Siemens SITRANS T Series - 6 Connecting; Basic Safety Notes

Connecting
6
6.1 Basic safety notes
WARNING
Connecting or disconnecting in explosive environments
Connecting or disconnecting a powered device in explosive environments can lead to an
explosion.
• Connect and disconnect in non-explosive environments.
- or-
• Remove power to the device before connecting or disconnecting in explosive atmosphere.
WARNING
Lack of equipotential bonding
Risk of explosion through compensating currents or ignition currents through lack of
equipotential bonding.
• Ensure that the device is potentially equalized.
Exception: It may be permissible to omit connection of the equipotential bonding for devices
with type of protection "Intrinsic safety Ex i".
WARNING
Loss of safety of device with type of protection "Intrinsic safety Ex i"
If the device or its components have already been operated in non-intrinsically safe circuits or
the electrical speci󹪝cations have not been observed, the safety of the device is no longer
ensured for use in hazardous areas. There is a risk of explosion.
• Connect the device with type of protection "Intrinsic safety" solely to an intrinsically safe
circuit.
• Observe the speci󹪝cations for the electrical data on the certi󹪝cate and/or in Technical data
(Page 193).
SITRANS TH100/TH320/TH420/TR320/TR420/TF320/TF420 with 4 to 20 mA/HART
Operating Instructions, 05/2020, A5E41864807-AB 77