Transmitter Installation - Siemens SITRANS F Series Operating Instructions Manual

3. Fill Sylgard potting kit in bottom part of casing.
4. Renew Silicagel bag (placed behind battery cup) to prevent condensation within meter, if
necessary.
5. Mount the enclosure carefully and make sure not to damage the O-ring.
Note
Potting
Ensure not to fill Sylgard potting kit in the space for the battery pack.
Ensure Silicagel bag is not in contact with Sylgard potting.
See also Potting kit instruction
43208835).
Direct burial of remote sensor
Remote sensor is protected to IP68/NEMA 6P and can be buried.
The use of pea gravel, at least 300 mm (12 inches) all around sensor, is mandatory to provide
some drainage and to prevent dirt from solidifying on sensor.
It also helps to locate the sensor should excavation be necessary. Before covering pea gravel
with earth, use electrical cable identification tape above gravel.
Run remote sensor cable through a plastic conduit of minimum 50 mm (2 inches).
4.6

Transmitter installation

Mount bracket on a wall as shown below or on a horizontal or a vertical pipe using ordinary hose
clips or duct straps.
SITRANS FM MAG 8000
Operating Instructions, 03/2020, A5E03071515-AH
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/
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