Transporting The Device; Mounting - Endress+Hauser Liquiphant FTL51B Operating Instructions Manual

Mounting

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Storage temperature
–40 to +80 °C (–40 to +176 °F)
Optional: –50 °C (–58 °F), –60 °C (–76 °F)
4.3.2

Transporting the device

• Transport the device to the measuring point in the original packaging
• Hold the device by the housing, temperature spacer, flange or extension pipe
• Do not bend, shorten or extend the tuning fork
 2 Handling the device during transportation
5 Mounting
WARNING
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Loss of protection rating if the device is opened in a wet environment.
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Only open the device in a dry environment!
Mounting instructions
• Any orientation for device with short pipe up to approx. 500 mm (19.7 in)
• Vertical orientation from above for device with long pipe
• Minimum distance between the fork tip and the tank wall or pipe wall: 10 mm (0.39 in)
 3 Installation examples for a vessel, tank or pipe
1 Vessel insulation (example with temperature spacer/pressure-tight feedthrough)
If process temperatures are high, the device should be included in a vessel insulation system to prevent the
electronics from heating as a result of thermal radiation or convection.
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