3300 XL NSv Proximity Transducer System Introduction

The 3300 XL NSv Proximity Transducer system is intended for use with centrifugal air compressors, refrigeration compressors, process gas compressors, and other machines with tight installation requirements. The 3300 XL NSv Proximity Transducer System consists of:

  1. 3300 NSv probe

  2. 3300 NSv extension cable

  3.3300 XL NSv Proximitor Sensor(1)

The primary uses for the 3300 XL NSv Transducer System are for areas where counter bore, sideview, or rearview restrictions limit the use of standard Bently Nevada 3300 and 3300 XL 5 and 8 mm Transducer Systems. It is also ideal for small target applications, such as measuring radial vibration on shafts smaller than 51 mm (2 in) or axial position on flat targets smaller than 15 mm (0.6 in). It is primarily used in the following applications on fluid-filmed bearing machines where a small shaft or reduced side-view is present:

  Radial vibration and radial position measurements

  Axial (thrust) position measurements

  Tachometer and zero speed measurements

  Phase reference (Keyphasor signals)

The 3300 XL NSv Transducer System design allows it to replace both the 3300 RAM Transducer Systems and the 3000-series or 7000-series 190 Transducer System. Upgrades from the 3300 RAM system to the 3300 XL NSv system may use the existing probe, extension cable, and monitoring system with 3300 XL NSv Proximitor Sensor. Upgrades from the 3000-series or 7000-series Transducer System must replace the probe, extension cable, and Proximitor Sensor with NSv components. 

The 3300 XL NSv Transducer System has an Average Scale Factor of 7.87 V/mm (200 mV/mil), which is the most common output for eddy current transducers. Its enhanced sideview and small target characteristics give it shorter linear range than the Bently Nevada 3300 XL-series 5 and 8 mm Transducer System. The 1.5 mm (60 mils) of linear range exceeds the linear range of the 3000-series 190 Transducer System.

Proximitor Sensor

The 3300 XL NSv Proximitor Sensor has similar features to those found in the 3300 XL 8 mm Proximitor Sensor. Its thin design allows the user to mount it in either a high-density DIN-rail installation or a more traditional panel mount configuration. Improved RFI/EMI immunity allows the 3300 XL NSv Proximitor Sensor to achieve European CE mark approvals without any special mounting considerations. This RFI immunity also prevents nearby high frequency radio signals from adversely affecting the transducer system. SpringLoc terminal strips on the Proximitor Sensor require no special installation tools and facilitate faster, highly robust field wiring connections.