FTC262 Capacitance Point level detection Minicap

Field of application

Minicap FTC262 is a simple and cost-effective rope probe for point level detection in bulk solids, particularly suited to applications involving aggressive media and heavy build-up. It is designed for point level detection of light bulk solids, e.g. grain products, flour, milk powder, animal feed, cement, chalk or gypsum.

For point level detection of light bulk solids, with a grain size up to max. 30mm and a dielectric constant εr ≥ 1.6.
Typical applications: Grain products, flour, milk powder, animal feed, cement, chalk or gypsum.

• Process connection: Threads

• Temperature: -40 to +80°C (-40 to +176°F)

• Pressure: -1 to +6bar (-14.5 to +90psi)

• Sensor length: 500mm (20") to 6,000mm (236")

• International explosion protection certificates, overfill prevention WHG

Benefits

• Simple mounting and commissioning without calibration

• Mechanical safety, cost-efficiency and long operating life due to no wearing parts

• High operational safety and reliability due to active build-up compensation

• Optimized storage by simply shortening the rope probe on site

• Measuring principle

  Capacitive Solid

• Characteristic / Application

  No calibration on start-up
  Active build-up compensation
  Mechanically robust
  The rope probe can be shortened
  (optimum matching to the measuring point)

• Specialities

  Rope shortening parts to be supplied by the customer

• Supply / Communication

  10,8 ... 45V DC, DC-PNP 3-wire
  20 ... 253V AC, or
  20 ... 55V DC, Relay output

• Ambient temperature

  -40 °C ... 80 °C(-40 °F ... 176 °F)

• Process temperature

  -40 °C ... 80 °C
  (-40 °F ... 176 °F)

• Process pressure / max. overpressure limit

  -1 ... 6 bar(-14.5 ... 90 psi)

• Main wetted parts

  PPS = Polyphenylene sulphide
  (glass fibre content approx. 40%)

• Max. tensile strength

  3000 N

• Process connection

  R 1 1/2
  NPT 1 1/2

• Sensor length

  min. 500 mm (20"), max 6000 mm (236")

• Communication

  PNP transistor output
  Relay output (potential-free
  change-over contact / SPDT)

• Certificates / Approvals

  ATEX , FM, CSA, NEPSI, EAC

• Options

  Aluminium Housing

• Application limits

  Solids, grain size max. 30 mm (1.2"),
  DK min 1,5
  Flexural strength 1400 N (at probe tip)