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Product Bulletin
34.2:2500 2500-249 Controllers and Transmitters
April 2017 D200037X012
Specifications
Available Configurations Steady‐State Air Consumption
See tables 1, 5, and 6 See table 4
Input Signal
Proportional Band, Differential Gap, or Span
Fluid Level or Fluid‐to‐Fluid Interface Level: From 0 to
100 percent of displacer length—standard lengths for See table 1
all sensors are J 356 mm (14 inches) or J 813 mm
(32 inches); other lengths available depending on
sensor construction Set Point (Controllers Only)
Fluid Density: From 0 to 100 percent of displacement Continuously adjustable to position control point or
force change obtained with given displacer differential gap of less than 100 percent anywhere
volume—standard volumes are within displacer length (fluid or interface level) or
J 980 cm3 (60 inches3) for 249C and 249CP sensors displacement force change (density)
or J 1640 cm3 (100 inches3) for most other sensors;
other volumes available depending upon sensor
construction Zero Adjustment (Transmitters Only)
Continuously adjustable to position span of less than
Allowable Specific Gravity
100 percent anywhere within displacer length (fluid
Specific gravity with standard volume displacers and or interface level) or displacement force change
standard wall torque tubes: (density)
Fluid Level and Fluid‐to‐Fluid Interface
2500 Controllers, except 2503 and 2503R: Specific
gravity range, 0.20 to 1.10 Performance
2503 and 2503R: Specific gravity range, 0.25 to 1.10 Independent Linearity (Transmitters Only):
Fluid Density 1 percent of output pressure change at span of 100
2500 Controllers, except 2503 and 2503R: Minimum percent
change in specific gravity, 0.20 Hysteresis: 0.6 percent of output pressure change at
2503 and 2503R: Minimum change in specific gravity, 100 percent of proportional band, differential gap, or
0.25 span
Contact your Emerson sales office or Local Business Repeatability: 0.2 percent of displacer length or
Partner for information on non‐standard applications displacement force change
Deadband (Except Differential Gap Controllers(3)):
Output Signal 0.05 percent of proportional band or span
Typical Frequency Response: 4 Hz and 90‐degree
See table 1 phase shift at 100 percent of proportional band,
differential gap, or span with output piped to typical
Output Action instrument bellows using 6.1 meters (20 feet) of 6.4
J Direct (increasing fluid or interface level or specific mm (1/4‐inch) tubing
gravity increases output pressure) or Ambient Temperature Error: ±1.5 percent of output
J Reverse (increasing fluid or interface level or pressure change per 28_C (50_F) of temperature
specific gravity decreases output pressure) change at 100 percent of proportional band,
differential gap, or span when using sensor with
standard wall N05500 torque tube
Area Ratio of Relay Diaphragms
Reset (Proportional‐Plus‐Reset Controllers Only):
3:1 Continuously adjustable from 0.005 to over 0.9
minutes per repeat (from 200 to under 1.1 repeats
Supply Pressure(1) per minute)
Anti‐Reset Differential Relief (2502F and 2502FR
Normal Operation: See table 4. Controllers Only): Continuously adjustable from 0.14
Maximum to Prevent Internal Part Rupture(2): to 0.48 bar (2 to 7 psi) differential to relieve excessive
3 bar (45 psig) difference between proportional and reset pressures
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Specifications (Continued)
Standard Tubing Connections Allowable Process Temperatures(1)
1/4 NPT internal See table 2
Table of Contents
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 On-Off Controller With Proportional Valve . . . . . . 12
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 On-Off Controller Without Proportional Valve . . . 12
Supply Pressure Overpressure Protection . . . . . . . . 10 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Principle of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Proportional Controller or Transmitter . . . . . . . . . 11 Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Proportional-Plus-Reset Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Resetup Windup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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April 2017 D200037X012
Table 2. Allowable Process Temperatures for Table 3. Displacer and Torque Tube Materials
Common Fisher 249 Sensor Component Materials Part Standard Material Other Material
PROCESS TEMPERATURE 316 Stainless Steel,
MATERIAL N10276, N04400,
Minimum Maximum Displacer 304 Stainless Steel
Plastic, and Special
Cast Iron(1) -29_C (-20_F) 232_C (450_F)
Alloys
Steel -29_C (-20_F) 427_C (800_F)
N10276, N04400,
Stainless Steel -198_C (-325_F) 427_C (800_F) Displacer Stem,
other Austenitic
Driver Bearing, 316 Stainless Steel
N04400 -198_C (-325_F) 427_C (800_F) Stainless Steels, and
Displacer Rod and Driver
Special Alloys
Aluminum -195_C (-320_F) 99_C (210_F)
316 Stainless Steel,
Gaskets Torque Tube N05500(1)
N06600, N10276
Graphite Laminate/SST -198_C (-325_F) 427_C (800_F)
N04400/PTFE -73_C (-100_F) 204_C (400_F) 1. N05500 is not recommended for spring applications above 232_C
(450_F). Contact your Emerson sales office, Local Business Partner, or
Soft Iron Gasket -29_C (-20_F) 427_C (800_F) application engineer if temperatures exceeding this limit are required.
Bolting
B7 steel -46_C (-50_F) 427_C (800_F)
B7M steel -29_C (-20_F) 427_C (800_F)
B8M stainless steel -198_C (-325_F) 427_C (800_F)
1. Cast iron may be used to -73_C (-100_F) provided a heat insulator is used below
-18_C (0_F) and stainless steel studs and nuts are used below -46_C (-50_F).
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Figure 1. Typical Fisher 2500 Controller Constructions with Right‐Hand Mounting Shown
3‐WAY BOURDON TUBE VALVE HAS LARGE
PORTS WHICH GREATLY REDUCE CLOGGING
W0671‐1
POINTER
INDICATOR AND
BASE PLATES
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Figure 2. Fisher 249B Caged Sensor (Typical Figure 3. Typical Cageless Sensors
of all Rotatable‐Head Caged Sensors)
DISPLACER ROD
DISPLACER
STEM END
CONNECTOR
OPTIONAL
TRAVEL
STOP PIN
AND PLATE
W1800‐1
KNIFE EDGE
BEARING
DISPLACER
STEM
DISPLACER
ROTATABLE STUD
HEAD
W0660‐1
W9353
249VS MOUNTS ON
SIDE OF VESSEL
CENTER OF DISPLACER
W2141‐1
SHOULD BE LOCATION
OF LIQUID OR INTERFACE
LEVEL DURING NORMAL
OPERATION
STILLWELL 1
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400
PROCESS TEMPERATURE ( F)
PROCESS TEMPERATURE ( F)
TOO TOO
PROCESS TEMPERATURE ( C)
_ HOT _ _
HEAT INSULATOR REQUIRED 300 HEAT INSULATOR REQUIRED HOT 300 _
Note:
If ambient dewpoint is above process temperature, ice formation might cause instrument
malfunction and reduce insulator effectiveness.
1 For process temperatures below -29_C (-20_F) and above 204_C (400_F) sensor
materials must be appropriate for the process - see table 2.
B1413-1A
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Figure 5. Schematic of Direct‐Acting Fisher 2500‐249 Proportional Controller (or Transmitter) Shown with
Right‐Hand Mounting
FLAPPER
EXHAUST
NOZZLE
PROPORTIONAL VALVE
LARGE
FIXED
DIAPHRAGM
ORIFICE EXHAUST
TO OTHER
PNEUMATIC INSTRUMENT
IF TRANSMITTER
CONSTRUCTION OR
SMALL APPLICATION
EXHAUST END DIAPHRAGM
OF RELAY VALVE
SUPPLY END OF
RELAY VALVE
SUPPLY SUPPLY PRESSURE
PRESSURE
NOZZLE PRESSURE
OUTPUT PRESSURE
PROPORTIONAL PRESSURE
CD2114‐E
B2296
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DIFFERENTIAL
RESET RELIEF VALVE
VALVE
PROPORTIONAL
VALVE
EXHAUST TO PROPORTIONAL
BELLOWS
TO RESET BELLOWS RESET
SUPPLY PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT
OUTPUT PRESSURE
NOZZLE PRESSURE
PROPORTIONAL
PRESSURE FROM PROPORTION
RESET PRESSURE RELAY BAND ADJUSTMENT
CJ4081‐A
B2347‐2
E0792
PROPORTIONAL‐PLUS‐RESET CONTROL
WITH ANTI‐RESET WINDUP
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INNER BOURDON
OUTER BOURDON TUBE CHANNEL
TUBE CHANNEL
SWITCHING POINT
SUPPLY PORT OF THREE‐WAY ADJUSTMENT
BOURDON TUBE VALVE
EXHAUST PORT OF
BOURDON TUBE VALVE
(OPEN FOR RELEASE
OF LOADING PRESSURE) FLAPPER
EXHAUST END
LARGE
OF RELAY VALVE
DIAPHRAGM
SUPPLY PRESSURE
OUTPUT PRESSURE
SUPPLY END OF
SMALL NOZZLE PRESSURE
RELAY VALVE
DIAPHRAGM
B04466‐E
A2546‐1
TORQUE TUBE
ARM
TORQUE TUBE
SHAFT
TORQUE TUBE
SHAFT
EXTENSION
SHAFT
COUPLING
W0630‐2
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CAGED
CAGELESS
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