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Linear Position Sensors
News Release from: Macro Sensors | Subject: HSI/R 750 position transmitters
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 01 August 2007
Position transducers suit tough
environments
Macro Sensors' HSI/R 750 series of hermetically sealed, loop-powered 4-20mA position transmitters is designed for mechanical position measurement where a hard connection can be made to a test piece.
Macro Sensors has released the HSI/R 750 series of hermetically sealed, loop-powered 4-20mA position transmitters for a wide range of position monitoring and feedback applications Units are specifically designed for mechanical position measurement where a hard connection can be made to a test piece
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Constructed entirely of TIG welded stainless steel and hermetically sealed against hostile environments to IEC standard IP-68, HSI/R 750 series LVDTs can be installed in hostile environments while the loop wiring connects to remote indicators and/or controllers located in environments safe from hostile conditions.
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For more precision measurement the HSI/R series is also available with +/-0.10% linearity.
Available in full ranges from 2.5 to 500mm, these 19mm diameter LVDTs are available as either blind bore units (HSI 750 series) terminated in a glass-sealed axial connector that prevents the core from passing completely through the coil assembly or in a through-bore design (HSIR 750 series) with the connector mounted radially to facilitate easy access to either end of the LVDT's core for better mechanical support and core guidance, as well as easier cleanout in dusty or gritty environments.
The radial connector also allows a shorter installed length to the sensor compared to units of the same range with axial connectors.
For position sensing that requires the opposite directional sense, HSI 750 transmitters are available with reversed output slope, which gives 20mA when the core is first inserted, decreasing to 4mA as the core moves inward.
HSI/R 750 series transmitters offer the frictionless operation, high resolution, excellent repeatability, and low hysteresis associated with LVDT technology, along with the convenience and simplicity of a precalibrated 4-20mA current loop operation.
The built-in electronics operate over a wide range of loop supply voltages and resistances.
A mating connector plug is supplied with the HSI/R series sensors.
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