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Plugged Chute Detector

Plugged Chute Detector

Plugged Chute Detector

Product catalog summary
Overview: ThePoint™ RF Series by Drexelbrook provides effective solutions for detecting plugged chutes in industrial environments, reducing downtime and preventing expensive spills. These sensors are designed to monitor material flow in chutes and trigger alarms to avoid process disruptions.
Key Features:
  • Flush-mounted sensors that do not interfere with material flow.
  • Durable design suitable for materials such as coal, wood chips, and powders.
  • Cote-Shield circuitry to avoid false alarms from dust or wall build-up.
  • Available in both curved and flat designs to accommodate different chute shapes.
Intelligent Electronics:
  • Automatically adapts to input power sources and ignores coatings to prevent false alarms.
  • Field-selectable sensitivity settings.
  • Remote electronics can be installed in safe locations.
Specifications:
  • Technology: RF Admittance, generally no calibration required.
  • Response Time: Less than one second.
  • Temperature Range: -40 to 70°C for ambient electronics.
  • Power Supply: 19-250 VAC or 18-200 VDC, auto-detecting.
  • Ingress Protection: IP66 NEMA 4X.
  • Approvals: Explosion-proof and dust-ignition proof for various hazardous locations.
Applications:
  • Detects plugged material in chutes, suitable for high-pressure and high-temperature environments.
  • Ideal for non-dedicated tanks used for various products.
Additional Solutions:
  • IntelliPoint RF™ Series: No calibration required, monitors changes in material composition.
  • TF-100™ Series: Designed for liquids and light slurries, with no calibration needed.
Compact Switch Overview: The document also describes a compact switch suitable for installations with limited space, featuring vibrating tuning fork technology.
Reliability: The switch includes an Internal Self-Check feature that monitors electronics and sensors, switching to an Alarm State in case of a fault.
Output Options:
  • TF-L: Includes a DPDT relay output for local control of pumps, valves, or alarm indication.
  • TF-P: Offers PNP or NPN transistor output.
  • TF-T: Provides a current output switch (8 mA / 16 mA).
Contact Information: For more details, visit www.Drexelbrook.com or contact via phone at +1 215-674-1234, fax at +1 215-674-2731, or email at [email protected]. Address: 205 Keith Valley Road, Horsham PA 19044, U.S.A.
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Plugged Chute Detector-1

DATA SHEET Point Level Switch for Plugged Chute Detection Intelligent Electronics Save Time and Money • Automatically recognizes and ignores coatings to prevent false alarms. • Universal power supply automatically detects & adjusts to input power source • Standard & High Sensitivity Electronics, Field Selectable Application • Detects the presence of plugged material in chutes Economical Without Sacrifice • Retains superior performance. • Less maintenance than other technologies; no moving parts to hang up or wear out. Output • DPDT relay dry contacts at 5A, 120VAC. Remote Electronics • Unlike many technologies, electronics can be remote mounted to a convenient or safe location Eliminate Costly Plugged Chutes with Drexelbrook Sensors! Downtime is expensive and so is the clean up of process spills. Reliable detection of plugged chutes will keep your plant running smoothly and virtually eliminate spills that occur because of plugged conditions. Drexelbrook’s Flush-Mounted Sensors reliably detect presence or absence of material flowing through chutes. If process material stops flowing due to a plugged condition, the system will alarm, allowing further action to occur (alerting an operator, shutting down a conveyor belt, etc.). This permits the operator to prevent a problem before it happens. Rugged sensor design makes these systems ideal for coal (pulverizer and transfer chutes), wood chips, ores, powders, etc. Since they are flush mounted through a chute wall, nothing protrudes into the chute to interfere with or to obstruct material flow. Dust coating and/or wall build up will not affect the measurement. Drexelbrooks Cote-Shield circuitry “Sees” through any coating condition and eliminates false plugged chute signals. Curved and flat sensors are available. Chutes vary in size and shape. We have a sensor design to fit your chute. AMETEK’ DREXELBROOK www.Drexelbrook.com

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Plugged Chute Detector-2

Specifications Technology: RF Admittance. Calibration: None (for most applications). Modes Of Operation: High and Low Level. Repeatability: 2 mm (0.08 inch) conductive liquids. Response Time: Less than one second. Ambient Electronic Temperature: -40 to 70°C (-40 to 158°f) FM, CSA Storage Temperature: -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F). Indicators: LEDs: Green Power, Red Relay 1. Time Delay: 0-60 seconds, forward or reverse-acting. Supply Voltage: 19-250 VAC 18-200 VDC Auto-detecting without jumpers. Power Consumption: 2 watts maximum. Relay Contacts: DPDT dry contacts at 5A, 120Vac. Maximum Contact Load: 5A/30...

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Plugged Chute Detector-3

Technology P RF Admittance ^Measurement Type M Manual Set Point, Point Level G Manual Set Point, Point Level, High Sensitivity Input L Universal Power Supply 21-100 VDC, 85-250 VAC, 0-400 Hz |Output 1 One DPDT Relay, dry contacts, 5A, 120VAC (Min 100 mA / 12 VDC) 2 One DPDT Relay, gold plated contacts (Max 200 mA / 12 VDC) No Approvals, NEMA 4X/IP66, M20 x 1.5 conduit entries No Approvals, NEMA 4X/IP66 %" NPT conduit entries CENELEC/ATEX FM Approved CSA Approved Electronics 1 Remote, no cable 2 Rmt. w/ 3 m (10 ft.) G.P cable 3 Rmt. w/ 7.6 m (25 ft.) G.P. cable 4 Rmt. w/ 10.6 m (35 ft.)...

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Plugged Chute Detector-4

The Point™ Z-tron IV™ Z4-Series Other Great Solutions By: DREXELBROOK ® DREXELBROOK DREXELBROOK ® DREXELBROOK DREXELBROOK A Leader In Level Measurement Solutions A Leader In Level Measurement Solutions A Leader In Level Measurement Solutions A Leader In Level Measurement Solutions IntelliPoint RF™ Series The Point™ Two-Wire RF Series Point Level Sw The Point™ Two-Wire RF Series Point Level Sw One of the Two-Wire Point Level Switch Point™Drexelbrook RF RF Series Point Level Switch Two-Wire Point Level The Switches You Won't Have to Calibrate The only RF switch you won't calibrate. Simply install...

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