ELECTOICAL INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
DISCONNECT POWER FROM FLOW SENSOR SOURCE AND/OR RECEIVING DEVICE PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION OR
MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM.
FLOW SENSOR SOURCE AND/OR RECEIVING DEVICE MUST PROVIDE BASIC ISOLATION FROM MAINS FOR SAFE
OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM.
The sensor leads are supplied with watertight caps over the ends
• Do not remove the plastic caps from the sensor leads until you are ready to splice
• Use a twisted pair cable suitable for direct burial to connect the sensor to the endpoint, monitor, or controller Multi-pair
telecommunication cable or direct burial cables may be used
• Make a watertight splice using a two-part epoxy type waterproof kit Be sure the epoxy seals the ends of the cable jacket
• Make sure the epoxy is hardened before inverting the splice or dropping it in standing water
• Do not make an underground splice unless absolutely necessary
• Route the cable from the sensor to a Badger Meter flow monitor or endpoint The cable may be extended up to 2000 ft,
using two-conductor shielded 20 AWG or larger stranded copper wire with appropriate ratings Leave enough flexibility in
the cable or conduit to allow for future service
• When connecting to a Badger Meter flow monitor or endpoint, locate the section of terminal strip on the monitor labeled
SENSOR INPUT
or
SENSOR
Connect the red wire to
IN
,
)
or
SIGNAL
terminal and the black wire to
GND
,
SIGNAL(–)
or
COM
terminal and the shield drain wire (if applicable) to
SLD
• When interfacing with other equipment, the signal wave forms and power requirements are as shown in
"Specifications" on
page 10
Electrical Installation Guidelines
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October 2015
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