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    FL R 1000 & 100 0- BR S eri es Flow Sensors & Meters For Ga ses[...]

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    pg. 3 of 29 READ THIS MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT OR OPERATE YOUR FLOW SENSO R. FAI LURE TO DO SO MAY RE SULT IN INJURY TO YOU OR DAMA GE TO THE FLO W SENSOR. TABL E OF CONTENT S A. Introduction ..... ..... .... .... ..... ....... .... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... .... ....... .... .. 4 1. Unpacking .... ..... .... ...[...]

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    pg. 4 of 29 A. Introduction 1. Un pa cking All units ar e suit ably pack aged to preve nt dam age during s hippin g. If e xtern a l da mage is no te d upon rec e ipt of t he pack age , please con tac t Omega Eng ineering immedi atel y. Open the p ackage from the top, t aki ng care not to cut too deeply into t he package. Remo ve all the docum entat[...]

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    pg. 5 of 29 pr o ve n de s i gn m i n im i ze s ze r o dr if t wh i l e ma int a in in g fa st re s p on se an d line a r o u tp uts wit h virt ually no mai ntenanc e. Flow is me a sur ed using a mi niatur e t u rbine wh eel similar i n size to a U.S. dime (16 mm diameter, 0.75 mm thick). Th e micro -turbine w heel is supported o n a very sm all sa[...]

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    pg. 6 of 29 1. General Co nsider ations It is recomm end e d th at a saf e ty s hut-off valv e be inst alled u pstream of (b efor e) the s en s or . All w e tted part s sh ould be che cked for com pati bili ty w ith the gas to be use d. If the re are any inc ompat ibi litie s eg . h ighly cor rosi ve gas , then the un it m ay be da mage d or fa il [...]

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    pg. 7 of 29 3. Tubi n g C onnections CAUT ION: D O NO T FLOW ANY L IQU ID THR OUG H A GAS FLOW SEN SOR OR FLO W MET ER. THI S WILL S ERIOUS LY EFFE CT TH E PERF ORMAN C E AND VOI D THE W ARRA N T Y. CAUT ION: D O NO T FLOW A HIGH PRE SSURE GAS THROUGH THE SENSOR. A BURST OF HIGH PRESSURE GAS MAY CAU SE TH E UNIT TO B E DAMAGED. A L WAYS FL OW GA S [...]

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    pg. 8 of 29 Clos e Up of Labe l Sh owi ng Flow D ir ect ion (FLR 1000 shown, other models simi lar) The tubing ID should be as large a s possible to a void r e strictio n s and turbul ence. F or th e best r esul ts, a st raight lengt h of t ubi ng befor e the u nit is recommend e d. This sho uld be 2 0 times the t u bing I.D. or gr eater 4. El e ct[...]

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    pg. 9 of 29 Units ar e suppli ed wit h an integr al 4 pin connect or. Connections to t he u n it are m a de usi ng a mati ng cable as sembly o r power ad apter pack age as detailed in t he follo wing sectio n s. A connector pi n a nd wir e color cross reference m a y also be fou n d in Appe n dix F (Page 18 ) of this manual. b) Conne c t in g a Cab[...]

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    pg. 10 of 2 9 c) Electric al Connecti ons – Voltage Output Units The cabl e assembly should be connect ed to the sensor as d e tailed i n secti on 5 (b) abo ve. Do not appl y p ower to t he senso r unti l all th e connections have been m a de and checked. Electrical connectio ns should be made as foll ows: Wiri ng Schem atic For Vo ltage Output U[...]

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    pg. 11 of 2 9 d) Us ing a 0 - 5VD C Ou tp ut Pow er A dap te r Pa ck age. An opti onal 0-5V DC Output Power A dapt e r Pack age is avail a ble for u se with the FLR 1000 se ries (not the FLR 1000 - ST-I ). This consists of a power source (115VAC or 230VAC) and cable assembl y with pig-t ail (soldered w ir e ) en d s fo r t he sig n a l ou t pu t . [...]

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    pg. 12 of 2 9 C. Operation CAUT ION: D O NO T FLOW ANY L IQU ID THR OUG H A GAS FLOW SEN SOR OR FLO W MET ER. THI S WILL S ERIOUS LY EFFE CT TH E PERF ORMAN C E AND VOI D THE W ARRA N T Y. 1. St ar t Up Before ap plying power to the unit check a ll tubing and electric a l connections. Once correct inst a llation is verifi e d switch on t he power. [...]

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    pg. 13 of 2 9 100-500 ml/min and in l/min for flo w ran ges of 0.2 – 1.0 L/min and above. The displ a y will only operate if po wer is applied to t he unit. Flow readings m ay be taken direct ly from the display or by m onitoring the 0-5V DC analog o utp ut prov id ed by usi ng a cable assembly or pow e r ad apt er p ack ag e (s ee ab ov e) . LCD[...]

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    pg. 14 of 2 9 4. Zer o Adjustm ents It is im possible for th ere to b e any zero drift so zero adj u stment s are neve r required. 5. Re ca li brat i on Pleas e cont act th e Omeg a Engi nee ring S ervi ce Dep artm ent if yo ur flo w sensor or flow m eter needs r e calib ration. 6. Using Flow Senso rs or Flow Met ers with Differ ent Gases Th e FL R[...]

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    pg. 15 of 2 9 If t he uni t h as a flo w re adi ng o f 2 00 ml /mi n th en t he co rr ect ed flo w reading (for C O 2) would be: Corrected Flow = 2 00 X 0.88 = 176 ml/min CAUTION:. The use of co rrection fac tors c an be subj ect to inaccur acy and e rrors of up to ±10%. Please co ntact th e O me ga En gin ee r i n g Se rv i ce D e pa rt m e n t i[...]

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    pg. 16 of 2 9 D. Maintenance and Product Care 1. Gen e r al CAUT ION: D o not disass emble yo ur unit for an y re ason. If the uni t a ppear s to be malf unc ti oni n g pl ea se co nta ct th e Om ega En gin eer i ng Ser v ic e De par t me nt. The FLR 1000 Series of flow me ters and sensors require n o periodic mai ntenanc e i f us e d wi thin th e [...]

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    pg. 17 of 2 9 E. Specific ations For Gas Units FLR100 0 FLR100 0-D FLR100 0-BR-D Display None 3.5 Digit LCD, 0.39” (10mm) high digits Ac cur a cy (including linearity) ±3.0% Full Scale* Repeatability ±0.5% Full Scale* Pressure Rating 40 psig (2.8 ba r) Temperature Rating Operating Range: 5 to 55ºC Storage Range: 0 to 70ºC Tem pera tur e Sens [...]

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    pg. 18 of 2 9 F. Connect or Pin And Wire Color Cross Re fe rence Pin Confi guratio n for C onnec tor Socket and Connec tor Pin Cable Wi re C ol or Descri pt io n 1 Black Signal & Power Negative (Gro und) 2 Whit e Volt a ge Output 3 Red Power Posit ive 4 Green Not Used[...]

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    pg. 19 of 2 9 G. Dimensions ALL DIMENS ION S IN INC HES (MILL IME TER S IN BRACKE TS) FLR 1000 For G ases 20-200 ml/min To 1.0-5.0 l/ min Units 1/4” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 20 of 2 9 FLR 1000 For G ases 2. 0- 10 .0 l/m in Un it s 1/4” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 21 of 2 9 FLR 1000 For G ases 4. 0- 20 .0 l/m i n To 10 0- 50 0 l /m in Un it s 1/2” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 22 of 2 9 FLR 1000-D For Gases 20-200 ml/min To 1.0-5.0 l/ min Units 1/4” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 23 of 2 9 FLR 1000-D For Gases 2. 0- 10 .0 l/m in Un it s 1/4” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 24 of 2 9 FLR 1000-D For Gases 4. 0- 20 .0 l/m i n To 10 0- 50 0 l /m in Un it s 1/2” Ace t al Fi tti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 25 of 2 9 FLR 1000-BR-D For Gases 20-200 ml/min To 1.0-5.0 l/ min Units 1/4” Bra ss Fitti ngs Sho wn[...]

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    pg. 26 of 2 9 H. Troubleshooting Guide Symp tom Possible Cause Method of Correct ion Unit L eaks Fitti ngs not tig ht e noug h. Sensor a ssemb ly cracked Tighten fittings (s ee section B4) Unit m us t be r e turne d fo r repair (se e Section J) No ou tput signa l or flow indicat ion No power or low power No flow passing through unit Output shorted [...]

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    pg. 27 of 2 9 Symp tom Possible Cause Method of Correct ion Flow indication is no t linear a nd o utput too low a t lower flo ws At tem pting t o mea sure flo ws belo w t he spec ified min imum fo r t he uni t Mois ture o r liq u i d in sen sor Mech anical se nsor as sem bly damag ed Use hig her f low rat es Remove moist ure and allow sens o r to d[...]

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    pg. 28 of 2 9 .[...]

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    M4575 /0807 pg . 29 of 29[...]