Section 2: Installation
Connecting power
Batteries
Do not connect the battery until all other wiring is complete.
Note:
A sealed, rechargeable, lead acid battery or gel type battery is required to meet UL requirements for power standby
times.
Connect the RED battery lead to the positive battery terminal and the BLACK battery lead to the negative battery terminal.
The panel can be programmed to charge the battery at 400 mA or 700 mA. (See "[982] Battery Settings" on page 152).
Note:
Refer to "Aux loading and battery selection" on page 270.
Battery selection chart
After calculating the battery capacity
(B)
for each specific installation use the following table to determine the battery
required to support the main panel in standby mode for:
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4 hours (UL/ULC residential burglary, ULC commercial burglary)
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12 hours (EN50131 Grade 2/Class II)
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24 hours (UL/ULC residential fire, UL home health care, ULC commercial burglary, ULC residential fire with wired
CO detectors UL985 6th Ed, ULC, fire commercial monitoring- no bell load allowed; INCERT [Belgium])
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30 Hours (AC fail transmission required) or 60 hours (EN50131 Grade 3)
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36 Hours (NFA2P 2 shield) or 60 hours (NFA2P 3 shield)
The battery size is measured in amp hours (Ah). The current values in the table denote the maximum current draw permitted
to achieve the desired standby time with the listed battery types.
Table 2-13 Standby battery guide
Battery size
Desired standby time
4 h
12 h
24 h
30 h
36 h
60 h
4 Ah
700 mA
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7 Ah
1200 mA
500 ma
250 mA
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14 Ah (2x7)
2000 mA
1000 mA
500 mA
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17 Ah
2000 mA
1200 mA
600 mA
500 mA
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250 mA
18 Ah
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500 mA
450 mA
250 mA
* Use 2 x 7 Ah batteries connected in parallel, UL/ULC installations only
** with high current battery charge option enabled: [982].
Note:
Battery capacity deteriorates with age and the number of charge/discharge cycles. Replace every 3-5 years.
Refer to "Regulatory approvals" on page 265. for detailed Aux. loading and battery charging information.
Complete the following chart to find (A), complete the following formula to find the battery capacity (B) and refer to the
HS3032/3128/HS3248 alarm controller battery selection chart above.
(Total standby current ________ mA
(A)
x Standby time ________ hours) + (Alarm current x Alarm time ________ hours \
1000) = _______ Ah
(B)
Connecting AC power
The alarm controller requires an 18 VDC switched mode power supply. For information on connecting AC power, refer to
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