Omega Engineering CL531 manual General Specifications

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Specifications

General Specifications:

(Unless otherwise indicated all specifications are rated from a nominal 23 °C, 70 % RH for 1 year from calibration)

Operating Temperature Range

 

-20 to 60 °C (-5 to 140 °F)

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Temperature Range

 

-30 to 60 °C (-22 to 140 °F)

 

Relative Humidity Range

10 % ≤RH ≤90 % (0 to 35 °C), Non-condensing

 

 

10 % ≤RH≤ 70 % (35 to 60 °C), Non-condensing

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

2 AA Alkaline

 

Miscellaneous

 

Low battery indication with nominal 1 hour of operation left

 

 

 

Over-voltage protection to 120 Vrms (rated for 30 seconds) or 240 Vrms (rated for 15

 

 

 

seconds)

 

 

 

Bar graph display with 1% resolution of 4-20 mA signal scale

 

 

 

High contrast graphic liquid crystal display with 0.45” (11.4 mm) high digits

 

 

 

 

 

Common Specifications for all current modes

 

 

 

 

 

Ranges

 

0.00 to 24.00 mA, 25.0 to 125.0% of 4-20 mA

 

 

 

 

 

Accuracy

 

≤ ± (0.05 % of Reading + 0.01 mA)

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature effect

 

≤ ± 50 ppm/°C of Range

 

Resolution(s)

 

0.01 mA and 0.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

Source/Power and Measure 2-Wire Transmitter Specifications:

 

 

 

 

 

Loop compliance voltage

 

≥ 15 Volts or ≥ 24 Volts

 

 

 

 

 

Loop drive capability

 

1200 Ω at 20 mA for entire battery life @ 24 Volts

 

 

 

600 Ω at 20 mA for entire battery life @ 15 Volts

 

 

 

 

 

Read mA Specifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voltage burden

 

≤ 1V at 20 mA

 

Overload/Current limit protection

 

nominal ≤24 mA

 

 

 

 

 

Battery life

 

Typical ≥ 40 Hours

 

 

 

 

 

2-Wire Transmitter Simulation Specifications:

 

 

 

 

 

Voltage burden

 

≤ 2V at 20 mA

 

 

 

 

 

Overload/Current limit protection

 

nominal ≤ 24 mA

 

Loop voltage limits

 

2-42 VDC

 

Miscellaneous

 

Open loop or out of compliance conditions are indicated by appropriate error display

 

 

 

Battery life ≥ 40 hour typical

 

 

 

 

 

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