The Newson Gale Earth-Rite Multipoint II is a metal control panel enclosure with a blue electronic interface, multiple indicator lights, and connection ports for intrinsically safe ground monitoring in hazardous environments.

The Newson Gale Earth-Rite Multipoint II monitors eight points along a pipe, featuring power supply with relays and control panel for intrinsically safe ground monitoring in hazardous locations.

A factory floor with eight numbered workstations, drums, and containers, each equipped with machinery, electrical outlets, and the Newson Gale Earth-Rite Multipoint II intrinsically safe ground monitoring system.

The Newson Gale Earth-Rite Multipoint II is connected to a large metal container, with wall-mounted units, intrinsically safe ground monitoring, labeled remote indicators, and a monitoring unit above the devices.

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Newson Gale Earth-Rite Multipoint II

Key Features:

Eight Monitoring Circuits: Monitors the ground status of eight equipment pieces, with each circuit requiring a resistance of 10 ohms or less to indicate a permissive condition.
Visual Indicators: Features an array of eight pairs of green/red LEDs on the monitoring unit, with optional remote indicator stations for Class I, II, and III Division 1 locations, displaying a flashing green LED when grounded.
Intrinsically Safe Design: Utilizes HAZLOC ‘ia’ circuits, suitable for all gas and dust groups, ensuring safe operation in classified areas.
Interlocking Capability: Each circuit has a dedicated dry/volt-free SPDT relay, with options to group circuits for processes requiring multiple grounded components (e.g., pump activation for drum filling).
Flexible Installation: Connects via 2-core grounding clamps or connectors, with marshalling boxes routing circuits to equipment. A power supply unit (PSU) delivers intrinsically safe power and can be installed in Class I, II, III Div 2 or non-hazardous locations.
Reliability: Incorporates self-checking Watchdog technology with a blue flashing LED to monitor software functionality, and MISRA C coding for the microcontroller. Faults are indicated by flashing red LEDs or a fault relay.

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Key Features:

Eight Monitoring Circuits: Monitors the ground status of eight equipment pieces, with each circuit requiring a resistance of 10 ohms or less to indicate a permissive condition.
Visual Indicators: Features an array of eight pairs of green/red LEDs on the monitoring unit, with optional remote indicator stations for Class I, II, and III Division 1 locations, displaying a flashing green LED when grounded.
Intrinsically Safe Design: Utilizes HAZLOC ‘ia’ circuits, suitable for all gas and dust groups, ensuring safe operation in classified areas.
Interlocking Capability: Each circuit has a dedicated dry/volt-free SPDT relay, with options to group circuits for processes requiring multiple grounded components (e.g., pump activation for drum filling).
Flexible Installation: Connects via 2-core grounding clamps or connectors, with marshalling boxes routing circuits to equipment. A power supply unit (PSU) delivers intrinsically safe power and can be installed in Class I, II, III Div 2 or non-hazardous locations.
Reliability: Incorporates self-checking Watchdog technology with a blue flashing LED to monitor software functionality, and MISRA C coding for the microcontroller. Faults are indicated by flashing red LEDs or a fault relay.

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Since the first generation Earth-Rite® MULTIPOINT was launched in 2000, Newson Gale has supported customers on hundreds of applications with installation and application characteristics that challenged traditional “off the shelf” static control solutions. The development of the MULTIPOINT evolved from our closeness to customers which enabled our design engineers to identify the possibility of providing a single solution that combined active static ground monitoring and interlock capability to a range of applications that would otherwise have been prohibitive on the grounds of cost or installation difficulty. This level of flexibility was particularly relevant for pharmaceutical powder processing applications where multiple components could be potentially isolated from a verified ground.

Fast forward to 2016 and the release of the second generation of the Earth-Rite® MULTIPOINT II which extended the multi-point grounding concept to a wider range of HAZLOC applications in both gas and dust atmospheres.

We are an authorized Newson Gale distributor shipping to locations in North America.

Technical Data

Earth-Rite MULTIPOINT II Basic Specification
Specification	Details
Approvals & Certification	Monitoring Unit: (ATEX) II 1 GD EEx ia IIC T4 & Class I, II, III Division 1 Groups A-G Power Supply / Interface: (ATEX) II 1 GD [EEx ia] IIC & Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D Class II Division 1 Groups E, F, G Class III Division 1
Power Supply	110V or 240V AC 50-60Hz
No. of Monitored Points	Up to 8 (hard wired or via clamps)
Monitored Resistance	Setpoint: 10 ohms (each point)
Status Indication	Red & green LEDs for each point
Interlock Contacts	One common contact output
Options	Multiple interlock output contacts, Ground monitoring clamps and cables for mobile equipment, Fixed monitoring leads with plug & socket connectors.