Description
1. Product Title
Bently Nevada 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 – 19-inch Rack Chassis (Standard Mount)
2. Product Overview
The 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 is the foundational hardware component of the Bently Nevada 3500 Series Machinery Protection System. This 19-inch rack chassis is designed to house and provide power/communication backplanes for the various monitoring modules, power supplies, and interface cards that comprise a complete system.
The3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 solves the industrial challenge of centralized machinery protection by providing a rugged, high-integrity environment for critical monitoring electronics. It ensures that power and data are distributed reliably across all installed cards, such as vibration monitors, relay modules, and communications gateways. This specific configuration is a standard 14-slot rack, providing the scalability needed for complex machine trains in high-stakes industrial environments.
3. Technical Specifications
- Brand: Bently Nevada / Baker Hughes
- Model: 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00
- Warranty: One Year
- Condition: 100% New & Original
- Rack Size: 19-inch EIA Standard
- Mounting Option (-01): Standard Rack Mount (19-inch)
- Panel Height (-03): 7-inch High Panel
- Agency Approval (-00): None (General Purpose)
- Reserved Option (-00): None
- European Approval (-00): None
- Number of Slots: 14 available monitor slots (plus power supply and RIM slots)
- Backplane: Integrated high-speed data and power distribution
- Material: Aluminum and Steel alloy for EMI/RFI shielding
4. Key Features & Benefits
- Scalable Architecture: The 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 allows for the installation of up to 14 monitor modules, enabling a single rack to protect an entire machine train (e.g., turbine, gearbox, and generator).
- Robust Power Distribution: The backplane is designed to support redundant power supplies, ensuring that the protection system remains active even if one power source fails.
- Standardized Integration: As a standard 19-inch rack, it fits seamlessly into existing industrial control cabinets and server racks, simplifying plant-wide installation and maintenance.
5. Application Scenarios
- Power Plant Control Rooms: Acts as the central hub for monitoring steam or gas turbine vibrations and axial thrust, feeding data directly to the DCS.
- Oil & Gas Compression Stations: Houses the vibration and temperature monitoring modules for large-scale centrifugal compressors in hazardous or remote locations.
- Steel Mill Motor Lines: Provides a centralized location for monitoring the health of high-horsepower rolling mill motors and associated gearboxes.
6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Q: What is the primary function of the 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 ?
- A: It is a physical chassis that provides the mechanical housing, electrical power, and communication bus for all 3500 series monitoring modules.
- Q: Is 3500/05-01-03-00-00-00 compatible with redundant power?
- A: Yes, the rack backplane supports both single and redundant power supply configurations to ensure maximum system availability.





