Electrical Connections; Wiring Through Conduit; Microswitch Configurations - Badger Meter Hedland Flow-Alert User Manual

Electrical Connections

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
All Flow-Alert flow meters are offered with either single or dual switches Consult local
wiring codes before applying power

Wiring through Conduit

Some installations may require a rigid conduit for the wiring To access a conduit
connection:
• For microswitch equipped models only:
Remove the black, watertight strain-relief/gland connection from the outside of
the enclosure
• For all other models (excluding strap assembly models):
Remove the Hirshmann connection from the outside of the enclosure

Microswitch Configurations

The strain-relief/gland connection outside of the microswitch enclosure is watertight
Microswitch Cable Specifications
Color Function
Red Normally Closed (NC)
Black Normally Open (NO)
White Common
Green Ground
Color Function
Normally Closed
Red
(NC)
Black Normally Open (NO)
White Common
Normally Closed
Orange
(NC)
Blue Normally Open (NO)
White/
Common
Black
Green Ground
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Single Switch: 4-Wire #18 AWG, SJO Jacket Cable
Cable Length: 1/4...1 in. Meters
Inside Enclosure
400 in
(10160 mm)
200 in
(5080 mm)
Table 1: Microswitch single switch specifications
Dual Switch: 7-Wire #16 AWG, SJO Jacketed Cable
Switch ID
Switch 1
Decreasing
Switch
Switch 2
Increasing
Switch
Table 2: Microswitch dual switch specifications
VAM-UM-00646-EN-04
Overall
420 in
(10668 cm)
Cable Length for 1/4...1
in. Meters
Inside
Overall
Enclosure
400 in
(10160 mm)
280 in
(71120 mm)
105 in
(26670 mm)
200 in
(5080 mm)
Cable Length: 1-1/4...1-1/2
in. Meters
Inside Enclosure Overall
600 in
500 in
(15240 mm)
(12700
500 in
(12700 mm)
Cable Length for 1-1/4...
1-1/2 in. Meters
Inside
Overall
Enclosure
100 in
(25400 mm)
350 in
(88900 mm)
150 in
(38100 mm)
500 in
(12700 mm)
April 2017
cm)