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Sensor Installation on the AVM320-P(W)

Introduction
The following document details the procedure for the installation of a sensor into the frame of the AVM-
320P(W) flow meter.

Velocity

Wet / Alarm

Sonic Depth Submerged

Depth

Figure 1: Sensors typically used with the AVM320-P(W)

Tools Required

• A set of large channel lock pliers

• 1” open end wrench

Procedure

1. Every sensor for the AVM320-P comes with a strain relief gland pre-installed on to its cable.
Remove the jam nut (see Figure 2) from this gland. Loosen the hub on the gland so that the
sensor cable can slide freely through the throat.

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Jam nut
Hub

Embedded Nut

Figure 2: Strain relief gland pre-installed on sensor signal cable

2. Route the connector on the end of the sensor cable through an open cable routing hole in the
base AVM320-P’s frame. Route the connector from the outside of the AVM320-P frame to the
inside where the Model 320 is located. Consult Figure 4 for the gland installation hole
designated for your particular sensor. Slide the gland along the sensor cable and push the
coarse threaded end of the strain relief gland into the open hole.

Wet Sensor
Port

Velocity
Sensor Port

Radio
Antenna Submerged
Depth Pressure
Sensor Port
Ultrasonic Depth
Sensor Port

Figure 3: Sensor ports on the Model 320

Sensor Installation on the AVM320-P(W)

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Velocity /
Sonic

Wet

Submerged
Depth

Figure 4: Gland installation holes on AVM320-P frame

3. Slide the jam nut over the connector end of the sensor cable and thread the jam nut onto the
end of the gland protruding into the inside of the frame. Be sure to have the jam nut facing the
correct way, with the securing feet on the jam nut gripping the metal frame of the AVM320-P
(the stamped logos on the jam nut should be facing away from the AVM320-P frame). Tighten
the jam nut as far as possible by hand. Use the 1” wrench to turn the nut embedded in the body
of the strain relief gland to secure it into the frame of the AVM320-P.

4. Plug the sensor cable connector into appropriate Model 320 port and tighten the securing collar.
Leave a bit of slack in the sensor cable between the connector and the strain relief gland. Turn
the hub of the gland clockwise with the channel lock pliers to tighten the gland’s grip of the
sensor cable. Make sure that the cable does not slide freely through the throat of the gland by
giving the cable a slight tug.

Figure 5: Sensor installed on AVM-320P(W)

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#201, 3124 Parsons Road, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6N 1L6
For more info call (780) 450-0591 or FAX (780) 440-2515
Email: optimum@optinst.com 1000IE-01/03