Figure 5 Cable gland fitting
1 Cable
2 Shield
3 Instrument
4 Wire
1. Unscrew the gland nut. Inside there is a rubber seal, a metal washer with a 8.3 mm hole, and
another metal washer with a 7.5 mm hole.
2. Pass the cable through the nut, the gasket, and the 8.3 mm hole washer.
3. Strip off external insulation as required, and 25 mm of shielding. Strip the wires about 8 mm from
their ends.
4. Pass the cable through the 7.5 mm hole washer.
5. Squeeze the shield between the two washers (see
6. Pass the cable into the box, blocking the cable gland.
7. Tighten the cable gland nut.
8. Strip the wires about 8 mm from their ends.
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9. * Solder a 1 mm
yellow/green cable on the cable shield end.
10. * Solder a 3 mm eyelet at the end of this cable.
11. * Attach it to the nearest ground screw.
12. Connect the wires in accordance with diagram in this section.
Note: * = only for 3662EX installed inside hazardous area
4.3 Instrument housing
The 3660EX or 3662EX instruments are designed for indoor as well as outdoor use. They are
housed in a watertight, stainless-steel enclosure designed to be installed in the safe or the hazardous
area, depending on model. The instrument case is surface mounted, either to a wall or a process
control panel, by four attachment points. Both instruments case have the same size, same mounting
dimensions and spacing needs (3660EX instrument illustrated).
12 English
5 O-ring
6 Washers
7 Gasket
8 Gland nut
Figure
5).