Instructions Specific To Hazardous Area Installations (Reference European Atex Directive 94/9/Ec, Annex Ii, 1/0/6) - Siemens Milltronics Pointek ULS200 Quick Start Manual

Instructions specific to hazardous area installations (Reference
European ATEX Directive 94/9/EC, Annex II, 1/0/6)
The following instructions apply to equipment covered by certificate number SIRA
00ATEX1205:
1. The equipment may be used with flammable gases and vapours with apparatus
group IIC and temperature class T5.
The equipment is certified for use in an ambient temperature range of -20 to +60 °C 
2.
(-4 to +140 °F).
3. The equipment has not been assessed as a safety related device (as referred to by
Directive 94/9/EC Annex II, clause 1.5).
4. Installation and inspection of this equipment shall be carried out by suitably trained
personnel in accordance with the applicable code of practice (EN 60079-14 and EN
60079-17 in Europe).
5. Repair of this equipment shall be carried out by suitably trained personnel in
accordance with the applicable code of practice (e.g. EN 60079-19 within Europe).
6. Components to be incorporated into or used as replacements in the equipment shall
be fitted by suitably trained personnel in accordance with the manufacturer's
documentation.
7. The certification of this equipment relies upon the following materials used in its
construction:
Aluminum alloy T356 T6 (main enclosure) and A356 T6 (lid)
GE Lexan 943A polycarbonate
Two-part epoxy encapsulant
Silicon based coating
Santoprene 111-55 gasket
Master Bond Polysulphide EP21LPT or Dow Corning 3-4207 encapsulant
(transducer)
ETFE (transducer)
Epoxy syntactic foam (transducer)
If the equipment is likely to come in contact with aggressive substances, then it is
the responsibility of the user to take suitable precautions that prevent it from being
adversely affected, thus ensuring that the type of protection is not compromised.
Aggressive substances:
Suitable precautions:
8. Equipment Marking:
The equipment marking contains at least the information on the product nameplate,
shown on the inside front cover of this manual.
9. Special Condition for Safe Use: The apparatus must only be supplied from a circuit
containing a suitable rate fuse having a breaking capacity of at least 4000 A.
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e.g. acidic liquids or gases that may attack metals, or
solvents that may affect polymeric materials
e.g. regular checks as part of routine inspections or
establishing from the material's data sheet that it is
resistant to specific chemicals.
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