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1. 75 Installations Where Pipe Condensation May Develop 76 VIP Screen Slot s eee teet Het tre erm e tb 77 What Is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter 78 Manual SAGE METERING inc NN Welcome We are pleased that you have purchased a Sage Metering Mass Flow Meter for your requirement We hope that you are satisfied with the performance operation and design of our highly precise NIST traceable Thermal Gas Mass Flow Meter Sage Metering is your source for monitoring measuring and controlling the gas mass flow in your industrial process building management system or environmental appli cation Our high performance NIST Traceable Thermal Mass Flow Meters will help increase productivity reduce energy costs maximize product yields and or help reduce environmental insult Sage provides high quality In Line and Insertion Thermal Mass Flow Meters for a wide variety of industrial commercial and environmental monitoring needs including carbon credit verification for Greenhouse Gas reduction Sage Meters measure mass flow directly there is no need for ancillary instrumentation such as temperature or pressure transmitters Furthermore our instruments have excep tional signal sensitivity have no moving parts require little if any maintenance have negligible pressure drop and have a turndown up to 100 to 1 and resolve as much as 1000 to 1 Sage Flow
2. Optional Captive Flow Conditioners ron insertion FLOW METER APPLICATIONS OOOO 0000000 2229959 Q Q H Ol O 00000000 THEE ANSI Class Flanges One Pipe user supplied A Diameter Largest of the FLOW Two Perforated Plates A Flow Conditioning Assembly is inserted here NOTE The larger of the two perforated plates of the Sage conditioning basket is positioned between two flanges and two gaskets as shown 2 z The smaller of the two perforated plates of the L Gaskets conditioner will freely slide into the application pipe facing downstream The compression will 1 Insertion Flow Meters need to be calibrated for Flow Conditioners either order Flow Conditioners at be placed one diameter downstream of the same time as Insertion flow meter or use suffix FCIDIACAL in the flow meter Part Number downstream plate REV 09 SIG SRG Fuser Manual SAGE METERING inc E General Purpose Probe and Transmitter Head Assembly Procedure ASSEMBLY STEPS 3 4 EXTERNAL LOCK WASHER THREADS OVER 3 4 MNPT THREADS ON PROBE BUNA GASKET Slip Buna Gasket over 3 4 MNPT threads on probe so it fits flush against the face of the flat stainless gasket sealing ring Place 3 4 MNPT threaded end of probe through the receiving
3. Installations Where Pipe Condensation May Develop TILT ENCLOSURE 45 forward or backward FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE CONDENSATION MAY DEVELOP ON INSIDE WALL OF PIPES REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC Sage VIP Screen Shot Sage VIP Sage VIP Monitor 1 Ele Edit view Window Help oE Da hd Ss S Sage VIP Monitor 1 c2006 Sage Metering v2 066 Chan A Active Ser 14941 05 13 08 11 17 19 Engineering Units SCFM SCF MAIN MENU FLOW METER DISPLAY BASICS ENG G UNITS ANALYSIS SENSOR DRIVER RELAYS SYSTEM SETUP Enter Selection 100 Saving System Data to EEPROM Saving chan A Meter Data to EEPROM Saving chan A SDB Data to EEPROM c2006 Sage Metering v2 066 Chan A Locked Ser 14941 05 13 08 11 17 21 Engineering Units SCFM SCF Enter Selection c2006 Sage Metering v2 066 Chan A Locked Ser 14941 05 13 08 11 17 24 Engineering Units SCFM SCF Press space for menu or R to Refresh Display Rate Total Temp Time 1 SCFM 15085 SCF S6F 11 18 40 1 See pages 47 50 for actual Menus and Items REV 09 SIG SRG What is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter What is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter It is a meter The Sage proprietary sensor drive circuitry main that directly measures the gas mass flow based tains a constant overheat between the flow sensor on the principle of conductive and convective and the reference sensor As gas flows by the heat tran
4. D SELF POWERED Internally Powered 4 20mA Factory Default Sage supplies the power In this mode outputs are not isolated from DC ground See wiring diagram below 2 To set up or change the pulsed output see page 52 of the User Manual CUSTOMER INPUT CHANNEL S j hk gt 2 2 E 835 228 3 T3 722 732 059 E62 772 E83 59 to end user ground Relay Board RELAY 2 RELAY 1 o 2 N COM w NC A NO 1 24 VDC Pulse Out 10 11 12 13 14 gt m gt EXT SELECT B 4 20 TEMP EXT SELECT C GROUND RS232 OUT RS232 IN N U o 00 N o JUMPERS For 24 VDC pulsed output connect pin 5 of the relay board Connect ground for the pulsed output from pin 8 of the main terminal strip REV 09 SIG SRG E SAGE METERING INC Common Examples Using the Keypad assumes METER 15 ALREADY POWERED UP Example 1 Viewing Menus and Items Refer to Pages 46 50 of User Manual 1 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode Flow Mode i e meter will be displaying current Flow Rate in top line Temperature and Total in bottom line 2 Press Flow Shift to view Main Menu 3 Press repeatedly to view additional Menus 4 Press Select Set to view the Items and their Contents Press Forward Up to scroll Items and their Contents forward Press Back Down to scroll Items and their Contents backward Press Select Set to
5. Ground for Channel C RS232 PORT Ground Both for Channel D NOTE Item 701 must be set to External Mode 4 to enable termi nals for Channel Selection O Optionally External Select C can be pro grammed to clear the Totalizer but not if Menu 701 set up for External Mode either Externally Select Channels or Externally Clear Totalizer not both O USER POWERED Externally Powered 4 20mA NOTE When Jumpers 5 amp 11 and 5 amp User supplies the power for the 4 20mA outputs after first 13 are removed the user must supply removing Jumpers from Terminals 5 and 11 and 5 and 13 power to the 4 20mA outputs 9 27 A volts Note the meter also needs to be Outputs are opto isolated powered 24 VDC or 115 VAC 230 VAC Connect your device as shown for fully 9 27 VDC POWER SANO eUSTOMER cut BY CUSTOMER INPUT CHANNEL isolated floating outputs FLOW TEMP 5 21 for further information on RS232 25230 2 cable connector interface SE 5 8 ala a zu EB Ea 2 im mI 35 21 FS 81 g g ud E E 2 a 3 In this User Powered mode the 4 20mA outputs can be reversed and will still 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 operate properly 1 Typically 24VDC NOTE AC POWERED METERS DO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POWER DO NOT APPLY 24VDC TO TERMINAL 5 ON METERS THAT ARE ORDERED FOR AC OPERATION 2 24Volt Power Supply must supply at least 350 ma
6. 1 82 0 0233 2 5 2 875 2 469 60 2 07 0 0332 33 3 500 3 068 90 2 38 0 0513 4 4 500 4 026 1 40 2 86 0 0884 6 6 625 6 065 2 40 3 95 0 2006 8 8 625 7 981 3 40 4 90 0 3474 10 10 750 10 020 4 40 6 00 0 5476 12 12 750 11 938 5 50 7 00 0 7773 14 14 000 13 124 6 00 7 50 0 9394 16 16 000 15 000 7 00 8 60 1 2272 18 18 000 16 876 8 00 9 60 1 5533 24 24 000 22 625 10 75 12 60 2 7919 SCHEDULE 80 PIPE gt NN CONSULT FACTORY 1 5 1 900 1 500 15 1 56 0 0123 2 2 375 1 939 35 1 82 0 0205 2 5 2 875 2 323 55 2 07 0 0294 3 3 500 2 900 80 2 38 0 0459 4 4 500 3 826 1 30 2 86 0 0798 6 6 625 5 761 2 25 3 95 0 1810 8 8 625 7 625 3 25 4 90 0 3171 10 10 750 9 750 4 25 6 00 0 5185 12 12 750 11 374 5 13 7 00 0 7056 14 14 000 12 500 5 70 7 50 0 8522 16 16 000 14 312 6 60 8 60 1 1172 18 18 000 16 124 7 50 9 60 1 4180 24 24 000 21 562 10 25 12 60 2 5357 REV 09 SIG SRG 16 SAGE METERING INC Configuration for Utilizing Four 4 Sage Insertion Mass Flow Meters for Large Round Pipes or Ducts Larger than 36 to Minimize Effects of Varying Flow Profiles IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FACTORY BE CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH APPLICATIONS OF THIS NATURE REV 09 SIG SRG The outputs of the four meters will be averaged by customer s PLC or other met
7. as the Remote Electronics enclosure Do not mismatch the serial numbers of the Remote Electronics and the Junction Box or calibration errors will occur REV 09 SIG SRG LOCATING PROPER WIRING DIAGRAM 1 Look at the sticker on your meter The first three digits describe the basic model that you have Refer to the appropriate page numbers below for your wiring diagram 2 SIG See page 17 3 SRG See page 17 for input output terminals see page 19 Junction Box Wiring Terminals for Remote Style Meters and page 20 Circuit Board Layout for General Purpose Meter WIRING OF THE SERIES SIG AND SRG SEE PAGES 17 18 19 amp 20 1 Unscrew lid capture screws 4 locations on top of clear lid on SIG style and loosen the latch on lid of SRG fiberglass enclosure 2 Lift lid Completely remove clear lid on SIG and fully hinge back the lid on SRG fiberglass enclosure 3 Carefully hinge back top to bottom direction the exposed board stack to full open position This stack consists of the Display Panel and Meter Board and Relay Board 4 The full open position will expose the plug in headers wiring terminals on the underside of the top edge of the Meter Board 5 Full access to wiring is available Removal of lug in headers will facilitate wiring 6 Reverse the above steps 1 to 5 in order to seal enclosure SELF POWERED 4 20mA OR USER POWERED 4 20mA Please note Sage Meters are not loop powered The 4 20mA outputs
8. 1 Area Reduction 15 3 4 1 Area Expansion At least 30 10 Multiple Disturbance To Be Determined TBD 1 This column applies to In Line Flow Meters which come standard with built in Flow Conditioners as well as Insertion Meters when provided with upstream Captive Flow Conditioners see page 13 REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC E COMPRESSION FITTING A bored through tube fitting properly sized to ac commodate an insertion probe s particular OD can be provided by the user or purchased as an option from Sage Metering see page 34 Prior to installa tion a clearance hole to accommodate the insertion probe assembly must be drilled in the pipe duct A fitting 1 2 FNPT is then welded in place or thread ed into the half threadolet which has been welded to the pipe duct The probe insertion depth is adjustable to permit sensor to be located at center to optimize measurement accuracy Refer to PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING and CHART pages 14 amp 15 Insert the probe shaft tubing into the compression fitting to the position indicated in the Probe Insertion guidelines INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1 Insert tubing into the tube fitting 2 Make sure that the tubing is positioned properly per the PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAW ING AND CHART pages 14 amp 15 3 Due to the variations of tubing diameters a common starting point is desirable Therefore tighten the nut until the tubing will not turn by hand or mov
9. Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None 2If bottom of VIP screen is not visible i e prompt not visible and flow rate and total and temperature not visible change computer to a 96 font DPI setting Control Panel Display Settings Advanced DPI Settings 96 3If you change Max Val higher than original Full Scale calibration range you may lose some accuracy since the calibration data is now being extrapolated However it allows the Flow Rate Display to con tinue and also resets the 4 20mA to the new setting Contact Sage for details 4K factor 304 affects display and recomputes Max Val 210 to maintain original 4 20mA setting If new 4 20mA setting desired to track display then change Max Val 210 back to original setting i e if original Max Value was 100 a factor of 5 changes Max Value to 50 See next section for more detail SDo not change item 306 See item 619 to change filtering Note item 702 adjusts update period and often is useful if the issue relates to display or output changing too rapidly 6Reset Total resets the totalizer to zero If you want to disable the totalizer see footnote 11 on this page Also see note 10 on page 65 7Newer versions of the meters may have some changes in Menu 600 Contact Factory for latest version Note The 600 Menu is primarily used by the Factory except for item 619 which adjusts filtering useful to dampen fluctuating flows 8If Factory autho
10. Low Values items 510 to 522 need to be reset if the channels are changed see Menu items 307 and 530 if you want to clear those readings 2 NOTE do not round off any newly supplied coefficients when entering Although all the digits will Not be displayed they will be required by the software calculations Do not use the keypad for entering coefficients since some of the least significant digits will be lost SAGE METERING INC Detailed Keypad Navigation and Menus SEE PAGE 46 FOR SIMPLIFIED KEYPAD INSTRUCTIONS POWER UP On Power up First screen Initializing System next Sage Metering SNxxxxxx then FLOW METER Display which consists of Flow Rate top line Temperature and Totalized Flow bottom line Top line may also display the following Status Symbols lt gt B C D described in SYMBOLS During FLOW METER Display m Press FLOW SHIFT to bring up first Menu MAIN MENU and repeat for other Menus DISPLAY OPTIONS etc Menu titles are on the top line Items are on the bottom line see page 46 47 for details to return to FLOW METER Display Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT m Press FORWARD UP or BACK DOWN to scroll through Items on the bottom line to return Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT m Press SELECT SET to preview the Contents of an Item to scroll through other Item Contents press FORWARD UP or BACK DOWN to return simply Press FLOW
11. Meters can measure and control the mass flow rate and consump tion of air oxygen natural gas nitrogen digester gas biogas flare gas hydrogen argon carbon dioxide and other gases and gas mixes The innovative Sage design whether configured as an In Line or Insertion Flow Meter provides high accuracy and repeatability for optimum measurement and control of your process and offers a large format back lit display of mass flow total and temper ature Isolated 4 20mA outputs of flow and temperature are standard In addition pulsed outputs of consumption are available off of the Relay contacts Furthermore the Sage Meter includes a user friendly Touch Display Screen keypad and powerful menuing system to integrate the functions of flow measurement with your specific needs For even greater flexibility multiple channels up to four calibrations are available in one meter Please let us know if we can assist you in any way with your Sage Meter or if you have any questions about its installation operation or features Simply phone us at 866 677 SAGE 7243 or visit our website at www sagemetering com to contact a factory representative in your area To access this manual on the website enter in the user name sage followed by the passcode 7243737 when prompted Sincerely P d we Robert Steinberg President REV 09 SIG SRG Section O GETTING STARTED SAGE METERING INC Getting Started UN
12. SHIFT TO CHANGE VALUES OF MENU ITEMS During FLOW METER Display m Press SELECT SET to bring up Enter Passcode Blink ing character indicates NUMERIC ENTRY mode Enter the factory default Passcode of 99999 Easiest Sequence Press Back Down then Select Set repeat five times then Select Set to unlock the meter m If wrong Passcode it asks again Select Set to reenter or to return to FLOW METER Display Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT m Press FLOW SHIFT repeatedly to bring up desired Menu to return to FLOW METER Display Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT m Press FORWARD UP or BACK DOWN to scroll through Menu Items to return to FLOW METER Display Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT m Press SELECT SET to preview the Contents of an Item note blinking characters since meter is unlocked m Make changes as needed See NUMERIC ENTRY MODE to accept change Note You can change Max Value Item 210 higher than the original Full Scale FS calibration range but accuracy may be effected NUMERIC ENTRY MODE FLOW SHIFT In NUMERIC ENTRY mode press to move the cursor to the left value accepted when character no longer blinks to return to FLOW METER Display after value accepted Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT SELECT SET In NUMERIC ENTRY mode press to move the cursor to the right value accepted when character no longer blinks to
13. any elec tronics all the electronics as well as the meter dis play and menuing Touch Display Screen keypad are in the Remote Enclosure Thus this easy to wire Junction Box is suitable for harsh environments see drawing on page 19 Sage also offers an OEM version of our proven high performance gas mass flow meter product line Series SIL or SRL Sage Lite has many features of the standard product line but does not have a display does not have a menuing keypad does not support multiple channels and does not support relay outputs However it has linear outputs of flow rate and temperature or an optional configuration for pulsed outputs of totalized flow It is offered in a 5x5x4 NEMA 4X enclosure or Explosion Proof Enclosure or as a single circuit board for customized end user packaging Sage also offers Sage Prime Thermal Mass Flow Meters Series SIP or SRP or the Explosion Proof Series Series SIE or SRE Contact Sage for details If there are any features that you require or if you need application assistance feel free to contact our local factory trained representative in your area Refer to www sagemetering com or phone the Sage Sales or Service Staff to assist you 866 677 7243 SAGE METERING INC Principle of Operation of the Thermal Mass Flow Meter Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meters have two sensors constructed of reference grade platinum windings RTDs The two RTDs are clad in a protective
14. bottom of page 51 If over ranged display will continue but output still 20ma NMP 4 This position reserved for Relay 1 Status i e Relay On SCC 5 Max 7 digits for flow rate if no decimals and always a space SCF between the units 6 See table at right for flow rate units that are available factory or SFP user selectable SLP 7 Temperature can have a minus sign if negative but no decimals C or F units no space Temperature will blank if needed by Total Custom Units 8 Max 7 digits when temp is displayed Max 12 digits for total DAY if no decimal and if temperature blank 9 See table at right for totalized units that are available factory or HOUR user selectable MINUTE 10 Note When totalizer exceeds 7 digits it will take precedence over SECOND temperature reading and blank out the entire temperature reading allowing 12 digits of total If this feature is not desired then disable totalizer per footnote 11 on page 48 REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC Autoranging The two Channels A and B can be externally selected by grounding the appropriate terminals Terminal 16 for SRG Series The external mode is software selectable Item 701 4 With the relay option channel A could be set to Trip High when the flow exceeded a certain level to latch an external user supplied relay That external relay could ground Terminal 16 bringing up Channel B upset condition Then when the upset condition was
15. can be Self Powered or User Powered All Sage Meters ship set up for Self Power A jumper is pre installed to bring 24 VDC to the 4 20mA outputs If you require isolated 4 20mA outputs the Terminal Hook Up Drawings will instruct you to remove the jumper and connect to different terminals In addition in the User Powered Mode you will need to supply separate power for the 4 20mA circuit between 9 and 27 volts DC SAGE METERING INC INSERTION FLOW METER APPLICATION FLOW PROFILE AND INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS Insertion Flow Meters although generally easier to install that In Line Flow Meters require proper installation and a well developed flow profile in order to perform properly Please refer to the section on the following pages titled PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING page 14 and INSTALLA TION DEPTH CHART page 15 SAGE VALVE ASSEMBLY OPERATION Valve assemblies SVAOS are an optional mounting hardware available through Sage Metering Inc see page 34 and 35 They allow the removal of inser tion style meters for service cleaning re calibration relocation etc without the need to shut down your process The probe insertion depth is adjustable to permit sensor to be located at center to optimize measurement accuracy Refer to PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING and CHART pages 14 amp 15 The ball valve will seal off leaks of the process gas at the point of insertion after the probe assembly has
16. hole in the center of the bottom bulk head of the electronic enclosure Thread the 3 4 external tooth lock washer on the 3 4 MNPT threaded probe end Secure probe with 1 4 1 2 turn past hand tight to seal probe support in place Make sure that sensor ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAIL window aperture is properly positioned in upstream downstream orientation REV 09 SIG SRG Section USER INTERFACE Manual SAGE METERING ine EJ Touch Display User Interface SEE 46 FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION SIMPLIFIED KEYPAD INSTRUCTIONS BUTTONS WORK WITH COVER IN PLACE MENUS The Sage Touch Display adds a touch sensitive sur Press SELECT SET button to enter passcode to change face to the exterior of the clear lid housing the item settings enter 99999 Main Menu Menu 100 9 x7 x4 or 7 x5 x4 Sage General Purpose Meters places meter into Flow Mode and Flow Rate Total SRG or SIG and Temperature are displayed This selection also locks settings after any changes have been made This surface activates the switches by the touch of 8 y x a finger Metallic or plastic objects will not activate the MAIN MENU switches and will be ignored by the Touch Display Forward Back Menus Operation of the meter without the lid in place is not recommended because of shock hazard DISP OPTIONS e A dot will appear on the LCD screen directly above Forward Back Items the act
17. over Channel B could have its relay setting set to Trip Low so as to release the external relay from latched position will need 2nd ext relay to do this thus putting meter back in normal mode Such a strate gy would effectively be AN AUTORANGING METER CHANNEL A NORMAL AND CHANNEL B RLY J1 N C RLY J1 COM s Sage Trip Low Relay UPSET CONDITION However it is important for user to supply latching relays see drawing below or to use their PLC since our internal relays have a setting that resides in the active range So the relay settings for Channel A Trip High are specific to Channel A and do not apply once meter is switched to Channel B When switched to B Channel B Trip Low settings apply For additional information refer to the following pages Terminals page 17 in particular Terminals 16 and 17 Menu Items page 47 Item 701 Menu Item Descriptions page 50 Item 701 Examples Using the Laptop page 59 Example 3 and especially Example 4 2 16 MTRJ2 5 Meter Select 24VDC RLY J2 COM RLY J2 N O Lo l s Sage Trip High Relay SAGE RELAY PCB060903 REV 09 SIG SRG External Latch Relay Junction Box and Upstream Orientation FRONT VIEW LOOKING DOWNSTREAM LOOKING UPSTREAM 72 E 72 w FLOW DIRECTION FLOW DIRECTION FLOW DIRECTION REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC
18. resume normal Flow operation enter 100 at the prompt Entering 100 will automatically lock the meter until the Passcode is entered again Also it is necessary to enter 100 immediately after any channel selection item 701 If necessary use Enter to back out of prompt MAIN MENU 100 200 300 400 500 600 620 700 FLOW METER DISPLAY BASICS ENG G UNITS ANALYSIS SENSOR DRIVER RELAYS SYSTEM SETUP 200 DISP OPTIONS 201 202 210 211 220 221 222 230 Rate Prec 0 3 Total Prec 0 2 Max Val FS 20mA 3 Min Cutoff Temp Deg 0 Off 1 F 2 C Temp Max Default 200F 20mA Temp Min Default 40F 4 ma LCD Address 300 FLOW BASICS 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 330 Zero Offset K Factor4 Pipe Area Sq Ft DO NOT USE see 619 5 Reset Total Flow DAC Max Flow DAC Min Temp DAC Max Temp DAC Min SDB Address 30 400 ENG G UNITS 499 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 420 421 422 423 RESERVED KG LB NCM NMP SCC SCF SFP SLP 412 Custom Units DAY HOUR MINUTE SECOND 500 ANALYSIS 503 504 505 506 507 510 511 512 520 521 522 530 Avg Flow Per Hr Avg Temp Per Hr RTD Power ACT Flow ADC TV High Flow High Time High Date Low Flow Low Time Low Date Clear Data 600 SDB ADJUST 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623
19. return to FLOW METER Display after value accepted Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT FORWARD UP During NUMERIC ENTRY mode press to scroll through numbers and symbols BACK DOWN During NUMERIC ENTRY mode press to scroll through numbers and symbols COMMON SHORTCUTS To return to FLOW METER Display from Menu Top Line Press and Hold FORWARD UP then Press FLOW SHIFT Only works if a Menu is on Top Line To return to FLOW METER Display from Item Top Line Press FLOW SHIFT unless in Numeric Entry To view Serial Number when in FLOW METER Display Press BACK DOWN Range Changing Shortcut depends on Meter Revision Number See page 59 Range Changing Shortcut for details To change Display Contrast Hold FLOW SHIFT as meter is being powered up The Display Contrast Menu will come up Power Down to Reset See POWER UP SYMBOLS z Output Locked Below Flow Cut Off SDB Sensor Driver Board has lost communica tion possibly a board is loose or a component has failed gt Exceeds Full Scale Setting Relay On B C D Selected Channel Note If in External Mode see item 704 the A will appear when Channel A is selected Otherwise Channel A will have no symbol REV 09 SIG SRG El SAGE METERING INC Pulsed Outputs Alarms Relays and Timer Settings NOTE RELAYS MUST BE PROGRAMMED USING VIP RATHER THAN THE KEYPAD MENUING ITEMS FUNCTIONS 620 RELAYS 630 Disable 621
20. than the probe Insert over the entire probe and properly secure the PVC to the enclosure or junction box if an SRP A properly secured and measured PVC section will cover the entire probe as well as the sensor and will extend 1 2 or more beyond the sensor housing A purchase order is required prior to an RMA being issued Most repairs or recalibrations can be quoted over the phone For equipment that must be evaluat ed an Evaluation purchase order in the amount of 150 is required Once an evaluation is completed and a quote has been issued you can choose to pro ceed with the work or have the unit returned with only the evaluation and freight fee billed In accordance with the Right to Know Act and applicable US Department of Transportation DOT regulations Sage Metering will not accept delivery of equipment that has been contaminated without writ ten evidence of decontamination and has instituted the following Return Repair conditions Strict adher ence to these conditions is required Returned equip ment that does not conform to the requirements list ed below will not be processed If Sage Metering finds evidence of contamination we may at our option have the unit returned at your expense For your ref erence the requirements for packaging and labeling hazardous substances are listed in DOT regulations 49 CFR 172 178 and 179 1 The equipment must be completely cleaned and decontaminated prior to shipment
21. the SIG amp SIP require 350 ma to operate properly or 250 ma with back lite turned off Menu item 707 k me 1 Excessive load on the 4 20 ma To check if prob lem is due to 4 20 ma output device temporarily remove device and observe if display reads as expected SYMPTOM Totalizer can take up to 10 seconds to update its reading when flow meter is first powered up or a channel is changed CORRECTIVE ACTION None This slight delay is com pletely normal SYMPTOM Display does not have power POSSIBLE CAUSE Mis wiring Section WARRANTIES AND SERVICE WORK SAGE METERING INC Warranties and Service Work LIMITED WARRANTY Sage Metering s products are warranted against faulty materials or workmanship for one year from the date of shipment from the factory Sage s obligation is limited to repair or at its sole option replacement of products and components which upon verification by Sage at our factory in Monterey California prove to be defective Sage shall not be liable for installa tion charges for expenses of Buyer for repairs or re placement for damages from delay or loss of use or other indirect or consequential damages of any kind This warranty is extended only to Sage products properly used and properly installed for the particu lar application for which intended and quoted and does not cover water damage due to improper use of cord grips or removal of protective caps and doe
22. to Sage Metering This decontamination includes the sen sor probe electronics and enclosures internally and externally All packaging must be clean and free from contamination 2 A Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS is required for all process fluids and gases that have been in contact with the equipment This includes fluids or gases used in cleaning the equipment A Decontamination Statement is also required for each meter returned using a different gas or fluid Both the MSDS and the Decontamination Statement are to be attached to the OUTSIDE of the shipping container If both documents are not attached you will be called and the equipment sent back to you at your expense 3 The decontamination Statement must include the following required information A A list of all chemicals and process fluids used in the equipment including decontamination fluids or gases B The model and serial number of the equip ment being returned C A company officer or other authorized person s signature on the statement Return Shipping Address Sage Metering Inc 8 Harris Court Building D1 Monterey CA 93940 REV 09 SIG SRG RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION RMA Date RETURN CUSTOMER INFORMATION Customer s Name Fax Customer s Contact Name Phone Email Address CUSTOMER S RETURN ADDRESS Bill to Ship to RETURN PRODUCT INFORMATION Model No
23. toggle out of Contents of Item 8 Press Forward Up to scroll Items forward 9 Press Back Down to scroll Items backward 10 11 12 Press Select Set to view Contents of Item Press Select Set again to toggle out of Contents To Shortcut back to Flow Mode see Example 2 Example 2 Shortcut into Flow Mode 1 2 Verify that one of the Menus is on the top line If in View Mode Press Select Set If Menu is not on the top line Select Set will toggle the Menu in and out of the top line when Menu is on top line the Item is on bottom line When Menu is not on top line the Item goes to top line and the Item Contents goes to bottom line 3 Ifin Numeric Mode See Step 14 of Example 3 4 Press and Hold Forward Up then Press Flow Shift In other words as long as the Menu is on the top line at any time you can hold Forward Up with one finger then Press Flow Shift with another finger to Shortcut back to Flow Mode After one minute of inactivity the meter will also go into Flow Mode If the power is cycled off and on the meter will also go into Flow Mode after a few seconds of Initializing REV 09 SIG SRG Example 3 Entering the 99999 Passcode and Changing Item Contents 1 9o PLak Vr gem 109 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode Flow Mode i e meter will be displaying current Flow Rate in top line Temperature and Total in bottom line If not refer to Example 2 Press Select Set
24. unless display back light is turned to Auto Item 707 in which case 250 ma is adequate 3 Cover needs to be opened to access REV 09 SIG SRG EI merenmo ne C User Manual Circuit Board Layout for General Purpose Style Meter WARNING Do not power up unit while Main Board is in open hinged position Also be sure that the small Sensor Drive Board is properly seated within its connectors before returning the Main Board to closed position lt 9 g SW TCH EPROM e a MCU METER BARD TOP VEW METER BARD BOTTOM VI BV Pim O RS232PORT PM D SENSOR SI DE FUSE 1 1 MP FUSE 2 1 MP NIERCONNECT TO METER BOAR DISPLAY 3 TOUCH ENCLOSURE BACK PANEL REV 09 SIG SRG METER BARD SENSCR DR VER BOARD SET SENSOR DRI ER BARD BATTERY HOLDER CALE SOKET Fuser Manual SAGE METERING ine E Junction Box Wiring Terminals for Remote Style Meters Series SRG THERE ARE NO ELECTRONICS INSIDE JUNCTION BOX SEE THE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR THE OTHER END OF THE REMOTE WIRING HOOKUP the electronics side Blue G CUSTOMERSIDE _ Red CAUTION Strip wires 3 8 and Wired at Installation Site Orange do not crimp insulation A Grounding Screw GROUNDING SCREW NOT USED The shield drain wire is only connected
25. 00 to complete process Note meter is now in SCEM units 13 Follow Probe Insertion Guidelines to insert the meter into center of a 4 pipe Example 2 Changing Channels using Sage VIP To change channels from Sage VIP our navigational software with the laptop there is a shortcut 1 First be sure that the meter is reading Flow press space bar then select 100 at the prompt to bring up Flow Mode 2 Type uppercase B It will switch to channel B within 10 seconds 3 To switch to another channel for example C type upper case C Example 3 Changing Channels Externally Finally the channels can be switched externally by contact closure using a switch a PLC or a relay see item 701 on page 47 and enable external switching by selecting 4 in item 701 The descrip tion in item 701 on page 50 also denotes which terminals to connect to Example 4 Dual Channel Dual Sensitivity Meters and Auto Ranging Note Some customers order dual channel dual sensi tivity meters and using externally latched relays or a PLC can autorange between Channel A and Channel B For example Channel A on a SRG meter can be ranged for 0 500 SCFM and have one of the optional relays programmed in Channel A to TRIP HIGH at 450 SCFM thus sending a contact closure to the PLC The PLC in turn will ground terminal 16 effectively connecting terminal 16 to terminal 17 That switches the meter into Channel B which has a range of 0 20 000 S
26. 316SS sheath and are driven by a proprietary sensor drive circuit One of the sensors is self heated flow sen sor and the other sensor temperature reference sensor measures the gas temperature The pair is referred to as the sensing element and is either in stalled in a probe as an Insertion style or inserted into a pipe section as an In Line style flow meter As gas flows by the flow sensor the gas molecules carry heat away from the surface and the sensor cools down as it loses energy The sensor drive circuit replenishes the lost energy by heating the flow sensor until it is a constant temperature dif ferential above the reference sensor The electrical power required to maintain a constant temperature BASIC GENERAL PURPOSE SAGE FLOW METER STYLES SIG SERIES INTEGRAL IN LINE INSERTION SIG XXX SIG XX XX differential is directly proportional to the gas mass flow rate and is linearized to be the output signal of the meter It is essential that this constant temperature differen tial be maintained even if there are wide fluctuations in gas temperature It is the job of the Sage propri etary sensor drive circuit to maintain the differential whether or not the gas temperature changes or how ever quickly molecules cool off the flow sensor It is also necessary to properly calibrate the device with the actual gas or close equivalent with certain gases in the Sage National I
27. 474 sq ft c At any time you can change the Max Val Full Scale Value below the original Full Scale Value adjusted for the new Engineering units or below the Full Scale value adjusted for the new pipe area If you do so you will have a new lower Full Scale i e the new Value will equal 20mA and the display will be limit ed to that value This change has the effect of lower ing the range of the meter You can raise the Full Scale Value higher than the original calibration value but in that case the readings may be less accurate see footnote 3 on page 48 Note The original calibra tion value is noted on the Certificate of Confor mance In some cases the calibration value may be higher if for example there is some uncertainty as to the proper Full Scale Value For example a customer may request a Full Scale Value of 100 SCFM but Sage may add an extra 20 of calibration data to 120 SCFM In that case the Full Scale Value can be changed up to 120 SCFM d This value will also recalculate when a K factor item 304 is entered For example a K factor of 8 will cause a Full Scale of 100 SCFM to become 80 SCFM Be careful however You will generally want to restore the Full Scale setting back to 100 SCFM by manually changing item 210 back to 100 SCFM so that 100 SCFM will still report an output of 20mA see item 304 description Otherwise when the display reads 80 SCFM the output will read 20mA instead of 16 8mA Mi
28. 624 625 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 Calib mWatts TempExciteRes TempVRefVolts Temp Amp Gain Temp Cal A Temp Cal B Temp Cal A Temp Cal D Temp Disp A Temp Disp B Temp Disp C Temp Disp D Flow Coeff A 8 Flow Coeff B Flow Coeff C Flow Coeff D Flow Coeff E Flow Coeff F Filter Coeff RELAYS Set RY 1 Off Set RY 1 On Set RY 2 Off Set RY 2 On Spare Disable Trip High Flow Trip Low Flow Trip High Temp Trip Low Temp Total Delta Timer Keypress Delay Time 700 SYSTEM SETUP 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 710 711 712 720 730 735 740 750 Chan Sel 0 1 2 3 4 External Mode Sample Rate x20 msec 10 Serial Number Meter Ser No New Passcode Default 99999 Time Date Back Lite 0 Auto 1 On Factory All Format EEPROM Backup EEPROM SDB PreCharge Ext Zero Enable 1 Power Splash12 Eng Units Model3 Meter Address 50 Passcode continued on next page REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC VIP MENUS AND ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 47 data is not transmitting select View Settings to select the active COM port 1 4 then shut down and restart VIP If necessary verify that your computer s Serial Port has the correct Serial Cable Port Settings Open Control Panel Start Control Panel Then select System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM amp LPT Communi cations Port Settings Bits per Second 19200
29. 9 PIN DB9 to computer 4 0 FEET Optional Connection to Main Terminal The assembly shown above is for temporary RS232 connectivity to the meter s mating 8 pin connector The meter s cover needs to be removed while con nected The other end of course goes to your laptop via its RS232 DB9 connector Optionally you can connect directly to the RS232 terminals on the main terminal strip See pages 17 and 18 You can procure your own RS232 cable assembly with fly leads for the meter s terminals and a DB9 for your laptop However it may be easier to simply cut off the unneeded 8 Pin DIN connector from the cable assembly and strip the appropriate color wires as shown below Then simply run the cable and its stripped wires through one of the meter s access ports cord grips to the appropriate terminals RS232 HOOKUP FOR SIG amp SRG SERIES ORANGE WIRE BROWN WIRE wi To Terminal 17 GROUND To Terminal 19 RS232 IN To Terminal 18 RS232 OUT 1 Note If meter appears not to be communicating you can momentarily short pins 2 and 3 on the Com port of the computer to see an Echo If there is an Echo connections are correct REV 09 SIG SRG Section STYLES AND FEATURES SAGE METERING INC EJ Styles and Features THERMAL MASS FLOW METERS Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meters are designed for high performance mass flow measurement of
30. CFM If the flow falls below 400 SCFM its relay TRIPS LOW and the PLC removes the switch closure between Terminal 16 and 17 which causes the meter to switch back to Channel A So this scheme effectively provides an autoranging meter and a turndown of 4000 to 1 5 SCFM to 20 000 SCFM Alternately external latching relays could also provide the ability to autorange Note in this example Channel A will be factory configured for a very high sensitivity by raising the delta T the overheat so as to detect even the slighest movement of gas Channel B will have a much lower delta T Thus when the channels switch back and forth not only does the calibration range change so does the delta T the overheat There is no other feature which more clearly defines the concept of Totally Independent Channels for even the overheat changes when the channels switch back and forth 1 Note to unlock the Flow Meter so data can be changed type in 99999 at the prompt in a single channel Flow Meter the displayed text changes from Chan A Locked to Chan A Active indicating that changes can be made REV 09 SIG SRG Section o DIAGNOSTICS SAGE METERING INC g Common Diagnostics SYMPTOM Frratic Readings POSSIBLE CAUSES If a large Motor or Generator or Variable Frequency Drive VFD is nearby the enclo sure it may be inducing sufficient analog noise into the circuitry to temporarily corrupt the data SUG
31. GESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a If a Power Restart temporarily solves the problem than it is likely that the source of the noise was the problem b To prevent subsequent problems if a Remote Style Meter move the enclosure as far away as possible from the source the Motor or VFD c If an Integral Style Meter mount the meter in a different location further from the source or move the source further from the meter d The Flectronics Enclosure of the SIG and SRG are non metallic It may be necessary to install a Sage product that has a Metal Electronics enclosure such as the Prime SIP or SRP or Explosion Proof Series SIE or SRE SYMPTOM Frratic Readings on a Remote Meter POSSIBLE CAUSE In some cases analog noise is induced into the Remote cable causing erratic or climbing readings SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a Be sure the remote cable is installed in metal con duit and grounded on one end in some cases grounding both ends may be required b Also avoid coiled cable especially if not in metal conduit c Also if extra cable exists move the extra cable as far away as possible from any source of analog noise such as large motors or VFDs SYMPTOM Meter reading zero continuously or Full Scale continuously or temperature reading is abnor mally low hundreds of degrees below zero POSSIBLE CAUSES SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a It is likely that a wire is loose But in rare cases a sensor could fa
32. NEMA Compliance A CAUTION Cable and cable glands are not for use in hazardous area environ ments Power ground outputs shielded cable seal fittings and conduits are to be supplied by customer CSA approved installations must comply with CEC Part 1 Appendix J18 100 JUNCTION BOX Class Group B C D Class Il Group E F G NEMA 7 amp NEMA 9 REV 09 SIG SRG Fuser Manual SAGE METERING ine E Wall Mounting Procedure for Remote General Purpose Enclosure A 6 32 Pan Head Phillips machine screw is recom mended for each corner of the SRG remote enclo sure The screw will have to pass through 296 inches roughly 19 64 of overall thickness at the bottom of the enclosure mounting hole before the screw threads emerge The thickness of the enclosure mate rial is 1 8 The over all length of the screw depends on the customers mounting configuration and how much depth they have to penetrate on their mount ing plate that the enclosure is being fastened to gt DIMENSIONS ABOVE ARE FROM HOLE CENTER TO HOLE CENTER REV 09 SIG SRG EI 5 werenins inc user Manual Mounting Hardware SVA SERIES ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY SVA SERIES ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY DETAIL FOR INSERTION METERS Cut away view of probe inserted through isolation Used for pressures to 250 psig shown for use with ball valve assembly 1 2 diameter insertion meters Available sizes are 1 2 x 3 4 NPT SVAOS shown and 3 4
33. PACKING YOUR SAGE METER Your Sage flow meter is a sensitive yet rugged precision built electronic instrument Upon delivery care should be taken when opening the shipping container and removing your meter The meter should be inspected for any damage that may have occurred during transit If damage is found please contact the carrier immediately to place a claim for damaged goods The contents of the container should be checked against the packing list for any discrepancies If there are any questions as to the contents or configuration of the equipment includ ing calibration ranges or mounting hardware contact Sage Metering as soon as possible Please save shipping container and packaging materials including PVC tube probe protector on Sage Insertion Flow Meters in case the unit needs to be returned for any reason MAINTENANCE Sage thermal mass flow meters essentially require little or no maintenance While the sensing element is somewhat resistant to dirt and particulate build up it may become necessary to clean it from time to time if mounted in extremely dirty environments NOTE ALWAYS DISABLE THE TRANSMITTER POWER SUPPLY PRIOR TO ANY CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE A detergent or appropriate non corrosive solvent for removing the buildup may be required A soft brush can be used to gently clean the sensing element s surface using caution to avoid damaging the sensor elements the RTDs If any disassembly is necessary conta
34. Press Back Down Press Select Set Repeat Steps 3 amp 4 four times Press Select Set one more time meter is now unlocked Press Flow Shift to bring up Display Options 9 Press Flow Shift to bring up Flow Basics 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Press Flow Shift repeatedly to bring up addition al Menus Press Forward Up to scroll Items forward Press Back Down to scroll Items backward Press Select Set to accept Item which puts the meter into Numeric Entry Mode Forward Up Button increases numbers Back Down Button decreases numbers Select Set Button advances cursor Flow Shift Button moves cursor one space to the left To Exit Numeric Entry Mode move cursor left or right see step 13 until meter is out of numeric entry mode Menu will be on top Item will be on bottom Repeat Steps 10 through 14 as needed for addi tional entries To go back into Flow Mode see Example 2 Shortcut into Flow Mode Example 4 How to View Average Flow Rate for Last Hour 1 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode 2 If not refer to Example 2 Press Flow Shift five times bring up Analysis Menu Press Select Set brings up Average Flow Rate for last hour SAGE METERING INC EJ 5 Press Select Set to toggle back to the Analysis Menu 6 Shortcut back to Flow Mode see Example 2 Example 5 How to View High Flow Rate and its Date and Time stamp 1 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode see Example 2 2 If
35. SAGE THERMAL GAS MASS FLOW METER User Manual For General Purpose Style Models SIG and SRG DOCUMENT NUMBER 100 0067 REVISION 09 SIG SRG GENERAL PURPOSE Make the Wise Choice Choose Sage Flow Meters METERING INC SAGE METERING INC 8 Harris Court D1 Monterey CA 93940 1 866 677 SAGE 7243 Tel 831 242 2030 Fax 831 655 4965 www sagemetering com SAGE METERING INC ES Table of Contents Introduction SECTION A Getting Started SECTION B Theory Styles Specifications SECTION C Drawing Welcomes RER ede teu t vr bead de 5 Unpacking Your Sage 9 Maintenance u ne eO RIVER a ne nen 9 Calibration Ves TAE rs 9 Installation and Mounting eeeeeeeee I 10 Locating Proper Wiring 10 Wiring of the Series SIG SRG 10 Self Powered 4 20mA or User Powered 4 20 10 Insertion Flow Meter 11 In line Flow Meter Application 11 Flow Conditioning oe tase sonyo rse ie run eee eee I II 12 Compression Fittings ess oreet oath ae ede ve am 13 Installation Instructions 0 0 0 eee III 13 Probe Insertion Guideline 14 Installation Depth Chart nen 15 Conf
36. Serial No s FLOW MIN NORMAL MAX TEMP MIN NORMAL MAX PRESSURE MIN NORMAL MAX GAS REASON FOR RETURN DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS All non warranty repairs could be subject to a minimum evaluation charge Recommended steps to be used to duplicate problem symptoms Sage Metering Technical Contact Take special care when packaging your meter for return to the factory The sensor in particular may easily be damaged if not prevented from shifting around within the package and if the sensor itself is not cov ered to keep it from contacting other package contents Any damage resulting from improper packaging is the responsibility of the shipper SAGE METERING INC 8 Harris Court Building D 1 Monterey California 93940 PHONE 831 242 2030 FAX 831 655 4965 REV 09 SIG SRG Section APPENDIX Appendix CHARACTER LOCATIONS 11121345 56 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 Flow Rate max of 3 decimals gt Flow Rate Units Total max of 2 decimal places Totalized Units FOOTNOTES Engineering Units 1 Your meter can be configured for up to four channels A B C and D 2 Channel If only one channel the A will be blank unless KG channels are in external mode This position also reserved for Relay 2 Status i e Relay On LB 3 This position reserved for over range condition gt and other sym NCM bols see symbols on
37. Set RY 1 Off 631 Trip High Flow 622 Set RY 1 On 632 Trip Low Flow 623 Set RY 2 Off 633 Trip High Temp 624 Set RY 2 On 634 Trip Low Temp 635 Total Delta 636 Timer 637 Keypress 638 Delay Time Setpoints or timer functions 630 638 may be ad justed only after they are assigned to relay contacts 621 624 First select Relay 1 or Relay 2 and the desired coil activation On or Off Each relay selec tion requires a function for proper operation It is required that users program the relay settings in sequence 621 624 and assign functions to each setting If a relay will be unused assign 630 Disabled to the Relay On and Relay Off setpoints ALARM FUNCTION OPERATION Disable Used to ignore any alarm conditions or latch a relay contact until reset with Keypress Meter will activate alarm relay on manual press of the Keypad UP button Use to change an alarm condition while meter is in Flow Display mode Delay Time User must enter a value to set hysteresis trip time value All relay trip settings require this value see Timer for values and range for proper operation The trip condition must exist for at least Delay Time value before the Trip condition will activate This is used to minimize the effects of false triggering of the alarms from spurious peaks in flow or temperature EXAMPLES NOTE The steps in setting the Relay Menu items needs to be followed in the exact sequence for Relay Settings to function properly as note
38. ages 52 amp 53 Chan Sel Selects Channels A D assuming meter is calibrated for more than one channel If 4 selected then channel can be selected externally unless item 720 is set to 1 For SIG and SRG Series connect 16 to 17 for Channel B 15 and 17 for Channel C both for Channel D and no connection for Channel A If A displayed in top left corner of display then meter is in External Mode otherwise blank Sample Rate This setting changes the update period of the display as well as the 4 20mA output Low Value Fast High Value Slow 10 is the default 200 msec Serial Number Display the Meter Serial Number the value cannot be changed Note the Serial Number displays for approximately 2 seconds upon Meter power up during the initializing phase The Serial Number can also be displayed during normal flow operation by depressing the Back Down button REV 09 SIG SRG 704 705 706 707 708 710 711 712 720 730 735 740 750 New Passcode allows the user to modify the Passcode from the factory default 99999 CAUTION If you change the passcode you must store the new passcode in a safe place If you forget this new passcode there is no back door to make any further menu changes in the field Time Sets the current time of day in 12 hour or 24 hour format Use the same format convention as the previous value Date Sets the current date Use the sa
39. al Factory value assuming the same gas is checked at same pressure strongly suggests that the meter is still in calibration and that the sensor does not need to be cleaned Example 11 Sensor Functionality and Zero Calibration Self Check 1 Assumes you are already in the correct channel See example 9 if you have a Multiple Channel meter Verify that meter is in Flow Mode 3 If not refer to Example 2 Verify that meter has no gas flow Close appro priate valves in the process to have a no flow condition so you can check the live zero mw output of the actual gas it should be checked at the same pressure as noted on Certificate of Conformance Optionally do an Ambient Air check by removing probe and covering up sensor by capping the sensor with a plastic bag or other means of preventing flow Press Flow Shift five times brings up Analysis Menu 6 Press Forward Up twice brings up RTD Power 7 Press Select Set once 8 You are now observing the raw milliwatts mw coming off the sensor circuit Check the observed reading after a few minutes of no flow stabiliza tion against the last line s of your Meter s Certificate of Conformance A value within 5 milliwatts of the original Factory value assuming the same gas is checked at same pressure strongly suggests that the meter is still in calibration and that the sensor does not need to be cleaned see page 44 for more details Exam
40. ample 9C Oldest Version To select a Channel on Meter Rev 2 064 or earlier for example Channel B from the Keypad follow the steps below 1 Press Select Set key to enter Passcode 2 Enter 99999 then accept Enter to Unlock Menuing System See Example 3 if necessary 3 Use Flow Shift Key to bring up System Setup Menu Press Flow Shift repeatedly until you cycle to that Menu 4 Chan Sel Item will appear Select it by pressing Select Set 5 Enter 1 for Channel B Flow Shift moves cursor to left to accept numeric entry 6 Shortcut out Hold Forward Up key then toggle Flow Shift key 7 It will take about 10 seconds to switch channels after step 6 Example 10 Monitoring the Sensor s Raw Milliwatts RTD Power 1 Assumes you are already in the correct Channel See example 9 if you have a Multiple Channel meter 2 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode 3 If not refer to Example 2 4 Press Flow Shift five times brings up Analysis Menu 5 Press Forward Up twice brings up RTD Power 6 Press Select Set once 7 You are now observing the raw milliwatts mw coming off the sensor circuit 8 If you want to invoke the Sensor Functionality Zero Calibration Self Check merely check the observed reading after a few minutes of no flow stabilization against the next to last line s of your Meter s Certificate of Conformance SAGE METERING INC 9 A value within about 3 milliwatts of the origin
41. approximately 110 ohms at 70 F At higher temperatures they should read a higher resist ance but both sensors should have a similar value g On integral style meters SIG there is no Junction Box In that case refer to the Integral Hookup on page 20 and check the sensor wires Remove the appropriate wires first red pair for flow then white pair for temperature Measure their resist ance If reading infinity or short it means that sensor has failed SYMPTOM Meter Railing Pegging or Reading High POSSIBLE CAUSES SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION a Insufficient straight run i e flow profile is dis turbed causing errors b Possible jet effect if upstream pipe is smaller than meter flow body or if an upstream valve is too close to the meter c Not following Probe Insertion Guideline d If sensor is inserted in reverse Upstream mark is facing downstream Meter may over report or under report by as much as 30 REV 09 SIG SRG g SAGE METERING INC e If sensor is not aligned properly with Upstream mark facing upstream a rotation greater than 5 degrees may cause change in reading greater than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees causes meter to over report a greater rotation actually blocks the sensor and causes meter to under report f A downstream valve too close to the meter flow may be reflecting back g Possibly caused by water droplets condensing out of gas stream whic
42. been removed The assembly includes a valve threadolet compression fitting with Teflon ferrule a cable restraint and two collar clamps A threaded half coupling 3 4 FNPT properly sized to accommodate the isolation valve retractor assem NOTE Detailed Drawings are shown on page 34 and 35 bly must be fitted to the pipe duct to which the insertion probe will be inserted Avoid T Fittings since they will disturb the flow profile and effectively reduce the measurement area Direct threading together or with necessary bush ings of the retractor assembly may be required In other cases the threadolet must be welded in place and a clearance hole must be drilled through the pipe duct to accept the probe assembly If the pipe duct is under pressure during installa tion a hot tap drill not available through Sage Metering may be required IN LINE FLOW METER APPLICATION IN LINE FLOW METERS In line mounting styles are available through Sage Metering Inc in sizes from 1 4 pipe through 4 pipe Threaded male NPT ends are standard ANSI 150lb flanged ends are optional all commonly requested on 3 and 4 models Contact the factory if optional end mounting styles are required Pipe sizes in excess of 4 require the insertion style mass flow meter The in line style flow meter assembly flow section is typically specified to match the user s flow conduit and is plumbed directly i
43. ct Sage Metering Inc for instructions In general it is recommended that your Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter be returned to the factory if cleaning repair or recalibration is needed This is usually the most cost effective and reliable alternative CALIBRATION Sage thermal mass flow meters have built in diag nostics The menuing system see Section D has provisions to check the sensor s operation by access ing the sensor s output and comparing it to the origi nal reported zero flow value noted on the last few lines of your meter s Certificate of Conformance This diagnostic procedure not only checks the sensor performance and the live zero calibration point but it verifies that the sensor is clean It essentially provides a means to validate the meter s perform ance verifies that there is no shift or drift and elimi nates the need for annual factory calibrations See Sensor Functionality and Zero Calibration Self Check on page 44 CAUTION Cable glands shipped with unit are for shipping purposes only Remove shipping cable glands before installing CAUTION If installing in a Class hazardous location the installation must comply with appropriate electrical codes CAUTION Installer must supply proper ground and bond wire for the transmitter and the sensor per appropriate electrical codes REV 09 SIG SRG E SAGE METERING INC INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING m Check the Certificate of Con
44. d in the exam ples below Example 1 DEACTIVATE RELAY S Relay 2 Enter Menu item 623 to assign a new function Enter 630 Disable for function assign ment Next Enter item 624 for next function assign ment Then enter 630 Disable to keep the relay coil from activating from any alarm condition powerup Relv Board elay Boar Trip High Flow User must enter the y Example 2 TRIP HIGH Flow Rate the meter will activate if RELAY 2 RELAY 1 Relay 1 Trip on high flow of 1000 greater than or equal to the entered z z SCFM for more than 1 second then latch value Se pe EL and hold until UP button on the keypad Trip Low Flow User must enter the 123456 is pressed Enter 621 for function assign Flow Rate the meter will activate if less 63 d Keypress Pater 1022 than or equal to the entered value to set the coil activation condition Enter 631 Trip High Flow and enter 1000 i i Trip High Temp User must enter the 999999 when prompted Enter 638 Delay Time Flow Temperature the meter will activate if greater than or equal to the entered value Trip Low Temp User must enter the Flow Temperature the meter will activate if less than or equal to the entered value Total Delta User must enter the Flow Total Difference to activate if equal to the entered value Totalizer is not reset but an internal counter resets and increments to prepare for next activation condition Timer User en
45. e we are finding that after con sidering all of the field variables a mWo in the field that is within 10 mW is an acceptable value This would allow for a check to be done in the pipe under application conditions Note if desired a second check can be conduct ed as well but using ambient air This validation method requires that the sensor be removed from the pipe and inserted in a container such as an empty plastic water bottle We would recom 1 Keypad is best to use since the milliwatts is in real time it continuously changes You can use laptop if necessary but Menu 505 RTD Power is just a snapshot of the milliwatts Nevertheless the laptop can be used if more convenient 2 Sage zeros the meter in a horizontal pipe If you have a vertical pipe mW will be slightly lower at zero also see note 4 mend this second check if there is any question at all about the first check while in the pipe or if it s mWo value approaches 10 mW The sensor should be removed from the pipe cleaned and inserted vertically into a clean dry container such as a water bottle This would allow a field check very similar to the air mWo check that is done at Sage and more than likely will give the same results that we recorded here at Sage REV 09 SIG SRG EI 5 merenmo imc user Manual Simplified Keypad Instructions SEE PAGE 51 FOR DETAILED KEYPAD NAVIGATION AND MENUS The normal display is Flow Mode where Fl
46. e axially in the fitting 4 Scribe the nut at the 6 o clock position 5 While holding fitting body steady tighten the nut 1 turns to the 9 o clock position YA o While holding the fitting body steady tighten the nut one and one quarter turns to the 9 o clock position REV 09 SIG SRG E SAGE METERING INC Probe Insertion Guideline Drawing INSERTION FLOW METER APPLICATION Choose the longest straight run section of pipe avail able to allow a uniform well developed flow profile Allow for a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of straight run upstream and 5 diameters downstream depend ing on the conditions See chart on page 12 Note Obstructions such as valves blowers expanders and PVC and HDPE pipes will require additional straight run contact factory for assistance Avoid if possible installations immediately downstream of bends fans nozzles heaters and especially valves or anything else installed in the line that may cause nonuniform flow profiles and swirls Otherwise signal output errors could result unless significantly more straight run is provided or in the absence of sufficient straight run Flow Conditioners page 12 are installed con tact Sage for assistance if needed Refer to page 12 to see the benefits of incorporating Flow Conditioners Insertion styles are available through Sage Metering Inc with a standard 1 2 OD probe support assem bly 3 4 is also available Standard probe
47. ent probe from accidentally escaping from assembly during removal from pressurized pipe Insertion meters can have optional flanged mounting generally used for high pressure or very hot gases This adaptation is not shown Consult factory for details 4 Maximum gas temperature 200F unless high temperature models ordered 4 5 Hot Tapping is feasible by removing Weldment upper portion of assembly temporarily removed 6 Height of SVAO7 is 12 50 Also the SVA07 requires a 1 x1 A Threadolet Wn REV 09 SIG SRG Fuser Manual SAGE METERING inc E SVAO5LP LOW PRESSURE ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY Teflon or SS Ferrule 316SS Compression Fitting 1 2 3 4 Brass Adaptor 3 4 Brass Full Port Ball Valve 31655 3 4 x 1 1 2 E f Pipe Nipple NOTES AND CAUTIONS Suitable for low pressure Air or Natural Gas applications maximum 50 PSIG Assumes Insertion Probe inserted to center of a Pipe see Sage Probe Insertion Guidelines Teflon Ferrule permits ease of Probe insertion or removal Exercise caution when loosening Ferrule nut during insertion and removal of Probe since this model has no Safety Chain Note maximum upward force is 2096 of pipe pressure i e 10 Lbs with 50 PSIG The Assembly will be shipped with a plastic sleeve that protects the 3 4 pipe nipple It is the Customer s responsibility to weld a Female Threadolet with correct d
48. entative at Sage Metering Inc The Sage representative will issue a Return Material Authorization RMA at that time and will advise of the restocking fee Returned package must be insured by cus tomer and must reference proper RMA on outside of package or package may be rejected i e package will be returned unopened Customer is responsible for return shipping charges and any damage if improperly packaged REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC RETURNING YOUR SAGE METER A Return Material Authorization Number RMA must be obtained prior to returning any equipment to Sage Metering for any reason RMA s may be obtained by calling Sage Metering at 866 677 7243 or 831 242 2030 between 8 00 am and 5 00 pm Monday through Friday A Sage RMA Form see page 70 must be filled out and included with the meter being returned to Sage Metering RMA Form is also accessible by clicking the Contact Tab of the Sage Website www sagemetering com Take special care when packaging your meter for return to the factory The sensor in particular may easily be damaged if not prevented from shifting around within the package and if the sensor itself is not covered to keep it from contacting other package contents Any damage resulting from improper packaging is the responsibility of the shipper It is recommended that a section of PVC pipe be used to protect insertion meters upon their return Cut a length of PVC at least 1 2 longer
49. er the meter calibrated for one gas e g compressed air but have it pre configured for up to four different pipe sizes and full scales so you can simply select the desired channel A D based on the application Channels are totally independent and each have their own full scale accuracy statement and settings There are numerous other features built in to most Sage Flow Meters including the SIG SRG Series For example continuous tracking of the highest and lowest mass flow rate with built in time and date stamps This is a very practical feature for determin ing unusual peaks in a gas process or for identifying excess usage by certain departments Sage meters provide the average flow rate for the prior hour at any time If you require relay outputs the meter includes two independent 1 amp SPDT relays which can be configured by laptop for a variety of settings includ ing trip high trip low with or without relays win dow alarms pulsed outputs timer outputs etc The Series SRG includes a more robust latched 9 3 x7 3 Fiberglass Remote Enclosure that can be mounted 1000 feet away from the sensor s measure ment point The 6 conductor cable separating the sensor probe or flow body from the electronics is REV 09 SIG SRG lead length compensated allowing the user to change wire length without affecting the meter s accuracy or performance In addition the probe has an Explosion Proof Junction Box that does not require
50. feet so the SCFM or other flow units will read correctly This will also change the Full Scale see 210 b description It is best to Save Item 100 immediately after changing pipe area DO NOT USE Unless you have Rev 2 045 Reset Total You can reset the totalizer to zero Note by enabling item 720 Ext Zero Enable you can reset the totalizer externally That is you can reset the totalizer with a contact closure terminals 15 and 17 on SIG or SRG It is recommended that you Reset Total if engineer ing units are changed i e from SCFM or vice versa or when channels calibrations are changed Factory Only Factory Only Change Engineering Units Avg Flow View the average flow for the past hour View the average temperature for the past hour 1 The Totalizer as well as Trip High and Trip Low Values items 510 to 522 need to be reset if the channels are changed see Menu items 307 and 530 if you want to clear those readings 2 The Totalizer Item 307 should be reset in some cases i e LBS to SCF or vice versa REV 09 SIG SRG EJ SAGE METERING INC MENU ITEM DESCRIPTIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 49 505 506 507 510 511 512 520 521 522 530 601 612 613 618 619 620 638 7011 702 703 RTD Power Reports true sensor raw output and can be used in the Sensor Functionality and Zero Calibration Self Check when using the keypad ACT Flow Contact Factor
51. flow rate and consumption of gases such as natural gas air oxy gen digester gas landfill gas biogas gas mixes flare gas nitrogen carbon dioxide oxygen and hydrogen Sage Metering has distinguished itself by offering a higher standard our mass flow meter output is un affected by even large process temperature variations and our digital electronics is impervious to external analog noise Fast response high resolution and ultra sensitivity are features that are at the heart of every Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter All Sage meters depending on product style can be reconfigured in the field contact Sage for details concerning software and related accessories In addi tion all meters have a convenient in situ field diag nostic procedure that verifies that the original factory calibration hasn t drifted shifted or changed This Sensor Functionality and Zero Self Check also veri fies that the sensor is free from contamination even without inspection All Sage Flow Meters are offered in the Integral Style or Remote Style with lead length compensation up to 1000 feet with explosion proof Junction Box with your choice of Probe or Flow Body depending on your pipe size HOW DOES THERMAL MASS FLOW MEASUREMENT BENEFIT YOU Direct Mass Flow No need for separate tempera ture or pressure transmitters High Accuracy and Repeatability Precision meas urement and optimal control of your process Turn down of u
52. formance included with your Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter for system pressure temperature gas composition power input and signal output m It is recommended that the flow meter be inserted in a location of maximum straight run It is sug gested that there be a minimum of 15 pipe diame ters of straight run upstream and 5 diameters downstream depending on the conditions See chart on page 12 Note obstructions such as valves blowers expanders and PVC and HDPE pipes will require additional straight run contact factory for assistance m Check the orientation Standard calibration flow direction is left to right when facing the flow meter Gas flow direction is marked with an arrow on in line flow meters UPSTREAM is marked on insertion probes m Do not rotate probe or errors may occur If enclo sure is facing incorrectly rotate the enclosure 180 but do not rotate the probe The UPSTREAM mark still needs to be facing Upstream m Hook up the system per the wiring diagram pro vided with your Sage flow meter Double check that wiring for the proper power and signal con nections are correct m Check that all plumbing and electrical hook ups are in accordance with OSHA NFPA and all other safety requirements For Remote Style Meters SRG be sure the Remote Electronics is matched with the Transducer s Junction Box and its attached Probe or Flow Body There will be Metal Serial Number Tags on both the Transducer as well
53. h generally causes output to spike but if droplets are near continuous output may rail h Meter is miswired especially in Remote Style application i Possibly caused by water droplets condensing on inside of pipe wall which roll down or hit sensor causing output to spike but if droplets are near continuous output may rail Note Recommend in stallation 45 from vertical see drawing on page 76 j Possibly caused by water droplets condensing out of gas stream and filling the cavity containing the sensing elements usually due to probes mounted below horizontal in saturated pipes k Sensor may be contaminated Remove probe wipe off or clean with a solvent Reinsert 1 Using a different gas or gas mix than the meter was specified and calibrated for m If a Remote Style Meter SRG be sure Serial Numbers of Junction Box and Remote Electronics are identical if not errors in calibration are in evitable To confirm verify that Junction Box Serial Number Tag has identical Serial Numbers to Tag on Remote Enclosure n Meter may appear to be reading high if user is comparing Sage flow meter readings SCFM to an uncorrected volumetric device ACFM For example at constant volume a decrease in gas temperature will increase the mass flow SCFM That is completely normal SYMPTOM Reading Low POSSIBLE CAUSES a Insufficient straight run i e flow profile is disturbed causing errors b Poor flow profile U
54. hod to improve overall accuracy in measuring the flow rate For medium sized round pipes 18 to 36 two meters on the opposite side of the same diameter may be sufficient insert parallel to an upstream 90 degree bend for optimal benefit Note in this configuration each sensor needs to be averaged Terminal Hook Up Series SIG SRG Two conFIGURATIONS SHOWN BELOW SELF POWERED Internally Powered 4 20mA Factory Default NOTE Terminals 5 amp 11 are jumpered Sage supplies the power In this mode outputs are not isolated to provide power for the FLOW 4 20mA from DC ground outputs For FLOW output connect your CUSTOMER INPUT CHANNEL S device between Terminal 12 and return to any ground Terminals 5 amp 13 are jumpered to provide power for the FLOW T E TEMPERATURE 4 20mA outputs For A A A A TEMP output connect your device be tween Terminal 14 and return to any 2 C ground eu 3 34 isss E E E OUTPUTS ISOLATED IN THIS 228 SEELARRS MODE see below for opto isolated lt J Z E gt outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 JUMPERS MULTIPLE CHANNELS ALSO SEE ITEM 701 ON PAGE 47 External Select Ground for Channel at External Select C
55. iameter to pipe REV 09 SIG SRG EJ SAGE METERING INC Optional Flanges Flanged Ends 150 3008 or 6004 are optional on In Line Flow Meters Otherwise NPT Ends are sup plied The Face to Face dimensions L of Flanged un SIDE VIEW Ends are identical to the lengths shown on the Table on page 31 The table on page 31 applies either to the standard NPT terminations or the Flanged Ends 7225 Flanges for 3 pipe sizes and smaller have 4 bolt holes Flanges for 3 pipe sizes and up have 8 bolt holes BOLT PATTERN Flanged mounting for Insertion Flow Meters is also optional although generally applied to very high pressure or high temperature applications only Note when specifying Flanged mounting for Insertion Flow Meters the Flange will be welded Therefore it is essential that a drawing is supplied that clearly shows the height of the mating Flange relative to the Pipe OD The Pipe ID and Schedule will also be required Sage will fabricate Flanged Insertion Meter so that the sensor lines up with the center of the pipe when the Sage Flange is bolted to the customer s Flange REV 09 SIG SRG FLANGED MOUNTING FOR INSERTION METER In Line Flow Conditoning Screens STANDARD FOR FLOW BODIES 1 2 AND UP SCREENS SHOWN WITH NPT FITTING SCREENS SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL FLANGED ENDS REV 09 SIG SRG EI merenmo ne user Manual
56. iguration for Utilizing Four Flow Meters for Large Round Pipes 16 Terminal Hook Up Series SIG 17 Circuit Board Layout for General Purpose Style 18 Junction Box Wiring Terminals for Remote Style Meters 19 Circuit Board Wiring for General Purpose Style 20 RS232 Cable Connector Assembly 0 0 cece cee eee 21 Styles and Features 2er ns eret e CSE REST ai 25 Principle OF Operation ice a a EUR RON ee deme Se 27 Basic General Purpose Sage Flowmeter Styles 27 SIG Series Integral Style General Purpose Mass Flow Meters 31 SRG Series Remote Style General Purpose Mass Flow Meters 32 Wall Mounting Procedure for Remote General Purpose Enclosure 33 Mounting Hardware SVA Series Isolation Valve Assembly for Insertion Meters 34 SVA Series Isolation Valve Assembly 34 STCF Series Teflon Ferrule Compression Fitting 34 Mounting Plate for Thin Walled 34 SVAOS LP Low Pressure Isolation Valve Assembly o oooooooo 35 Optional Flanges vt re REA SERIE SOHO wal IS TEE 36 In Line Flow Conditioning Screens 37 Optional Flow Conditioners for Insertion Flow Meter applications 38 General Purpose Probe and Transmi
57. il i e if a standard sensor HTO1 or HTO2 sensor exceeds a process temperature of 450 F b Check for continuity to be sure the wiring is making good contact at the terminals of the Junction Box c Also to verify that the electronics and the sensor serial number are the same note the following The sensor s serial number will come up upon power up right after Initializing on the Display If the serial number doesn t agree with the Junction Box labels that would affect calibration in other words sensors and electronics are a matched pair mixing them up will cause false readings Also metal Serial Number Tags are fastened to both the electronics and the Junction Box They must have identical Serial numbers d To check if a sensor has failed on a remote style meter it is easy to use the Junction Box to do so You must Power Down shut off power but you do not need to remove the probe from the pipe Refer to page 19 e An Ohm Meter is required to check across the sen sor leads of the Flow Sensor Look at the drawing of the Junction Box Disconnect the red wires on the Factory Side to isolate and measure the resist ance If the reading is infinity or a short it means that sensor has failed f Now check the Temperature Sensor Disconnect the white wires on the Factory Side to isolate and meas ure the resistance If you have infinity or a short it means that sensor has failed Note Normally the sensors will read
58. in the top left corner Channels can be changed back and forth at any time Note The shortcut will only apply to those Channels that are active i e if you ordered a 3 Channel meter A B and C then you would be able to switch to A B or C Channels but any effort to switch to D will be ignored unless you specified additional Channels upon ordering those channels will not be active REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC EJ Examples Using the Laptop Example 1 Changing a Generic SFPM to an SCFM Meter for a 4 Pipe Using Sage VIP The previous changes could also be done with the Sage VIP and a Laptop However in this example assume that the meter has only one range Channel A but is set up as generic velocity meter in units of 0 25 000 SFPM You decide to use the meter in a 4 pipe and want units of SCFM instead of SFPM 1 Open up Sage VIP 2 Press Space Bar 3 Type in 100 at the prompt so the flow is running Flow Mode Initially units will be in SFPM 4 Press Space Bar 5 Type in 99999 and Enter to unlock the meter the text will say Channel A Active once it is unlocked 6 Type in 300 to bring up Flow Basics Menu 7 Type in 305 to bring up Pipe Area 8 Change pipe area from 1 000 to 0 0884 see Probe Insertion Guidelines for the pipe area for a 4 pipe which is 0884 sq ft 9 Type in 400 to bring up Engineering Units 10 Type in 406 and Enter for SCF 11 Type in 422 and Enter for Minutes 12 Type in 1
59. ive button while a finger is present This will provide feedback to the user indicating that a button press has been recognized FLOW BASICS Forward Back Items Do not rest or touch a finger on any button for more than 10 seconds or the circuitry will re calibrate and ignore the stuck button ENG G UNITS Forward Back Items ANALYSIS Forward Back Items SDB ADJUST Forward Back Items RELAYS Forward Back Items SYSTEM SETUP Forward Back Items REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC Sensor Functionality and Zero Calibration Self Check USE KEYPAD The SIG and SRG Series Keypad can be used to access the raw calibration milliwatts mw as an important diagnostic procedure At any time you can check this reading at a no flow condition and compare the reading to the original reported zero flow value noted on the last few lines of your meter s Certificate of Conformance or the flow meter s data tag This diagnostic procedure not only checks the sensor per formance and the live zero calibration point but it also verifies that the sensor is clean It essentially provides a means to validate that the meter is operat ing properly verifies that there is no shift or drift and eliminates the need for annual factory calibra tions This simple field diagnostic procedure also ver ifies that the sensor is free from contamination even without inspection 1 Verify that meter has no gas f
60. lay to blank The temperature will be restored once the totalizer is reset or if the totalizer rolls over exceeds 12 digits Temp Max The Full Scale of the temperature Example 200 F 20mA Temp Min Example 40 F 4mA LCD Address Factory Only Zero Offset Factory Only K Factor 1 Used to bias the readout For example if meter reads 100 and customer feels 102 is correct then change K Factor to 1 02 K Factor 2 Used to correct gravimetric units such as LBS Min Kg Sec etc for gases other than Air Put in the specific Gravity of the gas For example for Nitrogen use 1 037 K Factor 3 Can be used to correct for for a different Pipe Area than the meter s original set up For example if calibrated initially in a 4 Schedule 40 Pipe 0884 sq ft and then re installed into a 6 Schedule 40 Pipe 2006 sq ft enter a K factor to 2 269 original factory K factor was 1 000 Note 2 269 2006 0884 Normally you ll use item 305 for a pipe change NOTE THE K FACTOR IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLES WILL NOT ONLY BE REFLECTED IN THE DISPLAY BUT ALSO IN THE 4 20 ma OUTPUT Pipe Area The pipe area must be changed any time the meter is inserted into a different pipe than originally specified except for velocity units such as SFPM For example if the original pipe area was 2006 square feet for a 6 Sch 40 pipe and you decide to insert the meter in an 8 Sch 40 pipe change the pipe area to 3474 square
61. lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 and 48 A common method of mounting the probe assembly through a pipe wall or duct if ambient air is with a compres sion fitting STCFO5 A Sage valve assembly SVAO5 is useful and highly recommended for pressurized applications or other gases such as Natural Gas Flange mounting is optionally available 4 PIPE SHOWN lt Sage insertion style flow meters can be assembled and calibrated for use in virtually any size pipe or duct as small as 1 Sage insertion flow meters include a probe assembly that supports the sensing element a self heated flow sensor and a tempera ture reference sensor a sensor drive circuit micro processor meter board and transmitter enclosure The probe assembly must be inserted into the correct position in the process gas flow conduit to allow the gas to flow through the sensor window across the sensor element The sensing point or active part of the sensor 0 5 from the end of the probe should be positioned as per the drawing below and the Installation Depth Chart on page 15 INSTALLATION DEPTH The center of the pipe assuming a well developed turbulent flow profile is fairly flat and easy to locate See Installation Depth Chart on next page to determine proper insertion depth Center of Pipe LESS THAN IDEAL LOCATION Contact Factory for Assi
62. low Close appropriate valves in the process to have a no flow condition so you can check the live zero mw output of the actual gas it should be checked at the same pressure as noted on Certificate of Conformance If it is not possible to close valves in the process e g natural gas supply must be kept flow ing a user with a Sage SVAOS or SVAO7 Isolation Valve Assembly can check zero of the actual gas and pressure without shutting off the gas supply Refer to SVA SERIES ISOLATION VALVE ASSEMBLY DETAILS ON PAGE 35 a Loosen Lower Collar Clamp completely b Slightly loosen compression fitting until Probe can be lifted c Lift Probe until Safety Chain is taut d Tighten compression fitting e Close Valve REV 09 SIG SRG 10 f Check zero mw as per 2 below Optionally do an ambient air check by re moving probe and covering up sensor by capping the sensor with a plastic bag empty plastic water bottle or other means of preventing flow see 8 Assumes you are already in the correct channel See example 9 on page 56 if you have a Multiple Channel meter Verify that meter is in Flow Mode If not refer to Example 2 on page 54 Press Flow Shift five times brings up Analysis Menu Press Forward Up twice brings up RTD Power Press Select Set once You are now observing the raw milliwatts mw coming off the sensor circuit Check the observed reading after a few minutes of n
63. me format convention as the previous value Back Lighting The factory default is 0 Auto the back lighting comes on for 1 minute with any key press Change value to 1 in order to keep the back lighting on Note In the SIG and SRG Series the back lighting can consume as much as 100 mA Factory All Restores the original factory settings for all items on all channels Channels A D Format EEPROM Factory Only Back up EEPROM Factory Only SDB PreCharge Factory Only External Zero Enable Clears the totalizer resets to a value of 0 when External Select C terminal is grounded unless item 701 is set to 4 See Terminal Hook up for SIG SRG Note when the totalizer requires more than 7 digits including a decimal it will automatically take precedence over the tempera ture display The entire temperature display will blank out allowing all 12 digits to display Beyond 12 dig its the totalizer will roll over to zero 0 Item 720 allows you to manually reset the totalizer to zero 0 Note To disable totalizer enable item 720 and jumper to ground External Select C Terminal see page 17 Power Splash Provides custom text upon Start Up Engineering Units Mode Provides custom engineering units contact Factory for assistance to avoid conflicts between Flow Rate Display and total Meter Address Factory Only Passcode Factory Only 1 The Totalizer as well as Trip High and Trip
64. n Cutoff also referred to as Low Flow Cutoff LFC or Zero Cutoff If it is desired to force the meter flow rate to read zero even if there is a small amount of flow such as a leak some gas convection higher zero pressure then specified then simply select a value If for example your meter is calibrated from 0 to 100 SCFM by putting a value of 5 in item 211 any flow up to or equal to 5 SCFM will display O zero and thus the totalizer will not advance As soon as the actual flow exceeds 5 SCFM normal operation is restored The following applies to the 4 20 ma Scaling Normally the 4 ma output corresponds to zero 0 Flow Rate If however a Low Flow Cutoff LFC was specified than the user should set the 4 ma value to the LFC valve i e If a 0 100 SCFM is set to have a 3 SCFM LFC then the user should set 4 20 ma to 3 SCFM to 100 SCFM instead of 0 SCFM to 100 SCFM By not doing so a slight non linearity would result Note any Flow Rate at or below the LFC valve will read O on the display 220 221 222 230 303 304 305 306 307 308 311 330 400 503 504 Temp Deg This controls whether the displayed tempera ture reads in Fahrenheit or Centigrade If 0 is selected the temperature reading will always be blank Note The temperature readying will also blank if the totalizer exceeds a value that requires 7 digits i e 99999 9 or 9999999 The next count will cause the entire tempera ture disp
65. n the flow line by thread ing flanging welding etc DO NOT USE REDUCERS It includes the sensing element a self heated flow sensor and a temperature reference sensor mounted directly in the specified flow section for exposure to the process gas a sensor drive circuit microprocessor meter board and transmitter enclosure All in line Flow Meters 1 2 and up have built in Flow Conditioners See Table on page 12 for Upstream Straight run requirements Note the 1 4 and 3 8 do not have Flow Conditioners and thus require more straight run REV 09 SIG SRG E8 SAGE METERING INC FLOW CONDITIONING Although a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of upstream straight run is commonly recommended to absolutely assure that the flow profile is well developed at the point of measurement either use Flow Conditioners standard in Sage In Line Flow Meters 1 2 and larger and also available as assem blies for Insertion Flow Meters see page 13 or consider additional straight run The Chart below provides examples of the amount of straight run that would virtually assure that there are no flow disturbances at the point of measurement IMPORTANCE OF FLOW CONDITIONING Recommended Pipe Diameters Upstream WITHOUT WITH FLOW FLOW CONDITIONING CONDITIONING DISTURBANCE Minimum Industry Sage Recommendation Recommendation One 90 Elbow 15 3 Two 90 Elbows 20 5 in the same plane D Atleast 40 9 in different planes 4
66. nd Items Rev 2 06 SUITABLE FOR WINDOWS XP OR VISTA OPERATING SYSTEMS SEE PAGES 49 50 FOR MENU ITEM DESCRIPTIONS Sage VIP Softwarel 2 Ver 2 06 is supplied with each order along with an RS232 Cable Connector NOTE VIP Software can also be downloaded off of the Sage Metering Website www sagemetering com Click on Manual Downloads Tab and select Click to Download VIP Rev 2 06 The user name is vip and the passcode is 7243737 Refer to Terminal Hookup Drawings Page 17 as well as to page 21 RS232 Cable Connector Assembly Also see Appendix page 77 to view a typical Screen Shot Connect meter to the DB9 of computer as shown on page 21 If your computer does not have a DB9 Serial Port then use a USB to RS232 converter The sequence when using a connector as to when to power on the meter is important 1 Turn off the computer 2 Be sure the meter is unplugged powered down 3 Connect the RS232 cable to the USB RS232 connector 4 Turn on the computer 5 After booted up you can power up the meter 6 Finally open up the Sage VIP use space bar to activate it if necessary Also drag the bottom of window down to see the full screen If your computer does have a DB9 Serial Port then after meter is connected to computer open up Sage VIP and press space bar to activate Menu System to bring up prompt To make changes enter Passcode 99999 at the prompt to unlock then select item s to change To
67. not refer to Example 2 3 Press Flow Shift five times brings up Analysis Menu 4 Press Forward Up five times 5 Press Select Set brings up Highest Flow Rate that the meter has seen since the last Clear Data 6 Press Forward Up displays the Time stamp of the Highest Flow 7 Press Forward Up displays the Date stamp of the Highest Flow 8 Press Select Set to toggle back to the Analysis Menu 9 Shortcut back to Flow Mode see Example 2 Example 6 How to View the Meter s Full Scale Max Val 1 Verify that meter is in Flow Mode 2 If not refer to Example 2 3 Press Flow Shift two times brings up Display Options Menu 4 Press Forward Up twice brings up Max Val Items 5 Press Select Set to bring Up Max Val corre sponds to 20mA 6 Press Select Set to toggle back to the Display Options Menu 7 Shortcut back to Flow Mode see Example 2 Example 7 How to Change from SCFM to SCFH 1 Refer to Example 3 Steps 1 7 to enter Passcode 2 The Main Menu will appear 3 Press Flow Shift three times to bring up Eng g Units Menu 4 5 6 Press Back Down three times brings up Hour Press Select Set to accept Shortcut back to Flow Mode See Example 2 Example 8 Configuring for a Specific Pipe For this example assume you have a single channel meter Channel A only that is calibrated for 0 25 000 SFPM of Compressed Air For example to use the meter in a 4 pipe follow the steps belo
68. nstitute of Standards certified NIST calibration facility By accomplishing these two critical objectives the Sage meters provide an extremely repeatable 0 296 of full scale and accu rate output directly proportional to the mass flow rate of the gas being measured SRG SERIES REMOTE IN LINE INSERTION SRG XXX SRG XX XX REV 09 SIG SRG Section DRAWINGS SIG Series Integral Style General Purpose Mass Flow Meters IN LINE STYLE 4 NE METER DI MENS NEMA 4X Enclosure 150 3004 or 600 flanged ends are optionally available 1 Flow Body Shown Pi pe Size AS Fl ow Body nl Auge Pee 400 MA 8 03 15 16 di BON O 8 09 ia A y A y PEST ss 3 4 x 7 8 28 U eon 8 40 1 1 1401 89555 IMA 8 65 EENEN DOM 2 9 15 9 40 4 x 12 9 90 INSERTION STYLE 4 NEMA 4X Enclosure 150 300 or 600 flanged mounting is optionally available Available probe lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 or 48 7 00 4 00 punc A 17 50 Probe Length 1 NPT Fittings standard T1 2 Flanged Mounting available for high pressure operation 3 Flow Conditioning built in to Flow Meter Pipe Sizes 1 2 and up Contact Sage f
69. o flow stabilization against the last line s of your Meter s Certificate of Conformance A value within 5 milliwatts of the original Factory value assuming the same gas is checked at same pressure indicates that the meter is still in calibration A value greater than 5 milliwatts but less than or equal to 10 milliwatts also indicates that the meter is still in calibration but this reading may have been influenced by one or more of the fol 11 12 13 14 SAGE METERING INC E lowing factors gas composition pressure dirt non zero conditions and sensor orientation Any of these factors can have an effect on the mWo mw zero It is a very sensitive data point and that is why it is such a good check Note if all of the above factors were remedied it would be expected that the mW zero would report less than or equal to 5 milliwatts Note in some cases contamination of the sensor is the only cause of the additional heat transfer during the no flow test Remove the probe and clean the sensor use an appropriate non corrosive solvent to remove the build up A soft brush can be used to gently clean the sensing surface using caution to avoid damaging the sensor elements the RTD s In summary if a technician in the field were able to simulate Sage calibration conditions he too would find that the mWo would be within one mW or very close to that Since this is not always possibl
70. on the other end the electronics end Red Red FACTORY SIDE White Wired at Factory White Metal Conduit is recommended with appropriate lt grounding to minimize effects from external noise sources A 3 4 FNPT Conduit Receptacle Interconnect Cable To Terminal 1 to 6 SENSOR DRIVER BOARD NT STYLE Remote Hookup see pages 18 and 19 NOTE The Sensor Junction Box will have a serial number tag It is important to match this serial number with the serial number of the Remote electronics Mixing components from different meters can result in significant errors 1 CSA standards require grounding this end as well Refer to proper electrical code CEC Part 1 connect cable from 0 to 1000 feet without effecting the accuracy 25 feet of cable are initially sup Appendix J18 100 plied for cabling longer than 1000 feet contact Sage 2 NOTE There are hidden jumpers underneath the terminal strip that short together the Blue 3 Sage supplies 25 feet of cable for the interconnect wires between the Junction Box and the Remote and Green wires and also short together the Black and Orange wires These extra wires are part of Enclosures Carroll manufacturer Part C0783 20 gauge 6 conductor foil shielded grey PVC jacket the meter s Lead Length Compensation circuitry allowing the user to change the length of the inter CAUTION Cable and cable glands are not for use in hazardous a
71. or optional 1 4 tube FLOW gt flow body Y 4 Meter has two 1 2 NPT access holes REV 09 SIG SRG Ep senec user Manual SRG Series Remote Style General Purpose Mass Flow Meters IN LINE STYLE1 3 4 5 INSERTION STYLE 4 5 In line style has not been CSA approved for hazardous area This enclosure not rated for hazardous area environments NEMA 4X Enclosure 150 300 or 600 flanged ends are NEMA 4X Enclosure 150 300 or 600 flanged mounting optionally available 1 Flow Body shown is optionally available Available probe lengths are 6 12 15 18 24 30 36 or 48 4 96 9 30 gt Probe Length 25 CABLE SUPPLIED Can be shortened or even lengthened in the field by up to 1000 feet without Mm ji 1000 feet wi JUNCTION BOX affecting calibration hart is Explosion Proof lt See Cha gt Class 1 Div 1 amp 2 on page 31 Group B C D No Electronics 1 NPT Fittings standard 2 Flanged Mounting available for high pressure operation 3 Flow Conditioning built in to Flow Meter Pipe Sizes 1 2 and up Contact Sage for optional 1 4 tube flow body 4 Meter has two 1 2 NPT access holes 5 Junction Box has the following certifications Class Groups B C D Class Il Groups EG Class IIl 4X 7BCD 9EFG FM Standard 3615 UL Standard 1203 CSA Standard C22 2 No 30 and
72. ow Sage Touch Screen Technology is on General Purpose Rate Total and Temperature are displayed Meters SIG SRG The cover does not need to be To make changes see chart below removed to access the Menuing System 1 866 677 SAGE o a y FLOW SELECT FORWARD BACK SHIFT SET UP DOWN c oA GE METERING INC Press first to bring up Menus PRESS REPEATEDLY TO VIEW ALL MENUS Press second to bring up Items within a Menu PRESS REPEATEDLY TO VIEW ALL ITEMS Press third to view Contents of Items OR Press after Passcode entered to change settings Press again to toggle out of Contents OR O Press first to bring up Passcode Enter 99999 to unlock settings PRESS BACK DOWN THEN SELECT SET REPEAT SEQUENCE FIVE 5 TIMES THEN SELECT SET TO ACCEPT IMPORTANT SHORTCUTS To return to Flow Mode simply hold Forward Up then press To switch Channels when in Flow Mode if you have a Multiple Flow Shift unless viewing Contents This also locks settings Channel meter tap Back Down 4 times in under 3 seconds To view Serial Number and software revisions press and then tap Flow Shift for Channel A Select Set for Back Down when in Flow Mode Channel B Forward Up for Channel C or Back Down for Channel D For additional shortcuts see Common Shortcuts on page 51 REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC VIP Menus a
73. p to 100 to 1 and resolution as much as 1000 to 1 Low End Sensitivity Detects leaks and measures as low as 5 SFPM Negligible Pressure Drop Will not impede the flow nor waste energy No Moving Parts Eliminates costly bearing replace ments and prevents undetected accuracy shifts Dirt Insensitive Provides sustained performance Low cost of ownership Ease of Installation and Convenient Mounting Hardware Features and Benefits The innovative Sage design features an easy to use menuing system a large format mass flow total and temperature display and easy to use Touch Display Screen 4 button keypad to integrate the functions of flow measurement with your specific needs You will have the flexibility to use the local display keypad or a laptop to change configurations or to conduct basic diagnostics including a calibration self check with a simple routine using the Keypad At any time you can use the convenient menuing system to change full scale values digitally filter the flow signal change decimal points set Low Flow cutoffs check diagnostics or reconfigure an insertion meter for a different pipe size continued on next page REV 09 SIG SRG E SAGE METERING INC In addition you can order your meter configured for up to four different gas calibrations and simply select the desired channel A D at any time e g four different gases sensitivities or configurations Or you can ord
74. ple 12 Factory All Restore Original Factory Settings 1 Un erc eS Verify that meter is in Flow Mode Flow Mode i e meter will be displaying current Flow Rate in top line Temperature and Total in bottom line If not in Flow Mode refer to Example 2 Refer to Example 3 Step 1 7 to enter Passcode The Main Menu will appear Press Flow Shift seven times to bring up System Set up Menu Press Forward Up seven times to bring up Factory All Item 7 Press Select Set Once 8 Press Forward Up Once 9 Press Flow Shift Twice 10 11 12 Press Select Set Again Within 30 seconds the Original Factory Settings will be restored You will note that the Totalizer now reads O REV 09 SIG SRG EJ SAGE METERING INC Range Changing Shortcuts FOR REVISION 2 066 OR LATER If you ordered a meter with multiple channels use the following procedure Tap the last keypad Back Down four times in rapid succession in under 3 seconds When the Serial Number is displayed tap any of the 4 keypads as noted in the following steps The first keypad Flow Shift will bring up Channel A The second keypad will bring up Channel B The third keypad Forward Up will bring up Channel C The fourth keypad Back Down will bring up Channel D Wait approximately 10 seconds for the new Channel to appear Note Channels B C and D display that letter in the top left corner of the display Note Channel A will be blank
75. pstream insufficient upstream straight run REV 09 SIG SRG c Not following Probe Insertion Guideline d If sensor is inserted in reverse Upstream mark is facing downstream Meter may over report or under report by as much as 30 e If sensor is not aligned properly with Upstream mark facing upstream a rotation greater than 5 degrees may cause change in reading greater than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees causes meter to over report a greater rotation actually blocks the sensor and causes meter to under report f Sensor may be contaminated Remove probe wipe off or clean with a solvent Reinsert Using a different gas or gas mix than the meter was specified and calibrated for h If a Remote Style Meter SRG be sure Serial Numbers of Junction Box and Remote Electronics are identical if not errors in calibration are in evitable To confirm verify that Junction Box Serial Number Tag has identical Serial Numbers to Tag on Remote Enclosure 8 i Meter may appear to be reading low if user is comparing Sage flow meter readings SCFM to an uncorrected volumetric device ACFM For example at constant volume an increase in gas temperature will lower the mass flow SCFM That is completely normal j On most models the Totalizer will not start count ing for 10 seconds after power up so any flow data will not be accumulated during this time Insufficient 24VDC power supply
76. r can change the engineering units See Menu 400 In some cases both approaches can be put in a single meter For example Channel A B and C can be pipe specific and Channel D can be in velocity units Then you can use both procedures However the example below assumes four pipe specific ranges For this example I will assume the following four 4 ranges all Compressed Air at 100 psig Channel A 0 600 SCFM in a 2 Sch 40 Pipe Channel B 0 2000 SCEM in a 4 Sch 40 Pipe Channel C 0 5000 SCFM in a 6 Sch 40 Pipe Channel D 0 8500 SCFM in an 8 Sch 40 Pipe Example 9A Current Version To select a channel on Meter Rev 2 066 for example Channel B from the Keypad follow the steps below 1 Verify that Meter is in Flow Mode see Example 2 2 Tap the Back Down Key 4 times in under 3 seconds 3 Tap Flow Shift for Channel A Select Set for Channel B Forward Up for Channel C or Back Down for Channel D 4 It will take about 10 seconds to switch channels after step 3 Example 9B Older Version To select a channel on Meter Rev 2 065 for example Channel B from the Keypad follow the steps below 1 Verify that Meter is in Flow Mode see Example 2 2 Tap the Back Down Key once REV 09 SIG SRG 3 Tap Flow Shift for Channel A Select Set for Channel B Forward Up for Channel C or Back Down for Channel D 4 It will take about 10 seconds to switch channels after step 3 Ex
77. rea environments Power ground outputs shielded cable seal fittings and conduits are to be supplied by customer REV 09 SIG SRG EJ SAGE METERING INC Circuit Board Wiring for General Purpose NT Style Meters DO NOT MISMATCH SERIAL NUMBER OF ELECTRONICS WITH SERIAL NUMBER ON JUNCTION BOX SENSOR WARNING Do not power up unit while Main Board is in open hinged position EXPLODED VIEW DISPLAY TOUCH PANEL 3 9 CO gt A Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter with remote electronics is a custom calibrated meter All compo nents sensors electronics boards etc are matched sets that share the same serial number and MUST BE INSTALLED TOGETHER AS A SYSTEM Mixing components from different meters can result in significant errors malfunctions REV 09 SIG SRG RS 232 PORT SENSOR DRIVER BOARD NT STYLE REMOTE HOOKUP Factory Pre Wired Connected to Junction Box Customer Side via a 6 conductor interconnect cable Seepreviouspage 6 Orange Temperature amp Sense Return 5 Black Temperature Sense 4 White Temperature Send 3 2 1 Blue Flow Sense Return Green Flow Sense Red Flow Send SENSOR DRIVER BOARD NT STYLE INTEGRAL HOOKUP Factory Pre Wired 6 NIC White Temp Red Flow NIC Red Flow White Temp SAGE METERING INC RS232 Cable Connector Assembly 8 PIN DIN goes to connector inside meter
78. rizes entering of new coefficients it is best to use VIP software to enter values in 613 to 618 rather than keypad to prevent truncating of least significant digits 9User may press A B C D uppercase in VIP to instantly switch channels 10 Low Value Fast High Value Slow Factory Default 10 Affects display and 4 20mA outputs 11Clears the Totalizer when Ext Select C terminal is momentarily grounded To completely disable totalization then jumper Ext Select C terminal Terminal 15 SIG SRG Series to ground 12Provides custom text upon start up 13Provides custom engineering units REV 09 SIG SRG SAGE METERING INC E Menu Item Descriptions SEE PAGES 47 AND 48 201 202 210 Rate Prec The number of decimal points for the flow rate top line reading max 3 Total Prec The number of decimal points for the total display bottom line reading max 2 Max Val Full Scale Setting a This value will recalculate when engineering units are changed For example 1000 SCFM Full Scale becomes 60 000 SCFH if the engineering units are changed to SCFH the change will be observed after the meter is put into Flow Mode the normal mode 100 on lap top or Keypad Shortcut hold Forward Up then press Flow Shift b This value will also recalculate if pipe area is changed For example a Full Scale of 100 SCFM in a 6 pipe 2006 sq ft will have a new full scale of 173 2 SCFM in an 8 pipe 3
79. s not cover Sage products which have been altered without Sage authorization or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical stress Sage makes no other warranty express or implied and assumes no liability that goods sold to any purchaser are fit for any particular purpose Transportation charges for materials shipped to the factory for warranty repair are to be paid by the shipper Sage will return items repaired or replaced under warranty prepaid NOTE No items will be returned for warranty repair without prior written authorization from Sage Metering Inc Sage does not warranty damage due to corrosion Sage does not warranty damage due to improper packing for warranty repair See page 69 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Detailed General Terms and Conditions can be found on the Sage website www sagemetering com on a link General Terms on the Footer of any page on the website 1 Detailed General Terms and Conditions can be found on the Sage website www sagemetering com on a link General Terms on the Footer of any page of the website CANCELLATION RETURN POLICY Cancellation or Return After issuance of a purchase order by phone mail e mail or fax or a credit card order by phone mail e mail or fax there will be a cancellation fee for any cancelled order Cancella tions must be in writing by mail e mail or fax 1 If credit card order or non credit card order is cancelled within 7 days of i
80. sfer heated sensor flow sensor the molecules of flow ing gas carry heat away from this sensor and the e All Meters have probes Insertion Style or Flow sensor cools down as it loses energy The circuit Bodies In Line Style that support a pair of equilibrium is disturbed and momentarily the sensors which are in contact with the gas temperature difference between the heated sensor and the reference sensor has changed The circuit e The sensors are RTDs which are resistance tem will automatically within 1 second replace this perature detectors They consist of highly stable lost energy by heating up the flow sensor so the reference grade platinum windings In fact we overheat temperature is restored use the same material that is used as Platinum Resistance Standards at the NIST e The current required to maintain this overheat represents the mass flow signal There is no need The RTDs are clad in a protective 316 SS sheath for external temperature or pressure devices for industrial environments One of the RTDs See Diagram below is self heated by the circuitry and serves as the flow sensor The other RTD acts as a reference sensor and measures the gas temperature Essentially it is used for tem perature compensation FLOW SENSOR Self Heated TEMPERATURE SENSOR Reference Sensor REV 09 SIG SRG
81. ssuance of purchase order or date order was placed which ever is earlier there will be a 10 cancellation fee 2 If credit card order or non credit card order is cancelled after 7 days but prior to shipment there will be a 20 cancellation fee If order is cancelled due to late delivery the cancellation fee will be waived Late delivery is defined as shipping a meter 7 days or later than the delivery date acknowledged by Sage Metering at time of placing order 3 If a credit card customer decides to return the equipment after shipment for credit credit will not be issued if equipment is damaged or if equip ment is returned after four 4 months of ship ment If equipment is not damaged then equip ment can be returned after issuance of a Return Meter Authorization RMA by Sage Returned package must be insured by customer and must reference proper RMA on outside of package or package may be rejected i e package will be returned unopened Credit Card customers will be charged a 30 re stocking fee 70 balance will be credited back Customer is responsible for return shipping charges and any damage if improperly packaged continued on next page REV 09 SIG SRG E SAGE METERING INC 4 If a non credit card customer decides to return the equipment after shipment for credit credit will not be issued if equipment is damaged or if equipment is returned after 1 month of ship ment unless authorized by a repres
82. stance REV 09 SIG SRG GOOD LOCATION See Installation Depth Chart for X and Y Dimension 1 SIG Industrial Meter shown in drawing 2 Probe should be inserted per Installation Depth Chart see following page so sensors are in the center of the pipe 3 The portion of the probe that remains outside of the pipe is simply the factory ordered probe length i e 15 15 inches minus the Y dimension SAGE METERING INC B Installation Depth Chart METHODS FOR PROBE INSERTION TO PIPE CENTER METHOD 1 Using charts below select pipe size column 1 determine X Insert probe until the end touches the bottom of the pipe ID mark probe as it exits top of fitting Lift probe distance X and tighten com pression fitting 1 For other Pipe Schedules such as Schedule 10 contact Sage however the Y dimension will be the same for any Schedule Pipe 2 The 1 Pipe Size needs to have the Probe Bottomed Out option BOT the calibration method for the 177 Pipe is either as shown below or with option BOT X DISTANCE FROM ID OF PIPE METHOD 2 Using charts below select pipe size column 1 determine Y Subtract Y from the factory supplied probe length That difference should be outside of the pipe and is measured from the bottom of the probe weld to pipe OD Ti Y DISTANCE FROM TOP OF PIPE gt NEN CONSULT FACTORY 1 5 1 900 1 610 20 1 56 0 0141 2 2 375 2 067 40
83. ters a timer value which is 20 milli seconds x value in duration to activate a relay con dition regardless of flow or temperature Value can be in the range of 1 65000 to yield 02 1300 seconds Use to latch an alarm condition with auto timeout reset REV 09 SIG SRG to set hysteresis trip time Then enter 50 when prompted 50 x 02sec 1sec Example 3 PULSED OUTPUT OF TOTALIZED FLOW Relay 2 Trip relay on for 5 sec every 100 SCF accumulated in totalizer Enter 623 Then 636 to set auto timer function to deactivate the relay coil Enter 25 when prompted to assign 5sec to relay function Enter 624 then enter 635 and 100 when prompted Enter 638 Delay Time to set hysteresis time Then enter 1 when prompted for minimum trip time setting For Relay 1 substitute 621 for 623 and substitute 622 for 624 in above example Note It is best to use NO normally open for the above accu mulate total pulsed output example see page 53 for wiring 1 Before powering down flow meter Type 100 at the prompt to Save settings SAGE METERING INC Wiring for Pulsed Output 1 For 24 VDC pulsed output 24 VDC is available from the flow meter main terminal strip A Connect pin 5 of the main terminal strip to the relay board B Connect ground for the pulsed output from pin 4 of the main terminal strip to end user ground pulsed input C Connect pin 4 of the relay board to end user 24 VDC pulsed input
84. tter Head Assembly Procedure 39 continued on next page REV 09 SIG SRG m SAGE METERING INC SECTION D User Interface SECTION E Diagnostics SECTION F Warranties and Service Work REV 09 SIG SRG SECTION G Appendix Touch Display Important Information 43 User Interface Menus 0 0 a ea cc n 43 Sensor Functionality and Zero Calibration Self Check 44 Simplified Keypad Instructions l l 46 VIP Menu s and Items cae ia ERA e DP a alee Sees 47 Menu Item 49 Detailed Keypad Navigation and Menus 51 Pulsed Outputs Alarms Relays and Timer lt 52 Wiring for Pulsed Output 0 eee eee eee 53 Common Examples Using the 54 Range Changing Shortcut 0 0 ec 58 Examples Using the 59 Common Diagnostics ser iee a en eae a a hh hn 63 Limited Wartanty ee eos EA S RI LEE RR S 67 Cancellation Return Policy 0 0 lees 67 Returning Your Sage Flow Meter 69 Return Material Authorization Form 70 Character Locations 2 530 saw kg are oh OS RAGS seine leur 73 Autoranging 2 ended quete ee bie 74 Junction Box and Upstream
85. w assume keypad 1 2 10 11 Refer to Example 3 Steps 1 7 to enter Passcode Use Flow Shift Key to bring up Flow Basics Menu Press Flow Shift twice until you cycle to that Menu Press Forward Up twice until Pipe Area item appears Select Set to go into numeric entry Change pipe area from 1 000 to 0 0884 see Probe Insertion Guidelines for the pipe area for a 4 pipe which is 0884 sq ft Use Flow Shift or Select Set Button to move cur sor to left or right until the Flow Basics Menu reappears on top line Press Flow Shift key to bring up next menu which is Engineering Units assume you want units of SCFH Use the Forward Up key and select Select Set SCF Use the Forward Up key or Back Down key and select Select Set Hour Shortcut out Hold Forward Up key then toggle Flow Shift key Follow Probe Insertion Guidelines to insert the meter into center of a 4 pipe REV 09 SIG SRG EJ SAGE METERING INC Example 9A 9B and 9C Selecting Channels If a user simply wants to pre configure his meter for three or four pipe configurations then it is a simple matter of selecting the channel he is interested in by changing the value of item 701 Chan Select in the System Setup Menu If on the other hand the user wants a generic meter calibrated for Velocity Units then the user needs to change Pipe Area by changing the value of item 305 in sq ft in Flow Basics Menu Subsequently use
86. x 1 NPT for use with 3 4 diameter insertion meters SVAO7 u 1 2 BORE I SINGLE PIECE o SENSOR ASSEMBLY erly COLLAR CLAMPS EXTENDS 2 25 L BELOW THE LOWER lt SAFETY CHAIN EDGE OF THE amp WELDED COLLAR CLAMP WITH 11 008 CHAIN TAUT 1 2 3 4 BALL VALVE WELDMENT WITH 1 2 TUBE TO PIPE COMPRESSION FITTING PROBE LENGTH SAFETY g with sensor CHAIN LENGTH 3 4 x1 5 3 4 THREADOLET 4 12 8 25 A PIPE NIPPLES User Supplied Y 3 4 x3 15 11 25 gr BALL VALVE NOTE User needs to weld a 3 4 female threadolet 18 14 25 of appropriate radius to mate with existing pipe jg after a 3 4 hole has been drilled in pipe The 3 4 24 20 25 Male Coupling of the Sage Isolation Valve assembly 3 4 x1 HALF COUPLING will thread into the user s 3 4 threadolet THREADOLET STCF SERIES TEFLON FERRULE COMPRESSION FITTING MOUNTING PLATE FOR THIN WALLED DUCTS INCLUDES STCF05 COMPRESSION FITTING 1 2 tube x 1 2 MNPT pipe fitting shown not to scale is used for low pressure insertion applications to 125 psig Stainless Steel Ferrule optional for higher pressure applications up to 650 psig Also avail able in 3 4 tube x 3 4 pipe size KA 1 92 ES At 250 psig force exerted on 1 2 diameter probe is 50 Ibs Safety chain is designed to prev
87. y for assistance ADC TV Factory Only High Flow This is the highest flow recorded since the last time the data was cleared See 530 Clear Data High Time This is the Time stamp when the High Flow was recorded High Date This is the Date stamp when the High Date was recorded Low Flow This is the lowest flow recorded since the last time the data was cleared See 530 Clear Data Low Time This is the Time stamp when the Low Flow was recorded Low Date This is the Date stamp when the Low Flow was recorded Clear Data This clears the High Flow Low Flow their Time and Date stamps as well as Average Flow Factory Only These are the coefficients a polynomial that lin earizes the raw flow data so the display and the 4 20mA outputs are linearly proportional to the flow rate Do not change these values unless the Factory authorizes such as to extend the calibration curve Filter Coeff The filter coefficient is used to smooth out the flow signal a value of 0 1000 is normal For example if you have an unusually turbulent flow perhaps a pulsating flow you may want to smooth out the reading and output by lowering the value if you lower it it smooths or averages the flow reading as well as the output To speed up the flow response increase the value The speed of response is limited by the thermal response of the sensor maximum of 1 second per time constant on a step change Relays See p

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