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Signal isolator

Definition

A device that passes a 4-20 mA value across an optical or transformer barrier, so the input and output sides share no conductive path.

The standard answer where a second ground cannot be removed: a transmitter bonded to a grounded pipe, or a signal arriving from another building.

Also known as: loop isolator.

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