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3000 Series Indicators

2.3 Internal Connections

Some connections require the housing to be opened.

2.3.1 Opening the Housing

CAUTION: ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. REMOVE ALL POWER CONNECTIONS TO THE INDICATOR
BEFORE SERVICING OR MAKING INTERNAL CONNECTIONS. THE HOUSING SHOULD ONLY BE OPENED
BY AUTHORIZED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, SUCH AS AN ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN.

Remove the four Phillips head screws from the rear housing.
Open the housing being careful not to disturb the internal connections.
Once all connections are made, reattach the front housing.

2.3.2 Scale Base to the indicator

Pass the load cell cable through the strain relief (Figure 1-1, item 10) and attach it to terminal block J7 (Figure 1-2, item 5).

Jumper Connections

For a 4-wire load cell with no sense wires: Jumpers W1 and W2 must be shorted.
For a 6-wire load cell that includes sense wires, see Figure 2-2. Jumpers W1 and W2 must be opened.
For load cells with an extra ground shield wire: Connect the shield to the center position (GND) of J7.

Pin

Connection

J7-1

+EXCITATION

J7-2

+SENSE

J7-3

+SIGNAL

J7-4

GROUND

J7-5

-SIGNAL

J7-6

-SENSE

J7-7

-EXCITATION

Figure 2-2. Jumper Connections.

After wiring is completed and jumpers are in place, replace the indicator housing screws. Make sure the strain relief is properly
tightened.