI Precision mount FST020 ................................................................................................... 72
6 Service and maintenance ...................................................................................................................... 77
6.1 Basic safety instructions ........................................................................................................ 77
6.1.1 Impermissible repair of explosion protected devices ............................................................. 77
6.2 Recalibration .......................................................................................................................... 77
6.3 Maintenance and repair work ................................................................................................. 78
6.3.1 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 78
6.3.2 Service and maintenance information ................................................................................... 78
6.4 Return procedures ................................................................................................................. 78
6.4.1 Original packaging ................................................................................................................. 78
6.4.2 Return procedure ................................................................................................................... 78
6.5 Disposal ................................................................................................................................. 79
7 Technical data ...................................................................................................................................... 81
7.1 Sensor specifications ............................................................................................................. 81
7.2 Coaxial cable specifications ................................................................................................... 82
7.3 Triaxial cable specifications ................................................................................................... 82
8 Dimensions and weight ......................................................................................................................... 85