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GEMS SENSORS & CONTROLS
OPERATING & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FLAME PROOF
SERIES 3XEA
Part Number: 560550-0131 Issue: B
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL USERS AT ALL TIMES
For all customer enquiries, contact:-
01256 320244
www.gemssensors.com
sales@gems-sensors.com
Customer Services, Gems Sensors & Controls, Lennox Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4AW
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INTRODUCTION
The 3XEA series product is a pressure transducer which provides linear electrical output proportional
to applied pressure and is intended for use for pressure measurement.
CERTIFICATION
Series 3XEA has been certified to ATEX standards for use in hazardous areas and the installation
instructions given in this booklet must be adhered to.
Certification is by ATEX Certificate Number Baseefa14ATEX0235X. This indicates a Safety
Classification of E II 2G, Ex d IIC T4 Gb (Tamb = -40ºC to +95ºC).
Conformity with the requirements of the Approval Certificate only applies when the installation
conditions described in these instructions have been met.
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
The Consumer Protection Act of 1987, Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 require that we advise recipients and
users of our products of any potential hazards associated with their storage, handling or use.
Products which are supplied per this bulletin may be classified as Electrical, Electro-Mechanical and
Electronic equipment.
These products are tested and supplied in accordance with our published specifications or individual
special requirements that are agreed in writing at time of order. They are constructed so as not to affect
adversely the safety of persons and property installed, maintained and used by qualified personnel, in
the application for which they were designed and manufactured.