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New CTC Hazardous Area

Products:

Small Sensors, Multi-axis Sensors and

Vibration with Temperature Sensors

Manyfactoriesandmanufacturingfacilieshaveareaswhere

ﬂammable gases or dusts may collect in concentraons

where the possibility of spontaneous ignion can occur if a

spark or heat source comes in contact with the ﬂammable

material.ForareaslikethisCTCdevelopedourhazardousand

intrinsicallysafeseriesofsensorsmanyye

sago.Overme,

with the introducon of new styles and capabilies in CTC’s

sensors, our customers requested that we make these im‐

provementsavailableforhazardousandintrinsically saferat‐

edareasaswell.

Small

Sensors

The new

small sen‐

sors include

bothto

pexit

and side exit

versions for

both Class 1

Div. 1 (AT

EX

Zone 0), the

AC970 and

AC974 series

sensors,and

Class 1 Div. 2 (ATEX Zone 2), the AC940 and AC944 series.

Integralcableversionsareavailableforallthesensorsinthis

category. With nominal outputs of 10

0 mV/g these sensors

aresuitable fo

rmost applicaonsthatcouldbeencountered

inrated areas.CablesforusewithDiv.2sensorsrequirethe

useoftheJ2Qmini‐MILconnectors.

Mul‐axisSensors

Some safety engi‐

neerswanttolimit

the numbers of

cables that are

ulized in ra

d

areas. For situa‐

ons�� like these

mul‐axis sensors

with the proper

rangscanhelpan

analyst obtain up

to three axes of data through one

cable.Onethingtonote, inClass1

Div.1orATEXZone0,whereener‐

gy liming barriers are required,

one barrier is required for ea

ch

axis. The

 AC979 biaxial sensor se‐

ries and the AC980 triaxial sensor

series are suitable for these appli‐

caonswithbarriers.InClass1and

2Div.2areastheAC949biaxialand

AC950�� triaxial sensors should be

used with properly rated m

atching

cables.

DualOutputVib

raonwith

TemperatureSensors

Many analysts are familiar with

CTC’s standard dual output vibra‐

on with temperature sensors.

Now available as our TA9xx series

dual output sensors, the sensors

areavailableforbothhazardousandintrinsicallysaferatedare‐

asinboth10mV/gand10

0mV/gversions.

NewCable/Co

nnectorCombinaons

In order to comply with hazardous area regulaons, speciﬁc

parameters must be met by cabling and connectors used in

these areas with the properly rated sensors. Our exisng two

conductor CB190 cable is suitable for applicaons requiring

only2conductorsbutwasno

tsuitableforth

enewTA9xxseries

sensorsorforusewithbiaxialortriaxialoﬀerings.Toﬁllthisgap

wenowoﬀerCB191threeconductorcableandCB192fourcon‐

ductor cable. New connectorswere also required, D3Q for the

biaxial and dual output sensors, J2Q for the small mini‐MIL

C94

0/944sensorsandJ4Qconnectorsforthetriaxialsensors.

If you have any ques ons or for further informaon feel

freetocontactCTCviaEmailtechsupport@ctconline.com

orcall1‐800‐999‐5290in the USandCanadaor+1‐585‐

924‐5900internaonally

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Figure2–TriaxialATEX,IECEx,andClass1

Div.1CSAratedsensor.

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Figure3—NewTA935sen‐

sor,dualvibraonandtem‐

peratureforC1D2

Figure4‐J2Qconnectoronle,J4Qconnectoronright

Figure1–SmallsingleaxissensorsforC1D1or

ATEXZone0use.

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