Burkert 8185 Mise En Service page 30

Maintenance and fault rectification
Shorten cable/rod
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5 Exert counterforce with the second fork spanner and
tighten the meas. part on the flat surfaces with a torque of
7 Nm (5.16 lbf ft).
Fig. 13: Exchanging the cable or rod
Information:
Please keep the stated torque so that the max. tensile strength
remains.
The cable and rod of the probe can be shortened by any
amount.
1 Cable: loosen the three pins on the gravity weight
(hexagon 3)
2 Cable: remove the pins
3 Cable: Pull the cable out of the gravity weight.
4 Shorten the cable/rod with a cut-off wheel or metal saw at
the lower end. Make sure the length is correct.
5 Cable: cable protrudes approx. 40 mm (1.6 in) into the
gravity weight.
6 Cable: Fasten the cable with three pins, torque 7 Nm
(5.16 lbf ft)
7 Enter new probe length and then carry out a fresh
adjustment (see "Setup procedure, Carrying out min.
adjustment - Carrying out max. adjustment").
LEVEL TRANSMITTER 8185 - 4 ... 20 mA/HART