C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual Table of contents 1. Introduction ..............................3 1.1 Purpose and use of this manual ................................3 1.2 Used symbols and warnings ..................................3 2. Safety instructions ............................. 3 2.1 Intended use ......................................3 2.2 Foreseeable misuse ....................................3 2.3 Installation, commissioning and operation ..............................
This product may be used only for the applications defined under item 1 and only in conjunction with the third-party devices and components recommended or approved by MTS Sensors. As a prerequsite of proper and safe operation the product requires correct transport, storage, mounting and commissioning and must be operat ed with utmost care.
Fill the outer packaging around the sensor completely to prevent damage during transport. 2.4 Safety instructions for use in explosion-hazardous areas The sensor is not suitable for operation in explosion-hazardous areas. 2/ See also applicable MTS Sensors terms of sales and delivery on: www.mtssensors.com I 4 I...
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 3. Product description and technology Temposonics sensors are designed for use in applications which Temposonics MH Series sensors can replace contact-based linear ® ® may contain vibration, shocks, dust, exposure to harsh weather, and sensors like potentiometers in many multipurpose applications. They electro-magnetic disturbances.
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 4. Space requirements - conditions, design 4.1 Sensor dimensions Sensor Null zone Stroke length Dead zone 36.1 16.7 72…275 22.7 Position magnet 401842 Sensor assembled with pressure pipe E2 Null zone Stroke length Dead zone 36.1 16.7 72…275 Position magnet 401842...
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 4.2 Dimensions, tolerances Fig. 4: Space requirements for M12 cable gland version Fig. 5: Space requirements for M8/M10 cable gland version 4.3 Piston rod bore and depth Install the magnet Fase für O-Ring 8 / M10 + 0,1 >=5 36,1...
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 5. Mounting 5.1 Mounting sensors with M12 connection 1. Guide sensor and pressure housing into the cylinder 2. Pull the contact insert through the cylinder wall and press sensor and pressure housing into its seat 3. Take the connector flange part and… Fig.
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C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 4. …push it on the contact insert until it ‘clicks in‘ 5. Push carefully the whole connector system and its wires into the bore hole in the cylinder wall 6. Apply 4 metric screws M4 to fix the connector system (recommend ISO 7380-1 screws) Fig.
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 5.2 Mounting sensors with cable connection and cable gland When using third-party connectors with Temposonics sensor cables, • If connectors are equipped with solder contacts, make sure that the ® the following conditions must be met: contacts are soldered correctly.
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C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 3. Guide the connection cable through the cable gland. 4. Use an individually prepared bush (e.g. polyamide) to press the sensor into the seat. Make sure that the conductors or cables are not under strain. Fig. 10: Mounting sensors with cable connection and cable gland, part 2 I 11 I...
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C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 5. Press the sensor in its seat by hand or if necessary, use only a rubber mallet to hammer the sensor in position carefully. Don't apply hard shocks. Don't press or push on the sensor rod. Never use a steel hammer. 6.
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 7. Mounting of piston, rod and cylinder front head to complete the assembly. Fig. 12: Mounting sensors with cable connection and cable gland, part 4 5.3 Mounting sensors with single conductor and third-party connector When mounting third-party connectors on sensors with single conductors, the following information should be taken into account: •...
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 6. Cylinder handling after sensor installation 6.1.3 Sensors provided with third-party connectors 6.1 Washing and drying cylinders with installed sensors • If third-party connectors are used, a sealed screw cap must be fitted when washing, since third-party connectors normally have only Frequently, hydraulic cylinders are washed or degreased before protection class IP67.
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 6.2.2 Painting and electrostatic charging 6.3 Mounting / dismounting cylinders on mobile hydraulics machines When using electrostatic charge for painting processes high voltages are applied to the component/cylinder surface. These applied very high As during transport, connectors, cables and cable ends should be voltages can damage or pre-damage the electronics of MTS position protected sufficiently during mounting and dismounting.
(up to 50 Ampere!) can cause destruction of electrical components. The effects are similar to those occurring due to In general, sensors from MTS Sensors are equipped with seals made electrostatic discharge during dry painting. of NBR, FKM and PTFE. These seals can be used with hydraulic oil type HLP (according to DIN 51524-2).
C-Series Off-Highway Installation Manual 7. Transport, intermediate storage When transporting the cylinders, make sure that the cables and connectors are not under tensile stress. When handling/storing carelessly, connectors and cables can be squeezed easily between stacked cylinders. Moreover, it is necessary to encapsulate the connections or exposed cable ends using an antistatic bag.
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