Siemens SITRANS TSinsert - Construction

11.2 Construction
Table 11-13 Torque values for M20 accessories
Torques for M20 accessories Plastic header Metal header Cable cross-section
Cable gland made of plastic 5.0 Nm 5.0 Nm 6 ... 12 mm
Cable gland made of metal -/- 5.0 Nm 5 ... 14 mm
Adapter M20 to NPT½ 5.0 Nm 5.0 Nm -/-
SITRANS TS500 with header type A requires a minimum thickness of the open-ended wrench of
5 mm. The maximum wrench size is SW24.
Table 11-14 Torques between device extension and conduit
Connection type Tightening torque
Thread M14 25 Nm
Thread M18 40 Nm
Thread G½; thread M20 50 Nm
½ Inch NPT Hand-tight and one to two complete rotations with
a wrench
Table 11-15 Torques between device header and extension
Header type Tightening torque
Metal header 20 Nm
Plastic header 5 Nm
Table 11-16 Estimation of immersion depth
Process me‐
dium
Immersion depth (calculation)
1)
Water Immersion depth ≥ TSL
1)
+ (5 x ∅
conduit
)
Air Immersion depth ≥ TSL
1)
+ (10 to 15 x ∅
conduit
)
1)
TSL = Temperature-sensitive length
Table 11-17 Maximum core cross-section
SITRANS TH SITRANS TR SITRANS TF
1 x 1.5 mm
2
(AWG 13) 2.5 mm
2
(AWG 13) Single chamber housing:
1.5 mm
2
(AWG 13)
Dual chamber housing: 2.5 mm
2
(AWG 13)
Technical data
11.2 Construction
SITRANS TS100/TS200/TS300/TS500/TSinsert/TSthermowell
140 Operating Instructions, 08/2020, A5E47810090-AA