2.9.Dimensions(baseincl.):
-diameter-∅106mm
-height-48mm
2.10.Weight(baseincl.)-0,150kg
3.STRUCTUREANDFUNCTION
Theshortcircuitisolatorlayoutisseenonfig.16202Lconsistsoftwomainparts:abaseandan
isolatorhead.Thelattercomprisesacircuitboard.Thecontactplatesarefixedtothebase.
Theisolatorheadisfixedonthebasebythemeansofbayonetjoints.Whenlocatingtheisolator
headonthebase,makesurethebenchmarkstandsabout20mmbeforetherespectivebench
markonthebase;thenrotateclockwisetofix.Thebenchmarksshouldfullycoincidewhenfixed.
Option:Aflatpointscrewisprovidedontheadapterheadtopreventunauthorizedremoval.A2
mmtipscrewdriverisrequiredforlockingandunlocking.
TE
ST
Isolatorhead
Base
Leadingbench
marks
LED
LED
Flatpointscrew
Fig.1
Theshortcircuitisolator,connectedbetweentwoadjacentsegments,monitorstheresistanceofthe
segments.Whenresistancevaluereachesafixedlowthreshold,theisolatorswitchesovertoalarm
state.ThesurfaceyellowLEDsilluminateandtheline(loop)powersupply(negativewire)is
interruptedinisolatoríspointofconnection.Whentheresistanceoftheisolatedwiresegmentis
restoredtothenormallimits,theisolatorautomaticallyswitchesovertoitsquiescentstate.The
LEDsextinguishandthepowersupplyisresumed.Isolatordiagramisfullysymmetricalinrelation
totheinputandoutputwiresegment.InLineconfiguration(fig.2.1.)duetoonesidepowersupply
theisolatoriscapabletoisolateshortcircuitdetectedinthesegmentaftertheisolatorinrelationto
thefirecontrolpanel.InLoopconfiguration(fig.2.2.)duetobothsidespowersupplytheisolatoris
activeinbothdirectionsñi.e.theshortcircuitedwiresegmentisisolatedbytwoadjoiningisolators.
WheninLineconfigurationconnectisolatorsatthebeginningofaline;inLoopconfiguration
connectisolatorsatbothloopends;useoneisolatorformaximum32firedetectors.
4.PREPARINGTHEISOLATORFOROPERATION
4.1.Connectiondiagram
Connectiondiagramofisolatorbasetoshieldedfirealarmlineisshownonfig.2.1ñline
configuration,andonfig.2.2ñloopconfiguration.
2
5
1
4
2
1
54
4
5
12
Shield
FS6000Fire
ControlPanel
Firedetector
Address1
IsolatorFiredetector
Address127
Fig.2.1.
1
5
2
4
2
1
54
1
54
2
54
12
5
1
4
2
Shield
Firedetector
Address001
Isolator
Shield
FS6000Fire
ControlPanel
Firedetector
Addressxxx
Firedetector
Address127
Isolator
FS6000Fire
ControlPanel
Fig.2.2.
4.2.Ãounting
Separatethebasefromtheheadbyturningtheisolatorheadinananti-clockwisedirection.
Feedtheconnectioncablethroughthecableentryinthecentreofthebase.Fixthebaseonthe
ceilingusingappropriatefixings.Completethewiringasshownonfig.2.1or2.2.
Replacetheisolatorheadonthebasebyofferingtheisolatorheadtothebaseensuringbench
marksarenomorethan20mmapart.Rotatetheisolatorheadinaclockwisedirectiontocomplete
location.
Locktheisolatorheadtothebasebyscrewingtheflatpointscrew,usinga2mmtipscrewdriver,
ensurenottoovertighten.
4.3.Testing
Accordingtofig.2.1theisolatorissuppliedwithoutputvoltage18VDCñ26VDCandoutput
resistancenotlowerthan20Ω.Terminals4and1aretobeterminatedbyresistor<20Ω.Upon
activationtheyellowLEDisilluminatedandremainsactiveuntilshortcircuitiseliminated.
Exchangethewires,connectedtoterminals1and2.Completethesametestprocedureto
terminals4and2.
Shortcircuitisolatorsaretested,inrealconditions,byterminatingthenegativeandpositivewires
(aftertheisolator)ofthelineorloopconfiguration.