Posted by sashamsi on 27 June, 2008 - 12:52 am I want to know what is the maximum length in !eet o" mete"s# !

o" inst"ument $able %-20m& signals# between 'ont"ol "oom and !ield inst"uments in tem(e"atu"es u( to 50o') 'ables in $onside"ation a"e Inst"ument single-(ai" $able o! 2*5mm2 $o"e a"ea &+, -ulti-(ai" $able with 1*5mm2 $o"e a"ea* 'ables a"e a"mo"ed and shielded* I ha.e sea"$hed th"ough .a"ious standa"ds but the"e is no "e!e"en$e a.ailable !o" maximum (ossible length e*g* 2000 !t*, et$*# !o" loo(s* &lthough, $able data-sheets ha.e $ondu$to" "esistan$e .alues at 20o' !"om whe"e .oltage d"o(s $an be dete"mined by using ohms law /0I1#, but $ondu$to" "esistan$e $hanges with "ise in tem(e"atu"e* 2en$e the theo"eti$al .alues a"e no mo"e t"ue* & ty(i$al !ield t"ansmitte" $an ex$e(t .oltage le.el as low as 21 /d$* 'an somebody (lease guide me !"om standa"d "e!e"en$e o" ("a$ti$al ex(e"ien$e about maximum distan$e o! these $ables) 1e(ly to this (ost*** Posted by 1oy -atson on 28 June, 2008 - 3:04 am 5ashamsi, 6ou $an easily $al$ulate the maximum distan$e i! you look at you" !ield inst"ument s(e$* 7o" exam(le - maximum loo( "esistan$e at 2% /,' 0 400 8hms* 5ubt"a$t the "esistan$e o! you" $ont"ol system e*g* 250 8hms* 9he"e!o"e you ha.e 350 8hms to s(a"e* :ook u( the "esistan$e table !o" the $able in ;uestion multi(ly by 2 !o" a (ai"#* -y table says 1*1073 8hms (e" 100m !o" 1*5 mm 2*21%4 !o" (ai"#, 0*474 8hms (e" 100m !o" 2*5 mm 1*352 !o" (ai"#* 5o !o" 1*5 mm you $an ha.e 350<2*21%4 x 100 m o" 15*8 km* 9his is not allowing !o" additional "esistan$e due to ele.ated tem(e"atu"e* In ("a$ti$e you would ("obably ne.e" go that !a" be$ause the $ost o! $able would be mu$h mo"e than a sim(le wi"eless link, but I ha.e seen about 10 km to a "emote (um( station .ia tele(hone wi"es* &s you (ointed out the .oltage at the t"ansmitte" d"o(s with in$"eased "esistan$e but that=s the beauty o! %-20 m&* &ll you need is enough .oltage to (owe" the inst"ument* &gain you $an wo"k that out !"om the s(e$s 400 8hms x 20 m& 0 12 / that you ha.e to lose* It=s also (ossible to in$"ease the distan$e by in$"easing the su((ly .oltage, but I don=t think you will need to do that* +ote: I! you ha.e 2 loads, e*g* a P:' and a $ha"t "e$o"de", that would be 500 8hms allowing only 100 !o" $able "esistan$e* 1ega"ds, 1oy

1e(ly to this (ost*** Posted by 1oy -atson on 28 June, 2008 - 3:25 am 8o(s, I should ha.e been a bit mo"e $a"e!ul, not as !amilia" with met"i$ si>es 2*5 ? 1*5, they a"e !o" (owe" a"en=t they) 7o" a ty(i$al t"ansmitte" load 400 8hm @ 2%/,' 400 - 250 $ont"ol system load# 0 350 !o" $able 350 8hms in a $ou(le o! $ommon &AB si>es* 7o" 22 &AB 14*2 8hm<1000!t<wi"e 350< 14*2 x 2# 0 10,800 !t 7o" 18 &AB 4*3C 8hm<1000!t<wi"e 350< 4*3C x 2# 0 27,384 !t 9he "esistan$e $hange !"om 20DEFG' to 50DEFG' is ;uite insigni!i$ant as it=s "elated ba$k to 0DEFGH* 1 0 1"e! I1 J 0*00%0%1 50 - 20#K 5o 22 &AB goes !"om 14*2 to 18*14 8hms<1000!t<wi"e 9i(: I! you a"e $onside"ing bu"ied $able look at tele(hone twisted (ai", it=s a !"a$tion o! the $ost* &lt 0174 !o" DEFG* 1ega"ds, 1oy