
Rain Bird
Flow Sensors
Manual
11
Specifications
Sensor Sleeve and Hex Adapter for Brass Insert
Sensor (FS350B)
• Sleeve: Admiralty Brass, UNS C44300; Hex
Adapter: Valve Bronze, UNS C83600
Sensor Sleeve and Hex Adapter for Stainless Steel
Insert Sensor (FS350SS)
• 300 Series Stainless Steel
Tee for FS100B
• Cast valve bronze, UNS C83600
Tee for PVC Tee Sensors (F###P and
IFS###BPS)
• Schedule 80 PVC per ASTM D-2462 and D-2467.
Virgin, unplasticized PVC resin, Type 1 cell
classification
12454-B. Fittings and solvent carry approval for
potable water by NSF and IAMPO.
Pressure, Temperature Ratings
• Depends on hardware configurations. See
Diagrams at end of this section.
Recommended Design Flow Range
• 0.5 to 30 ft/sec
• Initial detection below 0.3 ft/sec
• 0.3 to 15 ft/sec for FS100B
Accuracy
• ± 1.0% of full scale over recommended design flow
range
Repeatability
• ± 0.3% of full scale over recommended design flow
range
• ± 0.7% of full scale over recommended design flow
range for FS100B
Linearity
• ± 0.2% of full scale over recommended design flow
range
• ± 0.7% of full scale over recommended design flow
range for FS100B
Transducer Excitation
• Typically provided by Rain Bird flow transmitter.
Any alternate supply must be of a resistance-limited
type meeting the following constraints:
• Source current @ 8 Volts: 1 mA minimum,20mA
maximum
• Short Circuit Current: 200 mA maximum
Output Frequency
• 3.2 Hz to 200 Hz
• 0.8 Hz to 80 Hz for FS100B
Output Pulse Width
• 5 msec ±25%
Electrical Cable
• 48 inches of U.L. Style 1056 copper solid AWG 18
wire w/direct burial insulation. Rated to 105°C.
PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE DIAGRAMS FOR
RAIN BIRD FLOW SENSORS
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
25
60
Temperature (°C)
FS150P
FS200P
FS300P
FS400P
400
200
0
-20
30
50
105
Temperature (°C)
FS100B
FS350B
FS350SS
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