A full technical specification of the Fire Beam and associated components can be seen below, answering most of the questions you may have. Beneath this we have also included a comparison chart which shows how the Fire Beam performs when compared side by side to its competitors.
| Electrical Specifications: |
| Supply Voltage |
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10.2 to 40 VDC |
| Supply Current |
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3mA (constant current) in all operational states |
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| Environmental Specifications: |
| Temperature |
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-10°C to +55°C |
| Humidity |
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10 to 95% RH Non-condensing |
| Protection Index |
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IP65 when suitably mounted and terminated |
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| Mechanical Specifications: |
| Beam Head |
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180mmH x 155mmW x137mmD Weight 1.1Kg |
| Controller |
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185mmH x 120mmW x 62mmD Weight 0.55Kg |
| Mid Range Kit |
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293mmH x293mmW x 5mmD Weight 0.8Kg |
| Long Range Kit |
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394mmH x 394mmW x 5mmD Weight 1.8Kg |
| Adaptor Plate |
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270mmH x 250mmW x 5mmD Weight 0.6Kg
(mounts the Beam Head onto Unistrut) |
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| Optical Specifications: |
| Optical Wavelength |
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870nm |
| Maximum Angular Alignment |
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±15° |
| Maximum Angular Misalignment |
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(static not auto-aligning)
Beam Head ±0.75° / Reflector ±2° |
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| Operational Specifications: |
| Protection Range |
| Standard Fire Beam |
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5 to 40 metres |
| Mid Range Kit |
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40 to 80 metres |
| Long Range Kit |
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80 to 100 metres |
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| Alarm Sensitivity Levels |
| 25% (1.25dB) to 50% (3dB) in 1% (0.05dB) increments (default 35% (1.87dB)) |
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| Alarm Condition: |
| Obscuration drops to below pre-defined sensitivity level. |
| Time to Alarm Condition adjustable between 2 to 30 seconds in 1 second increments (default setting is 10 seconds) |
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| Alarm Indication: |
| Controller Status - FIRE |
| Controller Red Flashing LED 0.5 Second |
| Head Red Flashing LED 1 Second |
| Alarm Relay Change Over (CO) Contact |
| Rating 2A @ 30 VDC
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| Test / Reset Features: |
| Beam test function by controller |
| Alarm latching / auto-reset selectable (default auto-reset) |
| Alarm reset in latching mode by controller reset function, removing power for >5 seconds, apply 12 to 24 VDC to reset connections in Beam Head. |
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| Fault Sensitivity Level: |
| 90% |
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| Fault Condition: |
| Obscuration drops to below the fault sensitivity level within 1 second |
| Power Down or Supply Voltage < 9 VDC |
| Commissioning modes, Pre-Alignment and Auto Alignment |
| Beam turned off during Beam Maintenance (auto resets in 8 hours to normal) |
| Time to Fault Condition adjustable, 2 to 60 seconds in 1 second increments (default 10 seconds) |
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| Fault Indication: |
| Controller Status - FAULT |
| Controller Yellow Flashing LED 1 Second |
| Head Yellow Flashing LED 1 Second |
| Fault Relay Change Over (CO) Contact Rating 2A @ 30 VDC |
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| Normal Condition: |
| Obscuration level is above the Alarm sensitivity level |
| Controller Status - NORMAL |
| Controller Green Flashing LED 1 Second |
| Programmable on/off |
| Head Green Flashing LED 1 Second |
| Programmable on/off |
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| Auto-Align / Beam Contamination Compensation: |
| Auto-align during normal operation if obscuration drops below 90% (doesn't effect normal operating mode) |
| Beam Contamination Compensation 4 hour monitoring. Compensation data available at the controller |
