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Technical Data 

 PR216-219-508-01

Effective March 2017

Installation and user manual for the  

BiWire / Conventional Repeater  

  

Technical Specification

Panel Specification

EFBWCV-REPEATER

Power Specification

Input Voltage Range

18 .75-30 .7V DC

Maximum current drawn from battery

2 .7A

Communication Ports

Repeater Port

Type

RS485

Nodes

Up to 3 repeaters and a fire panel

   Note:

 The use of this port is outside the scope of EN54 certification

Environmental

Operating Temperature

°

C

-5

°

C to +40

°

C

Relative Humidity

%

93% +/3% non-condensing

IP Rating

IP30

Mechanical 

Dimensions

mm

375 (W) x 366 (H) x 134 (D)

Weight

kg

2 .25

Material

PC ABS Front and Rear

Cabling 

Cable Access

29 x 20mm drill positions - Slots for rear cable entry

Cable Type 

Cable type 2 core 1 .5mm, 2 screened fire rated cable (twisted pair) 
500m (max)

Compliance 

Compliance to Standards

BS5839, part1

PSE Specification  

EFBWCV-REPEATER

Power Specification 

Mains Voltage

230V AC -10% / +15%, 50Hz

Mains Fuse

1 Amp Anti-Surge

Battery Details 

Number of Batteries

2

Capacity

12V, 5Ah

Recommended Battery 

Yucell Y5-12 (Yuasa)

Battery Fuse 

6 .3A Anti-Surge

Battery voltage (Charging 

value)

27 .3V DC @20%

Recommended period for 

battery replacement

5 years 

PSE Ratings 

Ouptut voltage

18 .75-30 .7V DC

Maximum ripple voltage 

425mV rms (1 .2Vp-p)

Imin

39mA

Ri max

1Ω

PSE Fault Options 

Mains OK (J4 pin 4)

>=3V Mains present, <=3V Mains fault

Fault_Charger (J4 pin 1)

>=3V for 1s pulsed at 0 .2Hz Charger OK
>=3V for 1s pulsed at 1Hz Charger fault
Steady high/low (no pulsing) PSE Micro fault

Fault_Battery (J4 pin 3)

=0 .17* (Vbat-0 .6) Volts

0V (J4 pins 2 and 10)

reference

www.acornfiresecurity.com

www.acornfiresecurity.com

Summary of Contents for EFBWCV-REPEATER

Page 1: ...Technical Data PR216 219 508 01 Installation and user manual for the BiWire Conventional Repeater Panel EFBWCV REPEATER www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity com...

Page 2: ...t IE 3 Power Supply Equipment PSE 4 System Wiring 5 Status Indications 5 Repeater I O 7 Installation Instructions 8 Before you begin 8 Panel Installation 9 Installation Testing 14 Operating Instructio...

Page 3: ...erate within their speci fication when the environmental conditions outside the cabinet of the IE PSE comply with class 3k5 of EN 60721 3 3 1995 The BiWire Conventional Repeater Panel The BiWire Conve...

Page 4: ...page 16 provides a full technical specification for the power supply Note that the charging circuit will be in its high impedance state approximately 3V DC if no batteries faulty batteries or only one...

Page 5: ...supplies the only wiring that is required is the mains input to the power supply unit and the data cable between the Fire Panel and each repeater panel as illustrated in Figure 3 Figure 3 System Wiri...

Page 6: ...y Failure ON SLOW SLOW Battery impedance fault Charger Fault ON ON SLOW Charger voltage fault Sounder Fault ON SLOW SLOW Short or open circuit condition on the sounder circuit FRE Fault ON SLOW SLOW S...

Page 7: ...anel will briefly flash the Zone Fault indicators to show the number of repeaters it has found Below is a table of what these indications mean It is important to note this during installation to ensur...

Page 8: ...SYSTEM DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN TIGHTENING THE TERMINAL BLOCKS NOTE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE MUST BE PERFORMED BY AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PERSON THE EQUIPMENT CARRIES NO WARRANTY UNLESS THE...

Page 9: ...ENTRANCE Mounting the Panel To prepare the panel for mounting you need to remove the front cover of the panel and the PCB shelf and the PSE from the back box To remove the front cover of the panel un...

Page 10: ...ack box and pull through the required cables Using the mounting holes in the back box drill holes into the wall and insert wall plugs and secure the panel to the wall as shown in Figure 20 Ensure any...

Page 11: ...ns NOTES OBEY VOLT DROP LIMITATION WHEN SIZING CABLES USE ONLY APPROVED CABLE TYPES DO NOT TIGHTEN TERMINAL CONNECTOR SCREWS TOO TIGHT KEEP POLARITY THROUGHOUT NON COLOURED CONDUCTORS SHOULD BE PERMAN...

Page 12: ...shown as grey 3 Connect the link cable between the two remaining terminals CAUTION DO NOT USE A HIGH VOLTAGE TESTER WHEN WIRING IS CONNECTED TO ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT NOTE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ZONE...

Page 13: ...the cable to the Repeater I O terminals on the Repeater Panel see Figure 15 observing correct polarity to to When daisy chaining repeater panels together simply connect another twisted pair cable betw...

Page 14: ...H SHORT CIRCUIT FAULTS ON ZONES AS THE PTC FUSE NEEDS TIME TO RECOVER IF IT HAS TRIPPED Repeater Check Place an individual zone into Zone Test Mode on the Fire Panel see Fire Panel manual for further...

Page 15: ...zzer button To silence the panel s internal buzzer at access level 2 enter the code 3112 and then press the Mute Buzzer button This will only silence the buzzer of the repeater and not the Fire Panel...

Page 16: ...Cable Type Cable type 2 core 1 5mm 2 screened fire rated cable twisted pair 500m max Compliance Compliance to Standards BS5839 part1 PSE Specification EFBWCV REPEATER Power Specification Mains Voltag...

Page 17: ...Technical Data PR216 219 508 01 Effective March 2017 Installation and user manual for the BiWire Conventional Repeater Manufacturers Contact Details www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity co...

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