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What is the purpose of the screens in instrumentation cables?

April 26, 2017cables instrumentation purpose screens

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What is the purpose of the screens in instrumentation cables?

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The presence of large machines, welders and other processes in industrial environments create a lot of electrical interference (noise). This noise has the potential to distort the clarity of signals that are transmitted between equipment, which may lead to false readings, For example, a system monitoring the temperature of a boiler may not report the correct temperature. A metallic screen will shield the cores of a cable from interference, thus improving the clarity of a signal.