System calculations
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Table A-4: Longest allowable circuit path with 6–10 SIGA-UMs or SIGA-MABs configured for 2-wire
smokes
Maximum wire distance using nontwisted, nonshielded wire pairs
18 AWG
16 AWG
14 AWG
Signature
detector
addresses
Signature
module
addresses
ft
m
ft
m
ft
m
1–25
0
5045
1538
8015
2443
12748
3886
26–50
0
4494
1370
7139
2176
11355
3461
51–75
0
3950
1204
6275
1913
9981
3042
76–100
0
3414
1040
5423
1653
8625
2629
101–125
0
2884
879
4581
1396
7286
2221
0
1–25
4106
1252
6523
1988
10375
3162
1–25
1–25
3542
1080
5627
1715
8950
2728
26–50
1–25
2985
910
4742
1445
7542
2299
51–75
1–25
2435
742
3868
1179
6152
1875
76–100
1–25
1891
576
3004
916
4778
1456
101–125
1–25
1353
412
2150
655
3419
1042
0
26–50
2869
874
4557
1389
7248
2209
1–25
26–50
2296
700
3648
1112
5802
1768
26–50
26–50
1730
527
2749
838
4372
1332
51–75
26–50
1170
357
1859
567
2957
901
76–100
26–50
617
188
979
299
1558
475
101–125
26–50
68
21
108
33
172
53
0
51–75
1796
547
2853
869
4537
1383
1–25
51–75
1214
370
1929
588
3067
935
26–50
51–75
638
195
1014
309
1613
492
51–75
51–75
69
21
109
33
173
53
76–100
51–75
101–125
51–75
0
76–100
833
254
1323
403
2105
642
1–25
76–100
242
74
385
117
613
187
26–50
76–100
51–75
76–100
76–100
76–100
101–125
76–100
0
101–125
1–25
101–125
26–50
101–125
51–75
101–125
76–100
101–125
101–125
101–125
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