2. Safety
2.6 Special conditions of use (X-conditions)
1. The limit values for the ambient temperature are:
T6:
-20 ... +60 °C
EN
T5:
-20 ... +75 °C
T4:
-20 ... +80 °C
T85 °C: -20 ... +60 °C
2. Care shall be taken to ensure that any external sources of heating or cooling do not
cause the assembly to operate outside of the permissible ambient range.
3. All instruments with cable inlet shall be suitably certified and compatible with the type
of protection used.
4. For Ex db IIC:
Where nipples, unions and/or couplers are used for sensor connections, they shall
be suitably certified as Ex d and be compatible with the marking of this assembly.
Nipples shall have a maximum length of ≤ 15.24 cm (6").
5. For Ex tb:
Where nipples, unions and/or couplings are used for sensor connections, they shall
maintain the required ingress protection of the assembly.
6. For ambient temperatures above 70 °C, care shall be taken to select cable that is
suitably rated for the intended ambient temperature range.
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WIKA operating instructions, models TR10-L, TC10-L, TR10-0, TC10-0 (Ex d)