Dragon Flow Line
Sensor
Installation Instructions
hohner
OPTICAL ENCODERS
5536 Regional Road 81 Units 14 - 16 Rua João Bombo 754
Beamsville, Whitegate Industrial Estate Parque Itamaraty
Ontario Wrexham, Artur Nogueira,
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Canada United Kingdom CEP - 13-160-000
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Contents of this Manual
Page 3 – Kit Contents
Page 4 – Overview of Dragon Flow Line Sensor
Page 5 – Fitting The Paddle
Page 6 – Fitting Dragon Flow Line Sensor to Saddle
Page 7 – Safety notice
Page 8 – Access to Terminal Blocks
Page 9 – Changing the Tension Spring
Page 10 – Installation Drawing for CSA Certification
Kit Contents
1 x Dragon Flow Line Sensor
1 x Dragon Flow Line Sensor Saddle (optional)
1 x Small Paddle
1 x Medium Paddle
1 x Large Paddle
1 x Grey Tension Spring (factory fitted)
1 x Yellow Tension Spring
(15% Weaker than grey Spring)
1 x Blue Tension Spring
(15% Stronger than grey Spring)
2 x 10mm Spanners
1 x 17mm Spanner
1 x 4mm Allen Key
1 x Arm Handle
2 x Spare Sensor Gaskets
Page 3
Overview of Dragon Flow Line Sensor
Plate for access
to terminal blocks End user
cable entry
gland
Spring housing Encoder
& Cover
Paddle Arm
Paddle
Page 4
Fitting the Paddle
• Select the paddle
to suite the size of pipe that
the sensor is
being fitted to.
• Fit the required paddle to
the arm of the sensor as
shown in photo, the paddle
can be fitted higher
Move paddle or lower on the arm
up or down
to suit size to suit the size of pipe.
of pipe
Secure the paddle in place
with the supplied nuts,
bolts and washers using
10mm spanners.
• The procedure is the same
for changing the paddle
size from one to another
Page 5
Fitting Sensor to Saddle
• Saddle should be welded to required pipe before
Dragon Flow Line Sensor is fitted
• Saddle is now secured to sensor with the supplied nuts,
bolts and washers using a 17mm spanner.
Page 6
Safety Notice
The cover-plate contains important certification
and safety information relating to
certification bodies
The following Page of this Instruction details how
to remove the cover-plate to access to the
terminal blocks
After end user access has been completed the
cover plate MUST be replaced to ensure the
integrity of both the product
and the certification covering the product
In the event of the cover-plate being lost the
product must not be used until a replacement
cover-plate is obtained from
Hohner Automation Ltd
Page 7
Access to Terminal Blocks
• Remove the six screws
from the top plate using
a 4mm Allen key
Remove
screws to access
terminal blocks
• Thread cable through gland
and tighten gland with:
20mm spanner for M16 Gland.
22mm spanner for M20 Gland.
*Note* spanners not included in kit
• Terminate cable + (red)
& - (black) to corresponding
terminals
• Plate is now replaced and the six screws are re-fitted
and tightened using a 4mm allen key
**Please Note… cable in photograph is for example only
Cable is not supplied as part of the Dragon Flow Line Sensor kit**
Page 8
Changing The Tension Spring
**It Is important that the tension spring is only changed with the
Paddle arm in the fully downward position**
Spring housing
cover retaining • Remove the spring
screw & washer housing cover by removing
retaining screw & washer
using a 4mm allen key
Tension
Spring • Remove the exposed
spring and fit
replacement spring of
desired tension
Yellow = 15% Weaker
Blue = 15% Stronger
• Ensuring that spring is
in recesses of both
spring housing and
spring housing cover,
twist the spring housing
Locating cover clockwise until it
Pin Holes locates on the two pins.
Refit retaining screw &
washer using 4mm allen key
Page 9
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