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Electronics Mounting and Conduit Work
An on-site maintenance technician needs to be available to work with SA personnel to mount the probe
holder fixtures to the equipment frame. These attachments will vary depending on the type of system
purchased, and machine configuration.
The control Unit will require four 3/8” holes on a 20” x 20” area to mount.
The
SpecMetrix®
Display Unit can either be mounted to a supplied pedestal frame or a supplied swing-
arm mount system.
Sensory Analytics will supply the flexible conduit to be installed between the probes and Control Unit,
with the customer providing the means to tie or clamp the conduit down.
The customer is expected to supply and install conduit for an Ethernet connection between the Display
Unit and the Control Unit, and from the Control Unit to the customer’s network if external data storage
is required.
Must use minimum CAT 6 Shielded Cable
.
SA will supply, install and terminate the Ethernet cable unless agreed otherwise with plant personnel.
The probes are optical devices with no electrical connections and so can be mounted in an explosive
environment. The Control Unit, however, contains electrical components and is not designed for use in
an explosive environment. The fiber optic cables have a standard length of 30 feet and can be up to 60
feet long, and so the Control Unit can be mounted up to 50 feet from the probes and production line.
The Display Unit can be mounted up to 150 feet from the Control Unit.
Probe Installation
Typically, Sensory Analytics technicians will install the probes ¾” – 1 ¼” over the web at a 90° angle using
a Hex bar and collar clamps. If a plant has constructed their own mechanism for probe mounting, the
mechanism must allow for probe height adjustment from ½ inch to 2 inches from the web.