Installation
WARNINGS:
• Materials of construction are chosen based on their chemical compatibility
(or inertness) for general purposes. For exposure to specific environments,
check with chemical compatibility charts before installing.
• The user is responsible for the selection of bolting and gasket materials
which will fall within the limits of the flange and its intended use, and
which are suitable for the service conditions.
• Installation shall only be performed by qualified personnel and in
accordance with local governing regulations.
• Please handle the device using the enclosure, not the antenna, to avoid
damage.
Mounting location
Recommendations
• Easy access for viewing the display and programming via the hand programmer.
• An environment suitable to the housing rating and materials of construction.
Precautions
• Avoid proximity to high voltage or current wiring, high voltage or current contacts, and to
variable frequency motor speed controllers.
• Avoid central locations on vessels.
preferred
undesirable
• Locate the antenna away from the side wall,
to avoid interference from indirect echoes.
• Avoid interference from objects such as
ladders or pipes, which can cause false
reflections.
• Avoid interference from the fill path.
horn antenna
beam angle:
(defined at –3 dB
boundary)
o
4" horn
30
o
20
6" horn
o
12
8" horn
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Coni
Fl
at
Conical
Flat
min. 300 mm (1 ft) for every
3 m (10 ft) of vessel height
rod antenna
beam
(defined at
angle
–3 dB
o
boundary)
20
Parabolic
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