OBSTA
2 rue Troyon 92316 Sèvres Cedex FRANCE
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Section 1: General information
1.1 Scope
This manual provides information about the installation, operation, and maintenance of the OBSTAFLASH LED Medium Intensity
Obstruction Lighting Systems manufactured by OBSTA. The lighting systems described in this manual are Medium intensity type A/B and
FAA type L-865/L-864 obstruction lights
1.2 General description
The OBSTAFLASH Lighting System is an LED medium intensity system manufactured to comply with ICAO annex 14 chapter 6 and
Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/5345-43. Each system consists of one flash-head, and can be associated with power
supply with ambient light sensor (photocell) and the interconnecting cable. System components are shown in Figures 1-1 to 1-4
1.2.1 3 flash-heads OFP-360-RW-JBL + cabinet OFP-CAB-6P-1E-RW-240-U
This set includes 3 flash heads with a total of 6 led glass and aluminum projectors, a stainless steel power supply inside. Each
projector includes 1 red LED circuit and 1 red LED circuit in series with 2 other projectors. There are connected to the stainless steel
supply which contains:
- 1 power card for the 2 red led circuits
- a command card with 10 luminous indicators and 8 dipswitchs used for the setting of the system
- a test button to force day mode or night mode
- a 230Vac surge protection
- a terminal connection for the 48Vdc input power, day/night information (0V=day mode, +48Vdc=night mode), alarm and optional
external top sync (24V-to-48V pulse) coming from other light or gps interface for the synchronization with other lights
1.2.2 Cabinet
OFP-CAB-6P-1E-RW-240-U
The cabinet consists:
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1 power supplies, surge protection
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terminal blocks for wiring to the flash-head, external photocell, remote alarms, etc…
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A S2 button with 3 positions
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“Remote” position, the lights are in normal operation
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“Test Day” position, the light is forced in day mode
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“Test Night” position, the light is forced in night mode.
