Siemens SITRANS FSS100 Installation Manual page 58

Installing/mounting
5.10 Installation instructions
5. Fix the shield of the coax cable with
6. Remount the lid.
7. For stainless steel terminal housing connect the PE terminal
housing there is no PE terminal. It is recommended to ensure a suitable grounding of the
sensor. A direct ground connection of sensor and transmitter is recommended.
Potential equalization
Ex version: According to the Ex requirements, the PE terminals on transmitter and on sensors
(PE terminals of the FSS100 Ex d/i transducer terminal housings) must be potentially equalized
(min. 4 mm
Protect connection wires
Avoid stress on the connection wires when passing them through the terminal box.
Disassembling the terminal box
• Loosen the wires from the connection board. It is not necessary to remove the transducer
cable.
• Support the terminal box while loosening the union. Then remove the terminal box from the
transducer holder.
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WARNING
). A direct ground connection of sensor and transmitter is recommended.
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CAUTION
CAUTION
Unsuitable turning of terminal box
Risk of device malfunction due to damaged wires inside the terminal box
• Do not turn the terminal box
③
(the cable clip).
Installation Manual, 12/2023, A5E52595000-AA
②
. On the polyamide terminal
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