VA Master FAM540
METAL CONE VARIABLE AREA FLOWMETER | OI/FAM540-EN REV. E
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Repair
Safety instructions
DANGER
Danger of explosion if the device is operated with the
transmitter housing open!
Before opening the transmitter housing, bear in mind the
following:
• A valid fire permit must be present.
• Make sure that there is no explosion hazard.
• Switch off the power supply and wait for t > 2 minutes
before opening.
WARNING
Risk of injury due to live parts!
When the housing is open, contact protection is not provided
and EMC protection is limited.
• Before opening the housing, switch off the power supply.
CAUTION
Risk of burns due to hot measuring media
The device surface temperature may exceed 70 °C (158 °F),
depending on the measuring medium temperature!
• Before starting work on the device, make sure that it has
cooled sufficiently.
NOTICE
Damage to components!
The electronic components of the printed circuit board can be
damaged by static electricity (observe ESD guidelines).
• Make sure that the static electricity in your body is
discharged before touching electronic components.
Spare parts
Repair and maintenance activities may only be performed by
authorized customer service personnel.
When replacing or repairing individual components, use original
spare parts.
Note
Spare parts can be ordered from ABB Service.
www.abb.com/contacts
Replacing the analog indicator
If you are carrying out repair work or converting to a different
indicator type, it is possible to replace entire indicator units. To
make sure of obtaining traceable units that are in perfect
working order, you can order them from ABB by specifying the
original serial number.
Please note the following measures to be taken:
Provided New Conversion
possible
Customer actions
FAM540, non-Ex FAM540, Ex No
—
FAM540, Ex
FAM540, Ex yes
None
FAM540
A/B/C/D-Ex
FAM540
E/F-Ex
yes
Safety re-evaluation of measuring
point due to different indicator
model
FAM540 E/F-Ex FAM540
A/B/C/D-Ex
yes
AM54-Ex FAM540,
Ex
yes Safety re-evaluation of measuring
point due to new approval and,
where applicable, different
indicator model
Please observe the installation information provided in the
operating instructions.
Depending on the application, operators must comply with
relevant national installation specifications. (e.g. NEC, CEC, ATEX
137, IEC60079-14, etc.).