Model FS17X
™
Fire and Flame Detector
INSTALLATION GUIDE and OPERATING MANUAL
Fire Sentry Corporation
Document No. 6178-007 - Rev. F
© Copyright 2012
All Rights Reserved
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4.3
Test Lamps
Some flame detector manufacturers claim that their Detectors do not need remote testing with an external
Test Lamp because their Detectors test themselves. Even though Fire Sentry Corporation Detectors also test
themselves, Fire Sentry Corporation, in compliance with NFPA 72 codes, has developed portable test lamps
for periodical “end-to-end” testing of their Detectors remotely. Some of the most important functions of the
remote test lamp are to ensure:
The Detector’s optical path is not blocked.
The Detector is aimed properly at the fire threat area (that the Detector mounting bracket didn’t
move or was accidentally bumped by someone).
The Detectors alarming circuitry and outputs (i.e. relays, 4-to-20 mA, etc.) function properly.
Internal Detector testing and window lens cleanliness testing cannot insure the Detector is aimed properly, that
its view of the fire scene has not been blocked by something such as a newly installed pipe or duct, storage
box, parked vehicle, etc., and its ALARM outputs are functioning properly. (see Note in Section 2.4)
For calibrated testing, in compliance with NFPA 72 Codes for flame detectors, as manufacturers of the FSX
product line, our calibrated testing using our TL-2055X Test Lamp is as follows. If the FS17X set at Highest
Sensitivity ALARMS to a fully charged TL-2055X Test Lamp at a distance between 1 and 25 feet, then the
FS17X is in normal operating condition.
U
TL-1055X
U
is a general purpose NEMA 1 light
weight hand-held portable rechargeable Test
Lamp designed for testing the FSX™ Detectors
externally. The hand held Test Lamp (
see Figure
4-1
) comes with a Universal Charger (110 VAC
and 220 VAC).
U
TL-2055X
U
is a Class
I
, Div. 1 approved Explosion-
Proof light weight hand-held portable rechargeable
Test Lamp designed for testing the FSX™ Detectors
externally, in a hazardous location. The hand held
Test Lamp (
see Figure 4-2
) comes with a Universal
Charger (110 VAC and 220 VAC).
Figure 4-1
TL-1055X
Hand Held Test Lamp (NEMA 1)
Figure 4-2
TL-2055X
Hand Held Test Lamp (Class
I
, Division 1)
