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Warranty and Application Considerations

Warranty and Limitations of Liability

WARRANTY

OMRON's exclusive warranty is that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year (or 

other period if specified) from date of sale by OMRON.
OMRON MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING NON-INFRINGEMENT, 

MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE PRODUCTS. ANY BUYER OR USER 

ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BUYER OR USER ALONE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL SUITABLY MEET 

THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR INTENDED USE. OMRON DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR 

IMPLIED.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

OMRON SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, 

OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE PRODUCTS, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON 

CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT LIABILITY.
In no event shall the responsibility of OMRON for any act exceed the individual price of the product on which liability is asserted.
IN NO EVENT SHALL OMRON BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WARRANTY, REPAIR, OR OTHER CLAIMS REGARDING THE 

PRODUCTS UNLESS OMRON'S ANALYSIS CONFIRMS THAT THE PRODUCTS WERE PROPERLY HANDLED, STORED, 

INSTALLED, AND MAINTAINED AND NOT SUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION, ABUSE, MISUSE, OR INAPPROPRIATE 

MODIFICATION OR REPAIR.

Application Considerations

SUITABILITY FOR USE

OMRON shall not be responsible for conformity with any standards, codes, or regulations that apply to the combination of 

products in the customer's application or use of the products.
Take all necessary steps to determine the suitability of the product for the systems, machines, and equipment with which it will 

be used.
Know and observe all prohibitions of use applicable to this product.
NEVER USE THE PRODUCTS FOR AN APPLICATION INVOLVING SERIOUS RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY WITHOUT 

ENSURING THAT THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE RISKS, AND THAT THE OMRON 

PRODUCTS ARE PROPERLY RATED AND INSTALLED FOR THE INTENDED USE WITHIN THE OVERALL EQUIPMENT OR 

SYSTEM.

Disclaimers

CHANGE IN SPECIFICATIONS

Product specifications and accessories may be changed at any time based on improvements and other reasons. Consult with 

your OMRON representative at any time to confirm actual specifications of purchased product.

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Dimensions and weights are nominal and are not to be used for manufacturing purposes, even when tolerances are shown.

Summary of Contents for K8AC-H Series

Page 1: ...nitor for element burnouts on heaters controlled with power regulators that used a three alarm method Normal monitoring is not possible for circuits that use a power regulator with a six alarm method...

Page 2: ...re linked with the control output value from the temperature controller Compatible with Gradient Settings of Power Controllers When using gradient settings with a power controller set a gate current l...

Page 3: ...tput specifi cations Com munica tions output Current input range 0 200 to 2 200 A 2 00 to 22 00 A 20 0 to 200 0 A 100 to 240 VAC ON OFF control SSR control Two current inputs for either single phase o...

Page 4: ...ut impedance 4 k min Cyclic and phase con trol 4 to 20 mA DC Burnout detection is possible for an input of 7 mA or greater Input impedance 50 max Outputs Relay contact outputs K8AC H C FLK One SPDT re...

Page 5: ...als and output terminals Dielectric strength 2 000 V for 1 min Between terminals and case Between power supply terminals CT primary terminals and gate input terminals communications terminals Between...

Page 6: ...VAC 0 3 A 30 VDC 1 A Maximum contact voltage 125 VAC 60 VDC Maximum contact current 1 A Maximum switching capaci ty 37 5 VA 30 W Minimum applicable load failure rate P value refer ence value 5 VDC 10...

Page 7: ...ct to the operating power supply All models 3 to 4 5 to 6 Outputs Outputs SSR open or short circuit detection results Outputs heater burnout or layer short circuit detection results K8AC H2 N transist...

Page 8: ...CTs for three phase heaters For three phase heaters always set the burnout alarm set values for both CT1 and CT2 5 6 3 4 Transistor Output K8AC H2 N FLK CT2 CT1 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 RS 485 X 4 5...

Page 9: ...ransistor Output K8AC H2 N FLK Heater Power supply Power Regulator Temperature Controller 4 to 20 mA current output Operation Description If the heater current detected at either CT1 or CT2 falls belo...

Page 10: ...o after one heater burns out with the current prior to the burnout i e the normal current taken as 1 3 In actual operation there may be effects from factors such as load heater imbalances so conduct a...

Page 11: ...s output accordingly SSR Short Circuit Detection If current is measured when there is no gate input an SSR short circuit error is detected and an alarm is output SSR Open Circuit Detection If current...

Page 12: ...Short Open Circuit Alarm Using the Power Regulator s Gradient Settings The power regulator s gradient settings can be used to prevent malfunction by setting the operation gate current level The relati...

Page 13: ...or over OFF for less than 4 mA SSR SSR error Lights when an SSR error occurs open or short circuit OFF when SSR is normal ALM Alarm Lights for heater burnout or overcurrent OFF at all other times Up k...

Page 14: ...pe P should be selected Type P is also selected for cyclic control Select the appropriate relay or transistor output specifications depending on the application K8AC H Parameter Settings Procedure Onl...

Page 15: ...freshed each time an alarm is output and it is saved in non volatile memory The value is saved when power is interrupted The number of outputs is not counted for the test function After counting to 99...

Page 16: ...r at least 1s Press the L key for at least 1 s Press the S key for at least 1 s Press the L key for at least 1s When the key is released Press the S key for at least 1 s Press the L and M keys Press t...

Page 17: ...layer short circuit detection function SSR open circuit detection function SSR short circuit detection function Output ON delay time Soft startup time Startup lock time Gate input function Alarm hyst...

Page 18: ...99 9 s 0 0 OFF SSR Short Circuit Detection Turns the SSR short circuit detection function ON and OFF ssht ON OFF OFF SSR Open Circuit Detection Turns the SSR open circuit detection function ON and OFF...

Page 19: ...te current level Sets the gate current level for SSR operation This setting is valid only when cyclic or phase control is selected as the heater control method sglv 4 0 to 20 mA 7 0 mA Cycle time 3 Se...

Page 20: ...ntact Approx 3 dia 18 22 Approx 6 dia Plug Contact Lead Plug 100 15 30 30 5 Two M3 Depth 4 max 12 dia 40 40 5 15 Current Transformer K8AC CT200 Pre wired Leads Current Transformer K8AC CT200L 1 8 76 4...

Page 21: ...o can cause unintended operation and may result in accident or corruption of the product 3 Do not use thinner or similar solvent for cleaning Use commercial alcohol 4 When discarding properly dispose...

Page 22: ...larm of the K8AC H P FLK when phase control is used Set the burnout alarm value of the K8AC H P FLK based on the current measurement value with the heater output at 100 This is because the burnout det...

Page 23: ...RODUCTS UNLESS OMRON S ANALYSIS CONFIRMS THAT THE PRODUCTS WERE PROPERLY HANDLED STORED INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED AND NOT SUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION ABUSE MISUSE OR INAPPROPRIATE MODIFICATION OR REPAIR A...

Page 24: ...em as a whole has been designed to address the risks and that the OMRON products are properly rated and installed for the intended use within the overall equipment or system Authorized Distributor In...

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