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10 Supplement
VEGASOURCE 86 • Source holder
1008685-EN-230810
Switching pressure 3.5 … 6 bar (51 … 87 psi)
Reset of the switching ON/OFF by spring force
Compressed air conditioning Class 3 acc. to ISO 8573-1, pressure dew point 10 K
below operating temperature, particle size 40 µm
Notes for Europe:
For compressed air (gas of group 2), the pneumatic
actuator is excluded from the requirements of the Regu-
lation on Pressure Equipment (PED) 97/23/EC based on
Article 1, Clause 3.6 of the directive.
Connection data
Ʋ Operating voltage 8 V
Ʋ Current consumption - Measuring
plate not included
≥ 3 mA
Ʋ Current consumption - Measuring
plate included
≤ 1 mA
Source and vessel characteristics
Number of half value layers of the source
holder (Co-60)
13.8 (attenuation factor F
S
14000)
Max. activity of the source
Ʋ Cs-137 370 GBq (10000 mCi)
Ʋ Co-60 185 GBq (5000 mCi)
Ambient conditions
Ambient pressure Atmospheric pressure
Ambient temperature (flange temperature)
Ʋ VEGASOURCE 86 with manual
switching ON/OFF
-50 … +200 °C (-58 … +392 °F)
Ʋ VEGASOURCE 86 with pneumatic
switching ON/OFF
-20 … +80 °C (-4 … +176 °F)
Vibration resistance DIN EN 60068-2-64 test Fh; 10 … 2000 Hz; 5 g
2
/Hz
Flame resistance
Ʋ Temperature resistance 821 °C (1510 °F) for 30 minutes
Ʋ Fire class F according to IEC 62598
Protective measures
Protection rating IPx6 (NEMA Type 4)