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8 Getting started
8.1 Product Content
All Famoco FX9 validators are made of two parts:
•
A Back Casing (Wall or Pole) consisting of a system of attachment, a voltage-reducing
card and USB ports.
•
A Front Casing containing all the intelligence of the device.
8.2 How to install FX9 validators
8.2.1 Electrical recommendations
Warning: Make sure that the power supply is switched off during the entire installation.
All FX9 validators must be powered with voltages of 12 or 24 VDC, protected against undervoltage
and overvoltage. In no case shall the voltage supplied be less than 9 VDC or more than 36 VDC.
The power supply wiring consists of 2 rigid-wire conductors. The cross-section and length will
depend on the location of the Validator in relation to the energy source distance.
A full 25W power is the theoretical maximum peak power consumption of FX9 validators in its
most complete configuration. The real consumption (average/maximum) may be lower depending
on the Validator's configuration, but in any case, it will never exceed 25Wh.
The recommended cross-section for a copper wire cable depending on its length (understood as
the round trip of the conductor between the Validator and the power source).
Input voltage of 12V DC:
12V DC
Copper section mm2
(25 W/h, I=2,08)
Cable
length (m)
(both ways)
minimum
(PT 5%)
maximum
(PT 2.5%)
Rigid
wire’s
cross-section
AWG equivalence
1
0.06
0.12
0,5 mm2
AWG 20
2
0.12
0.24
0,5 mm2
AWG 20
5
0.30
0.59
0,5 mm2
AWG 20
10
0.59
1.18
1 mm2
AWG 17
15
0.89
1.77
1,5 mm2
AWG 16
20
1.18
2.36
2 mm2
The validator terminal block accepts up to 1.5mm2 of
cross-section cable. A section of 1.5mm2 (AWG 15)
can be used, under the installer’s responsibility and
after confirming the maximum power of the
configuration to be deployed.
25
1.48
2.95
3 mm2
30
1.77
3.54
3,5 mm2
