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VEGAMET 141, 142 • Installation in non-Ex area
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Mechanical data
Protection (IEC/EN 60529) IP20
Connection cross-section:
0.25 … 2.5 mm
2
Overvoltage category II
Pollution degree 2
10 Thermal data
Permissibleambienttemperatures
Permissible ambient temperature at the installation lo-
cation of an instrument
Ambienttemperature(Ta)
As associated equipment -20 … +60 °C (-4 … +140 °F)
11 Installation
Controllers VEGAMET 141, 142 as associated equipment must be mounted and operated outside
hazardous areas.
If the intrinsically safe circuit is led into dust-explosive areas of zone 20 or 21, please make sure that
the instruments connected to these circuits meet the requirements of category 1D (EPL Da instru-
ments) or 2D (EPL Db instruments) and are certied respectively.