Transport, Packaging And Storage - WIKA RTD Manual De Instrucciones

3. Safety / 4. Transport, packaging and storage
Sensor symbol
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ungrounded
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grounded
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quasi grounded
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4. Transport, packaging and storage

4.1 Transport
Check the instrument for any damage that may have been caused by transport.
Obvious damage must be reported immediately.
CAUTION!
Damage through improper transport
With improper transport, a high level of damage to property can occur.
▶ When unloading packed goods upon delivery as well as during internal
transport, proceed carefully and observe the symbols on the packaging.
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With internal transport, observe the instructions in chapter 4.2 "Packaging
and storage".
If the instrument is transported from a cold into a warm environment, the formation of
condensation may result in instrument malfunction. Before putting it back into operation,
wait for the instrument temperature and the room temperature to equalise.
4.2 Packaging and storage
Do not remove packaging until just before mounting.
Permissible conditions at the place of storage:
Storage temperature:
Instruments without built-in transmitter: -40 ... +80 °C
Instruments with built-in transmitter:
Avoid exposure to the following factors:
Direct sunlight or proximity to hot objects
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Mechanical vibration, mechanical shock (putting it down hard)
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Soot, vapour, dust and corrosive gases
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Hazardous environments, flammable atmospheres
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WIKA operating instructions RTD and TC
= ungrounded welded
= welded to the sheath (grounded)
= The thermometer is, due to its low isolation clearances between
sensor and sheath, to be considered as grounded.
Before mounting and commissioning the instrument, ensure you
read the operating instructions!
see operating instructions of the transmitter in
question
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