Arad Octave Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n u a l A Member of the...
  • Page 2: Product Liability And Warranty

    Such modification shall be null and void and shall not bind Arad for any and all purposes. 5. Except and to the extent provided under the warranty, in no event shall Arad be liable, whether in contract, tort...
  • Page 3: Unpacking And Inspection

    In case of direct sunlight exposure, it is recommended to keep the lid closed, though no direct damage will occur with the lid open. • Do not expose the OCTAVE to excessive vibration. To avoid vibration, support the pipeline on both side of the meter •...
  • Page 4: Mechanical Data

    11.0 Mechanical Data Maximum Working Pressure 16 bar Liquid Temperature 0.1 up to 50 º C Precision Class ISO 4064 rev.2005, Accuracy class 2 Configuration Compact - The display is built in to the unit Power Source 2 D size Li-battery: up to 15 years life time Environmental Protection IP 68, Ambient operation temp.
  • Page 5: Mechanical Installation

    Do not carry the Octave by its lid. • Do not place the Octave on the electronic housing. • When handling the Octave, avoid hard blows, jolts or impacts. 12.2 Installation: Location and Position Recommended installation Conditional installation Wrong installation...
  • Page 6 For Achieving Top Performance • When installing the Octave downstream of any hydraulic component (valve, pump) the recommended installation requirements are no less than the drawings recommendations. For upstream & downstream straight pipes please use as much as installation site will allow ( the longer the better) •...
  • Page 7 13.0 Polymeric Octave Installation - General Instructions Please follow the general instructions for water meters (Check Valve, upstream & down stream and system flushing on new installations). Existing and new installations: 1. It is recommended that the meter will NOT be installed in the middle of the system, so the meter will not suffer from the load of all the installed fixtures.
  • Page 8 5. If it is not possible to use plastic connections on one side of the meter, please consider the use of our flexible couplings. These couplings were especially developed for the polymeric Octave meters. You will need to use this coupling only on one side of the meter - please install the coupling on the outlet, if possible - as described in the below pictures.
  • Page 9: Electrical Outputs

    14.0 Electrical Outputs The OCTAVE has several outputs options. 1. Dual pulse output for volumes. 2. Dry Contact output for volume. 3. Analog output (4-20mA) for flow. 14.1.1 Pulse V5.2 Output Module Specification Pulse types: 1. Open Drain (N-channel FET transistor output) that allows current loading of 200mA, and up to 35volt.
  • Page 10 14.1.2 Dry Contact V1.1 Module Specification Outputs Diagram Long Cable Out#1 Read-out instrument Out#2 Octave Dry Contact v1.1 5-35 Vdc EARTH Short Cable Cables Wire Function Red + Orange Out#1 Long cable Black + Brown Out#2 5-35V+ Short cable* Black...
  • Page 11 14.1.3 SSR v1.0 Module Specification Outputs Diagram Long Cable Out#1 Read-out instrument Out#2 Octave v1.0 5-35Vdc EARTH Short Cable Cables Wire Function Red + Orange Out#1 Long cable Black + Brown Out#2 5-35V + Short cable* Black 5-35V - Yellow...
  • Page 12 4mA is always “0” (zero) flow and the 20mA is factory programmable according to the customer requirements.. (If the customer did not specify, the 20mA will be the maximum flow rate). Outputs Diagram Long Cable ( - ) Octave Read-out 4/20mA instrument module Shield GROUND...
  • Page 13 15.0 Module Replacement / Mounting Manual 1. Properly dry the area of the connector. 2. Remove seal cover from the screw using tool with sharp edge. 3. Remove the screws using Allen key 3mm. 4. Remove the module/cover. 5. Properly dry again the area of the connector. 6.
  • Page 14 16.0 GND Mounting Manual 1. Insert M5 screw to ring terminal lug 6. Slide the fork terminal lug between the flat washer and serrated washer 2. Insert flat washer on top of ring terminal lug 7. Add serrated washer on the other side of the bolt (On meter’s flange side) 3.
  • Page 15 16.1 Special Parts Set for ring terminal lug Fork terminal lug Serrated washer Flat washer M5 screw Set for connecting fork terminal lug to pipe M16 or M20 bolt. Not included in kit Flat washer M16&M20 (2 units each size) Included in kit Serrated washer M16&M20 (2 units each size).
  • Page 16 Innovation through precision, quality and performance Arad Ltd. Dalia, ISRAEL 1923900 Tel: Fax: (972)4-9897911 (972)4-9897965 w w w . a r a d . c o . i l...

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