Take note of safety instructions for Ex applications With Ex applications, please note the Ex-specific safety information on our homepage www.vega.com\services\downloads and in the documentation that comes with every instrument. In hazardous areas you should take note of the appropriate regulations, conformity and type approval certificates of the sensors and power supply units.
® The features of the METEC measuring cell are: VEGABAR 54, 64 completely welded, elastomer-free The sensor element of VEGABAR 54 iand 64 is the dry ceramic- Good thermo-shock reaction ® capacitive CERTEC measuring cell. Base element and dia- Excellent long-term stability ®...
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Application, function, configuration Application examples Storage tower Fig. 3: Example of a VEGABAR 54 with connection G1 A and plastic housing in protection IP 66/IP 67 Housing cover with integrated PLICSCOM (optional) Housing with electronics Process fitting with measuring cell Fig.
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fittings and electronics and thus enables use up to 200 °C (392 °F). Information: Continuative documentation: Operating instructions manual "VEGABAR 54" Operating instructions manual "VEGABAR 64" Operating instructions manual "VEGABAR 65" Supplementary instructions manual "Functional safety VEGABAR series 50 and 60 - 4 … 20 mA/ HART"...
Type overview Type overview VEGABAR 54 VEGABAR 64 VEGABAR 65 ® ® ® Measuring cell: small CERTEC CERTEC METEC Diaphragm: Ceramic Ceramic Metal Products: gases, vapours and liquids, also with gases, vapours and liquids, also with gases, vapours and liquids also with...
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Type overview Indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM Housing Plastic Stainless steel Aluminium Aluminium (double chamber) Electronics 4 … 20 mA/HART Profibus PA Foundation Fieldbus Process fitting Thread Flange Sanitary Sensors ® ® CERTEC METEC Measuring cell Measuring cell Approvals Overfill protection Gas explosion pro- Dust explosion pro- tection...
Mounting information Mounting information Installation position VEGABAR functions in any installation position. Depending on the measuring system, the installation position can influence the measurement. This can be compensated by a position correc- tion. ® When installing plics instruments, choose a position you can easily reach for mounting and connecting as well as later retrofit- ting of an indicating and adjustment module PLICSCOM.
4 … 20 mA/HART two-wire nected on both ends to ground potential. If potential equalisation The VEGA power supply units VEGATRENN 149AEx, VEGAS- currents are expected, the connection on the evaluation side TAB 690, VEGADIS 371 as well as VEGAMET signal condition- must be made via a ceramic capacitor (e.g.
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Electrical connection Double chamber housing - two-wire I 2 C Fig. 13: Connection HART two-wire, Profibus PA, Foundation Fieldbus Power supply and signal output Wire assignment, connection cable with version IP 66/IP 68, 1 bar Fig. 14: Wire assignment, connection cable br (+) and bl (-) for power supply or to the processing system Screen Terminal assignment, housing socket with version IP 68...
VEGABAR model is required. the requested unit and presentation. All currently available VEGA DTMs are provided in a DTM Col- Depending on the hardware version of PLICSCOM or the respec- lection with the current PACTware™ version on CD. They are tive sensor electronics, an integrated backlight can be switched available from the responsible VEGA agency for a token fee.
PDM they are available as a free-of-charge down- load from the Internet. VEGACONNECT 3 For VEGA FF sensors, device descriptions are also available as PACTware / DD for the adjustment program AMS™. The device descriptions are already implemented in the current version of AMS™. For older versions of AMS™, a free-of-charge download is available...
- Connection cable between IP 68 housing and remote elec- PUR, FEP, PE tronics - Type plate support with IP 68 version on cable PE hard VEGABAR 54, 64 Materials, wetted parts - Process fitting 316L, PVDF, PVDF plated, Hastelloy C4 plated ®...
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Technical data Additional output variable, temperature (VEGABAR 54 and 64) Processing is made via HART multidrop, Profibus PA and Foundation Fieldbus Range -50 … +150 °C (-58 … +302 °F) Resolution 1 °C (1.8 °F) Input variable Parameter Process pressure...
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Technical data Long-term stability 4)5) Long-term drift of the zero signal VEGABAR 54 <0.1 %/1 year VEGABAR 64, 65 <0.1 %/2 years Ambient conditions Ambient, storage and transport temperature - without PLICSCOM -40 … +80 °C (-40 … +176 °F) - with PLICSCOM -20 …...
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Technical data 1x closing cap ½ NPT, 1x blind stopper ½ NPT, plug M12x1 for VE- GADIS 61 (optional) 1x plug (depending on the version), 1x blind stopper M20x1.5; plug M12x1 for VEGADIS 61 (optional) Spring-loaded terminals for wire cross sections up to 2.5 mm² Electromechanical data - version IP 66/IP 68, 1 bar Version IP 66/IP 68, 1 bar is only available for instruments with absolute pressure measuring ranges.
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Technical data Indicating and adjustment module Power supply and data transmission through sensor via gold-plated sliding contacts (I²C bus) Display LC display in full dot matrix Adjustment elements 4 keys Protection - unassembled IP 20 - mounted into the sensor without cover IP 40 Materials - Housing...
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Instruments with gauge pressure measuring ranges cannot detect the ambient pressure when submerged, e.g. in water. This can lead to falsification of the measured value. Only with instruments with absolute pressure ranges. Deviating data in Ex applications: see separate safety instructions. Depending on order specification. You can find detailed information under www.vega.com. Hydrostatic – Level and pressure measurement...
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") ") ") ") BA/BB Fig. 26: VEGABAR 64, threaded and aseptic fitting Fig. 25: VEGABAR 54, fitting for paper industry GC G1 A VP G1" PASVE GG G1½ A BF M30x1.5 GW G1½ A, PVDF BS M30x1.5 for headbox GN 1½...
Product code Product code VEGABAR 54 VEGABAR 64 Approval Approval XX without XX without XM Ship approval XM Ship approval CX ATEX II 1G, 1/2G, 2G EEx ia IIC T6 CX ATEX II 1G, 1/2G, 2G EEx ia IIC T6...
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VEGABAR 65 Approval XX without XM Ship approval CX ATEX II 1G, 1/2G, 2G EEx ia IIC T6 CA ATEX II 1G, 1/2G, 2G EEx ia IIC T6 + WHG CM ATEX II 1G, 1/2G, 2G EEx ia IIC T6 + Ship approval DX ATEX II 1/2G, 2G EEx d ia IIC T6 Process connection / Material FB Flange DN40PN40 Form C, DIN2501 / 316L...
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Hydrostatic – Level and pressure measurement...
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Hydrostatic – Level and pressure measurement...
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