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Sierra Series 730 Accu-Mass ™ Mass Flow Meters Instruction Manual Part Number IM-73-AM Revision E 0 5 /0 4 5 Harris Court, Building L Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 373-0200 (800) 866-0200 Fax (831) 373-4402 http://www.sierrainstruments.com Sierra Instruments b.v. Bolstoen 30A 1046 AV Amsterdam The Netherlands +31(0)20-6145810 Fax +31(0)20-6145815[...]
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Customer Notice Sierra Instruments, Inc. is not liable for any damage or personal injury, whatsoever, resulting from the use of Sierra Instruments standard mass flow meters for oxygen gas. You are responsible for determining if this mass flow meter is appropriate for your oxygen application. You are responsible for cleaning the mass flow meter to t[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73- E 1 Table of Contents Series 730 Mass Flow Meters...........................................................3 Safety Information..........................................................................4 Receipt of Components...................................................................4 Technical Assistanc[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual 2 IM-73- E Warnings and Cautions Warning! All wiring procedures must be performed with the power Off. Caution! All flow meter connections and fittings must have the same or higher pres- sure rating as the main pipeline. Caution! Do not connect power to the 4-20 mA terminals. Caution! Before attempting any flow meter re[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73- E 3 Series 730 Mass Flow Meters Sierra’s Series 730 Accu-Mass ™ Flow Meters provide outstanding measurement accuracy and fast 200 millisecond response time. The meters monitor the mass flow rate of air and process gases in ranges from 0 to 250 scfm. They are available in pipe sizes from 1/4-inch to 3 inches.[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual 4 IM-73- E Safety Information We use caution and warning statements in this book to draw your at- tention to important information. Warning! Caution! This statement appears with information that is important to protect people and equipment from damage. Pay very close attention to all warn- ings that apply to your appli[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73- E 5 Installation Overview When selecting an installation site, make sure that: 1. Line pressure and temperature will not exceed the flow meter rating. Temperature should not vary more than 120°F (50°C) from the calibration temperature. Line pressure should not vary more than 50 psi (3.4 bar) around the calibra[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual 6 IM-73- E Flow meter 10 D 5 D One 90° elbow before meter Flow meter 15 D 5 D Two 90° elbows before meter in one plane Flow meter 25 D 10 D Two 90° elbows before meter out of plane (if three 90° bends present, double recommended length) Flow meter 10 D 5 D Reduction before meter Flow meter 20 D 5 D Expansion before[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73-D 7 Wiring Connections - NEMA 2 CE Enclosures NEMA 2 enclosures are supplied with a 6 -pin connector for direct connection to the supplied mating connector. The pin designations are given in Figure 3 below. Connect 15 VDC input power (300 mA load, maximum) to pin 1 and power ground to pin 5 . See “Output Sig- n[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual 8 IM-73- E Output Signal Wiring All flow meters are equipped with either a calibrated 0–5 VDC, 0–10 VDC or 4–20 mA output signal. These linear output signals represent 0 to 100% of the flow meter user full scale. DC Output Wiring The 0-5 VDC or 0-10 VDC output signal can drive a minimum load of 1000 Ohms. For 0-5[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73- E 9 Problem Possible Cause Solution Flow measurement is erratic or fluctuating Very erratic or non-uniform flow Follow installation requirements shown in Figure 2 Flow meter installed with less than re- quired minimum pipe diameters up- stream and downstream of the sensor Follow installation requirements shown i[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual 10 IM-73- E Returning Equipment to Factory Before returning any mass flow meter to the factory, you must com- plete a Sierra Calibration/Repair Data Sheet. You may download the data sheet to your computer by visiting the Sierra website at www.sierrainstruments.com. Or, contact Customer Service at: service@sierrainstrum[...]
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Series 730 Instruction Manual IM-73- E 11 Product Specifications Operating Specifications Gases Most non-combustible, non-corrosive gases Mass Flow Rates Mass Flow Rate for Air (1) NPT Size Minimum Range Maximum Range 1/4-inch 0–0.035 scfm 0–4.5 scfm 1/2-inch 0–0.5 scfm 0–12 scfm 3/4-inch 0–1 scfm 0–25 scfm 1 1/4-inch 0–2 scfm 0–50 [...]
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No#. Color Signal 1 Black Sig. Ground 2 White Signal 3 Red DC input P ower 4 N/C 5 N/C 6 Green P ower Ground 7 (Brown or Orange) (Bridge) 730/600 WIRING C ONNECTIONS Blue Hi Rose Connector F emale Mating Connector Solder Side No#. Color Signal 1 Black Sig. Ground 2 White Signal 3 Red DC input P ower 4 N/C 5 N/C 6 Green Po wer Ground 7 (Brown or Ora[...]