Silicon Insulated Heating Tapes – Flexelec RS – RS/T – RS/I

Features

  • Max. power 60 W/m.
  • Power cable: length 1 m as standard.
  • RS: silicon elastomer insulated tapes.
  • RS/T: with tinned copper braid for earthing and mechanical protection.
  • RS/I: with stainless steel braid for earthing and mechanical protection.
Enquiry

Through our deep knowledge and experience, we are able to supply electrical heat tracing systems and solutions to achieve both dynamic heat up and temperature maintenance applications in Oil and Gas, Palm Oil, Food Industry, and others. We understand your requirements and we are specialists in Electrical Heat Tracing solutions and provide reliable systems and solutions. Dpstar is responsible, trustworthy, and accountable you can count on.

Dpstar offers a broad range of flexible solutions for your heat tape needs. Our knowledgeable staff can ensure that you find the right heat tape to meet both your budget as well as any technical requirements for your particular project. Heat tape can be an integral component for many projects; including anything from preventative measures against freezing pipes to laboratory heating sources that require exceptional power ratings. Let the experts at Dpstar put their knowledge to work on your project and reap the rewards of our many years of refinement and development of our products.

RS, RS/T, and RS/I heating tapes are designed for maintaining temperatures of up to 140°C. They are insulated with a completely sealed silicon elastomer. To ensure that these heating elements enjoy a long service life, we recommend using a control device.

Characteristics

  • Max. power 60 W/m.
  • Power cable: Length 1m as standard
  • RS: silicon elastomer insulated tapes.
  • RS/T: with tinned copper braid for earthing and mechanical protection.
  • RS/I: with stainless steel braid for earthing and mechanical protection.
  • Special production on request.

Applications

  • Water freeze protection with heating cables.
  • Freeze protection of the safety fire systems with heating cables.
  • Temperature maintenance of fluids with the heating element.
  • Heat up sets to 450°C or more with heating elements.
  • Supply drinking water to animals, studs, and farms, both inside unheated buildings and in fields. Electrical trace heating must be used in conjunction with electrical and mechanical protection to ensure safety for the animals

Specification

Model RS RS/T RS/I
Heating wire Nickel-Copper or Nickel-Chrome
Diameter 3 x 12 mm 3.5 x 12.5 mm
Max. power 20 W/m to maintain at 140°C
40 W/m to maintain at 105°C
60 W/m to maintain at 80°C
Voltage Any voltage on request up to 500 V
Permissible surface temperature from – 70°C to + 200°C
Tolerances Power : ± 10 %
Diameter : + 0.2 / – 0.1 mm
Length : ± 1 %
Connection and end insulation Sealed silicon elastomer moulding
Ingress protection code IP66
Minimum bending radius 6 x the thickness
Insulation Class CLASS 0 (single insulated)
CLASS III (if low Voltage)
CLASS I (earthing)