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General Specifications for Melt Pressure Transducers
with 1% or 0.5% Combined Error

Design Features
Fully Interchangeable with All Existing Strain Gauge Melt Pressure Transducers
Fluid Filled System for Temperature Stability
80% Output Signal for Easy Calibration
Resistance Calibration Tracking
All Stainless Steel Construction
Armoloy Coated Diaphragm
Compatible with All Strain Gauge Signal Conditioning and Readout Instrumentation
6-Pin or 8-Pin Bendix Connectors Available
CE Approved

Device Specifications
 

Mechanical

 
Ranges           

PSIG

BAR

PSIG

BAR

PSIG

BAR

0-500

0-35

0-3000

0-200

0-10000

0-700

0-750

0-50

0-5000

0-350

0-15000

0-1000

0-1000

0-75

0-7500

0-500

0-20000

0-1500

0-1500

0-100

Combined Error/Error Band

±1.0% or ±0.5% of full-scale (FS)

Repeatability

±0.1% of FS

Hysteresis

0.1% of FS

Overload Capability

Up to 20,000 PSIG: 2 x FS

 

Above 20,000 PSIG: 1.5 x FS

Mounting Torque

500 inch-pounds maximum

Diaphragm Material

15-5PH stn. stl. (Armoloy plated)

Electrical  
   

Measuring Element 

Strain gauge Wheatstone bridge

Element Resistance 

350 ohm ±10%

Excitation Voltage 

6-12 Volt DC (10 V rec.)

Sensitivity 

3.33 millivolts/volt ±2%

Zero Balance 

±5.0% full-scale output

Internal Resistance Cali. 

Produces precise electrical signal

  (Factory Adjusted) 

  which is 80% of FS within ±0.25%

Temperature on Strain Gauge Housing
 

Maximum Temperature 

160ºF or 70ºC

Zero Drift 

1.0%/100ºF or 2.0%/100ºC

Sensitivity Drift 

1.0%/100ºF or 2.0%/100ºC

 
Temperature on Diaphragm
 

Max. Temp. (medium) 

750ºF or 400ºC

Zero Shift 

25 PSI/100ºF or 45 PSI/100ºC

 
Note: All temperature specifications relate to FS output or full pressure range output.