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Overfill prevention device type BC-2 (WHG)

safety device for monitoring tanks with liquid operating media as an alarm system during the filling process or as a limiter for oil operation tanks


consisting of: display unit and probe with cable

operating media:
waste oil, diesel, FAME, liquid fertiliser, urea solution (AdBlue), fuel oil, fuel oil bio, industrial oil, liquid manure/slurry/silage leachate, oil/water mixture and vegetable oil

  • issuing of a visual and acoustic alarm if the sensor of the probe is in contact with the medium in a tank
  • acknowledgement button for the acoustic alarm
  • test key to test that the overfill prevention device is working correctly
  • connection option for an external test key and an external acknowledgement button
  • potential-free changeover contacts:
    • alarm 1: permanently switched in case of an alarm, e.g. to connect external warning lights
    • alarm 2: like alarm 1, but can be acknowledged, e.g. for connection of an external acoustic signal generator

  • general building approval; thus adequate under water law requirements
  • CE marking according to EMC, LVD and RoHS
  • Belgium: VINCOTTE
  • Switzerland: SVTI [Swiss Association for Technical Inspections] certificate

  • supply voltage: 230 V AC 50 Hz
  • probe tube diameter: 10 mm
  • sensor: metal-encapsulated PTC
  • materials:
    • probe tube: stainless steel
    • screw-in unit: ABS, PA
    • sensor cover: stainless steel
  • temperature range:
    • operating medium: -20 °C to +60 °C
    • environment: -20 °C to +60 °C

Other probe and cable lengths available on request.

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