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DEVICE DESCRIPTION
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H250 M40
www.krohne.com 02/2015 - 4001481102 - MA H250/M40-Exi--II2GD-AD R02
2.6 Protection types
The variable area flowmeter is designed with protection type intrinsic safety "i" acc. to EN 60079-
11.
The identification for equipment category II 2 G and EPL Gb is:
II 2G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb or II 2G Ex ia IIB T6...T2 Gb
II 2G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb or II 2G Ex ia IIB T6...T2 GbII 2G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb or II 2G Ex ia IIB T6...T2 Gb
II 2G Ex ia IIC T6...T2 Gb or II 2G Ex ia IIB T6...T2 Gb
The additional identification of the version for the equipment category II 2 D and EPL Db is:
II 2D Ex ia IIIC T85
II 2D Ex ia IIIC T85II 2D Ex ia IIIC T85
II 2D Ex ia IIIC T85°C Db
C DbC Db
C Db
The marking contains the following information:
The marking contains the following information:The marking contains the following information:
The marking contains the following information:
II
IIII
II Explosion protection, group II
2
22
2Equipment category 2
G
GG
GGas explosion protection
Ex ia
Ex iaEx ia
Ex ia Explosion protection through intrinsic safety, protection level "ia"
IIC
IICIIC
IIC Gas group, suitable for gas groups IIC, IIB and IIA
IIB
IIBIIB
IIB Gas group, suitable for gas groups IIB and IIA
T6...T2
T6...T2T6...T2
T6...T2 Temperature class range, suitable for temperature classes T6 ... T1
Gb
GbGb
Gb EPL, suitable for zone 1
INFORMATION!
For the equipment category II 2 G and EPL Gb, connection to an intrinsically safe circuit with
protection level "ib" is required.
When connecting the variable area flowmeter to an intrinsically safe circuit with protection level
"ia", a higher protection level is given.
The marking contains the following information:
The marking contains the following information:The marking contains the following information:
The marking contains the following information:
II
IIII
II Explosion protection, group II
2
22
2Equipment category 2
D
DD
DDust explosion protection
Ex ia
Ex iaEx ia
Ex ia Explosion protection through intrinsic safety, protection level "ia"
IIIC
IIICIIIC
IIIC Dust group, suitable for groups IIIC, IIIB and IIIA
T85
T85T85
T85°C
CC
CMaximum surface temperature at 65°C ambient temperature
Db
DbDb
Db EPL, suitable for zone 21
INFORMATION!
For the equipment category II 2 D and EPL Db, connection to an intrinsically safe circuit with
protection level "ib" is required.
When connecting the variable area flowmeter to an intrinsically safe circuit with protection level
"ia", a higher protection level is given.