FV-40 Series Flame Detector
087-0056 REV F
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2 Installing
the
Detector
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In this chapter…
General Guidelines
Unpacking the Product
Required Tools
General Instructions
Installation Cables
Installing the Tilt Mount
Connecting the Detector
Configuring your Detector
This chapter provides basic guidelines for installing the detector. It does not
attempt to cover all of the standard practices and codes of installation.
Rather, it emphasizes specific points of consideration and provides some
general rules for qualified personnel. Wherever applicable, special safety
precautions are stressed.
Warning
: Installation work should be performed in a Non-
Hazardous and safe environment,
failure to do so could lead
to serious injury or death
.
Failure to properly install this equipment could lead to
malfunctions and
may result in serious injury or death
.
Failure to operate this equipment in accordance with this User
Guide
may result in serious injury or death
.
2.1 General
Guidelines
To ensure optimal performance and an efficient installation, consider the
following guidelines:
Sensitivity
: To determine the level of sensitivity, consider the following:
Size of fire at the required distance to be detected
Type of flammable materials
Wiring
:
The wire gauge must be designed according to the distance from the
detector to the controller and the number of detectors on the same
power line. See
Wiring Instructions
.