Samson 4708-5352, 4708-1152, 4708-6252 Mounting And Operating Instructions

Supply Pressure Regulators
Type 4708

Mounting and
Operating Instructions

EB 8546 EN

Edition June 2012

Fig. 1 · Supply pressure regulators

Type 4708-1152 with filter receptacle

Type 4708-5352 on Type 3730 Positioner

Type 4708-6252 on Type 3372 Actuator

Contents Page

1 Design and principle of operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.1 Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.2 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Mounting the supply pressure regulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 Compact supply pressure regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.1 Direction of flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.2 Turning the supply pressure regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2 Supply pressure regulators for attachment to positioners and actuators. . 10

3 Pneumatic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.1 Pressure gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2 Additional connection for a solenoid valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.3 Manual/automatic transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.3.1 Mounting on positioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.3.2 Mounting using an adapter plate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.3.3 Operating the manual/automatic transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.4 Filter with filter receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.4.1 Mounting the air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.5 Rotatable supplementary filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.5.1 Mounting the rotatable supplementary filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4 Set point adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6.1 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

8 Dimensions in mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Safety instructions

General safety instructions

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The supply pressure regulators may only be mounted, started up or serviced
by fully trained and qualified personnel, observing the accepted industry
codes and practices. Make sure employees or third persons are not exposed
to any danger. All safety instructions and warnings in these mounting and
operating instructions, particularly those concerning assembly, start-up and
maintenance, must be observed.

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Proper shipping and appropriate storage of the regulators are assumed.

1 Design and principle of

operation

The supply pressure regulator is used to sup­ply pneumatic measuring and control equip­ment with a constant air supply.
The maximum 12 bar pressure of the com­pressed air network in a plant is reduced to
an adjustable minimum pressure of 0.2 to

1.6 bar or 0.5 to 6 bar.
At the inlet side, the supply pressure regula-

tor is equipped with a filter cartridge with a
mesh size of 20 µm. In addition, the regula­tor can also be equipped with a filter recep­tacle and a pressure gauge on the outlet
side.

The compressed air at the inlet flows across
the filter and through the free cross-sectional
area between the seat (1.1) and plug (1.2).
It leaves the outlet with a reduced pressure
depending on the plug position.

The output pressure to be controlled is trans­ferred through the bore (1.3) to the operat­ing diaphragm (2) where it is converted into
a positioning force. This force is used to
move the valve plug depending on the force
of the positioning spring (4).
Turning the set point screw (7) causes the
spring force to change and, as a result, the
required set point is adjusted.
The set point ranges of the supply pressure
regulator from 0.2 to 1.6 bar and 0.5 to
6 bar are determined by various tensions of
the installed positioning spring (4).

Condensed water contained in the com­pressed air can be collected and drained
when the filter cartridge (9) is mounted hori­zontally or the filter receptacle (12) is sus­pended downwards. The stopper (10) can
be unscrewed or the manual drainage can
be activated (drain plug (15) in old versions)
to drain condensed water.

Note: Tighten the drain plug by hand only.
The maximum permissible tightening torque
is 3 Nm.

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1.11 1.2 1.3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

10

10.1

11

11.1

12.1

12

13
9

16

Fig. 2 · Sectional drawings

1 Body

1.1 Seat

1.2 Plug

1.3 Bore in body
2 Operating diaphragm
3 Venting bore
4 Positioning spring
5 Cap
6 Lock nut
7 Set point screw
8 Adjustment knob

(accessories in Section 7)
9 Filter cartridge
10 Stopper
11 Bushing

11.1 Gasket
12 Filter receptacle

12.1 Gasket
13 Screw
15 Drain plug (max. 3 Nm)
16 Manual drainage

Old version

Adapter plate/connecting plate

Diverting gasket

1.1 Versions

Standard version Type 4708-

xxxx

Filter on aluminum basis without
filter receptacle

10

With plastic filter receptacle

11

With aluminum filter receptacle

12

Stainless steel supply pressure regulator

Filter on stainless steel basis with
stainless steel receptacle

13

With plastic filter receptacle

14

Without filter receptacle

17

Connection

G ¼

2

¼-18 NPT

5

Set point range 0.5 to 6 bar (8 to 90 psi)

Without pressure gauge

0

With pressure gauge,
completely free of copper

1

With pressure gauge,
copper-free housing

2

Set point range 0.2 to 1.6 bar (3 to 23 psi)

Without pressure gauge

3

With pressure gauge, comple­tely free of copper

4

With pressure gauge,
copper-free housing

5

Supply pressure regulator with adapter plate
for positioners

Type 3730, 3766, 3767, 3780,
3785, 3787

53

Type 3730, 3766, 3767, 3780,
3785, 3787

54

Type 4763/4765

55 0

Type 3760

57

Type 3761

58

Supply pressure regulator with adapter plate
for pneumatic actuators

Type 3277 (240 to 700 cm²)
with Type 3730, 3766, 3767,
3780, 3785 or 3787 Positioner

62 0

Type 3372

62

Type 3277 with connection
block

64

Manual/automatic transfer

Bypass for positioner

82

Filter without pressure gauge

Type 4708-

xxx0

Aluminum housing and plastic
filter receptacle

83 0

Aluminum housing and alu­minum filter receptacle

84 0

Stainless steel housing and
plastic filter receptacle

86 0

Stainless steel housing and
stainless steel filter receptacle

87 0

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1.2 Technical data

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Design and principle of operation

Supply pressure regulator Type 4708-xx

Supply pressure

1 bar (15 psi) above the adjusted set point,

however, at least 1.6 bar (24 psi) · Max. 12 bar (180 psi)
Output pressure Adjustable from 0 to 1.6 bar (0 to 24 psi) or 0 to 6 bar (0 to 90 psi)
Set point range 0.2 to 1.6 bar (3 to 24 psi) or 0.5 to 6 bar (8 to 90 psi)
Air consumption

£

0.05 m

n

3

/h (with 7 bar supply air)

Permissible ambient
temperature

(values in brackets apply to
low-temperature version)

–25 to 70 °C (–50 to 70 °C) for Types 4708-11, -14, -45, -83, -86
–25 to 80 °C (–40 to 80 °C) for Type 4708-64
–25 to 80 °C (–50 to 80 °C) for Types 4708-10, -12, -13, -17, -53, -54, -55, -57,

-58, -62, -82, -84, -87

(–30 °C possible, but in this case, air consumption reaching up to 0.3 m

n

3

/h with

7 bar supply pressure)
Input pressure dependance < 0.01 bar/Dp = 1 bar
Reversing error 0.1 bar to 0.4 bar (depending on the set point)
Hysteresis < 0.1 bar
Pressure gauge Ø40

indication range

0 to 1.6 bar (0 to 24 psi) or 0 to 6 bar (0 to 90 psi)

Connection G

1

8

Type 4708- 10 11 12 13 14 17 53 54 55

Weight, approx. 0.48 0.58 0.66 1.65 1.2 1.0 0.68 0.95 0.37

Type 4708- 57 58 62 64 82 83 84 86 87
Weight, approx. 0.47 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.24 0.32 0.59 0.95
Materials
Body Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced
Adapter plate Aluminum alloy, anodized black
Stopper and gasket Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced and NBR
Cover Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced
Cap Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced
Plug Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced and polyoxymethylene
Plug sealing NBRT and VMQ
Diaphragm NBR
Diaphragm plate Polyamide, glass fiber reinforced
Filter cartridge 20 µm: Polypropylene · 5 µm: Stainless steel
Pressure gauge

Housing

Connection

Stainless steel

St. steel (version free of copper)

Brass, nickel-plated

2 Mounting the supply

pressure regulator

To prevent excessive amounts of condensed
water from collecting, the distance between
the compressor and supply pressure regula­tor should be kept as short as possible.
Make sure the drain plug faces downwards
in versions with a filter receptacle.

2.1 Compact supply pressure
regulator

The supply pressure regulator can either be
mounted directly in the pipeline of the air
supply or on rails or brackets using the cor­responding mounting parts (see accessories
table in section 7).

Observe the direction of flow of the supply
air. An arrow on the nameplate indicates
the direction.

2.1.1 Direction of flow

In the compact supply pressure regulators
4708-10xx/-11xx/-14xx and -17xx the
direction of flow can be changed as follows:

1. Unscrew both fixing screws and lift the
supply pressure regulator off its connect­ing plate.

2. Remove the diverting gasket, turn it
180 degrees and reposition it as shown
in Fig. 3.
Note: The long rubber finger of the gas­ket must always point in the direction of
the regulator outlet.

3. Fasten the supply pressure regulator
onto the connecting plate.

4. Stick the enclosed adhesive label over
the arrow of the nameplate, ensuring the
arrow indicates that the supply air flows
in the opposite direction.

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G

4708-112.

0

6

3-....

0

6

3-....

4708-112.

G

Fig. 3 · Changing the direction of flow in compact supply pressure regulators

Connecting plate

Standard label

Diverting gasket

Connecting plate

Label with arrow

Fixing screws

Long rubber finger always pointing towards the regulator outlet

Supply
pressure
regulator

2.1.2 Turning the supply pressure
regulator

The supply pressure regulator can be turned
on its connecting plate to allow the set point
screw to face either up or down.

1. Unscrew both fixing screws and lift the

supply pressure regulator off its connect­ing plate.

2. Pull the diverting gasket out of the regu-

lator and keep it in this position.

3. Turn the regulator 180 degrees and re­insert the gasket. In this way, you keep
the bore assignment of the gasket for
supply air input and regulator outlet.
Note: The long rubber finger of the gas­ket must always point in the direction of
the regulator outlet (reduced supply
pressure).

4. Fasten the regulator onto the connecting
plate.

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Fig. 4 · Turning the supply pressure regulator on its connecting plate or adapter plate

Supply air input

Connecting plate or adapter plate

Supply air input
(Supply) >

Regulator facing downward

Diverting gasket

Long rubber finger

always pointing

towards outlet

Regulator facing upward

Fixing screws

Regulator outlet

Diverting gasket

Front and back view

Regulator outlet (long rubber finger)

Supply air input
depending on the
position of the
gasket

2.2 Supply pressure regulators
for attachment to positioners
and actuators

The supply pressure regulator versions in­tended for attachment to positioners and ac­tuators are equipped with various adapter
plates for the attachment.
If required, the installation position of the
supply pressure regulator can be changed
by turning it 180° on its adapter plate to al­low the set point screw/adjustment knob to
face either up or down. This applies particu­larly for positioners which can be attached
either to the left or right side of the valve
yoke to determine the operating direction
and fail-safe action of the actuator.
To turn the supply pressure regulator, pro­ceed as described for the compact supply
pressure regulator in section 2.1.2. The reg­ulator is turned on its adapter plate instead
of on the connecting plate.

Regulators for Types 3730/3766/3767/
3780/3785/3787 Positioners

Type 4708-53xx for Type 3271 Actuator

and Type 3277 Actuator with 120 cm² as
well as 240 to 700 cm² with hooked-up
valve accessories.

1. Insert the gasket (2) into the recess of the

adapter plate (1).

2. Place the supply pressure regulator on

the positioner on the side where the
pneumatic connections SUPPLY and
OUTPUT are located. Screw tight using
both M5 screws (3).

Type 4708-54xx for rotary actuators.
Proceed to mount as Type 4708-53xx.

Type 4708-54xx has a second output
sealed with a stopper. This is intended for
reduced supply air. It can be used to supply
a second device, if required (e.g. a pilot-op­erated solenoid valve).

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Fig. 5 · Attachment onto positioners

Type 4708-53xx

73

194

111

Type 4708-54xx