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A5E32337683 SITRANS LR260 (HART) – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Page 35
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Quick Start: local
Level application example
Fill rate = 0.09 m/minute (Low Cal Pt. minus High Cal Pt.) / fastest fill/empty time
= (16 m – 0.5 m) / 180 min.
= 15.5 m /180 min. = 0.09 m/min.
Quick Start Setting Description
APPLICATION STEEL
RESPONSE RATE SLOW Response rate = 0.1 m/minute.
UNITS m
OPERATION LEVEL Material level referenced from Low Calibration Point.
LOW CALIBRATION POINT 16 Process empty level.
HIGH CALIBRATION POINT 0.5 Process full level.
APPLY? (CHANGES) YES Save new settings.
Sensor Reference Point
level
Low Calibration Point
High Calibration Point
16 m
0.5 m
SITRANS LR260
The application is a steel silo containing flour that takes an average of 3 hours to fill and
3 weeks to empty.
Using the Easy Aimer, orient the LR260 so that the emission cone is approximately
perpendicular to the material surface.