Application: Wiring and configuring the Classic 800 Series Flow / Level Switch for "Fail-Safe" operation. Product used: Kayden 800 Series Flow – Level – Interface – Temperature Switch Description: The term "Fail-safe" refers to a method of wiring and programming control instrumentationProblem: contacts, output(s) supplied by the instrument to the system) during normal system operations, but "OFF" ( contact(s) open or de-energized, output(s) discontinued) in the event of a power failure, cable break, self-test failure, or other loss of electrical power. In a "Fail-safe" application the instrument is wired and configured to be "ON" (closed commonly used in hazardous locations / applications such as a chemical plant, gas plant or refinery.
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