Description

The 3500/05-01-02-00-00-01 is a full-size, 19-inch System Rack manufactured by Bently Nevada (a Baker Hughes business) designed as the foundational structural framework for the 3500 Series Machinery Protection System. This hardware serves as the physical chassis and high-speed backplane hub that houses all core 3500 series machinery vibration monitors, transient data interfaces, and system power supplies. The integrated digital backplane allows distinct instrumentation slots to seamlessly exchange real-time control data, while simultaneously supplying a highly filtered internal power distribution grid to each individual slide-in module.

The exact ordering configuration code 3500/05-01-02-00-00-01 details a 19-inch full-size structural chassis containing 14 available instrumentation slots (excluding the dedicated left-hand utility power and rack interface module positions). It features a Bulkhead Mount structural format option, meaning it is engineered to mount directly flat against a wall, structural bulkhead panel, or within a custom enclosure where traditional 19-inch EIA open-frame relay rails are unavailable. All underlying input/output field terminations, transducer loops, and backend I/O modules are fully accessible directly from the front panel interface in this layout option. This model contains European Compliance (CE) certifications and is standard production series hardware.

Features

• Central high-speed communication backplane enabling real-time processing interaction between protection cards.
• Full-size 19-inch instrumentation architecture offering 14 discrete, customizable module expansion slots.
• Bulkhead mount design allowing flush vertical surface installation where traditional 19-inch cabinet rails are absent.
• Front-access I/O capability ensuring field sensor loops and external terminations can be fully wired from the front.
• Rigid industrial-grade structural metal build to damp ambient high-frequency vibration and shield against magnetic interference.
• Full European Compliance (CE) approval rating factory-certified for reliable implementation across European industrial assets.

Applications

• Primary localized equipment rack holding machinery protection cards for large utility steam and gas turbines.
• Plant-wide central safety interlock and predictive maintenance monitoring hub on high-vibration compression trains.
• Bulkhead-mounted field enclosures used inside harsh oil and gas refinery or petrochemical control rooms where rear access is blocked.

Option String Breakdown

Technical Specifications

Connections/Interfaces

Installation Guidelines

• Bulkhead Surface Preparation: Verify the wall or structural panel can continuously support the weight of a fully populated 3500 rack (up to 45 lbs or 20.4 kg). Pre-drill mounting holes to match the exact template spacing provided in Bently Nevada installation manuals.
• Front Access Clearances: Because this is a Bulkhead Mount (-02) chassis, both the primary monitor cards and their corresponding I/O modules install from the front. Maintain a minimum of 250 mm clearance in front of the rack face for cable bending radiuses, wiring trunking, and module removal.
• Dedicated Utility Slot Rules: Remember that the far left slots are dedicated exclusively to the power supply modules (such as the 3500/15) and the Rack Interface Module (3500/22M). Standard machinery monitors cannot be forced into these utility slots.
• Chassis Earth Ground Link: Connect a heavy-gauge copper grounding wire from the main chassis earth stud to the primary electrical ground grid of the control panel enclosure to block electrical noise and ensure instrumentation stability.