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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS — FENCE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Transducer Cable Repair
If the transducer cable is damaged by an abrasion or cut, one or both of the following conditions may
exist.
The outer shield will short directly against the fence fabric.
Moisture will cause a partial short between the center conductor and the outer shield, thereby
shorting the end-of-line supervision resistor (1 Megohm) to below the tolerance level of 900 K
ohms. This in turn will cause the signal processor tamper alarm to go into an ALARM STATE until
the damaged area is repaired.
NOTE:
Tamper alarms caused by moisture penetration can be intermittent.
To repair a damaged transducer cable, splice kits are available from
MSI
that require no special tools
and can be performed in about 5 minutes. (See Section 5, TSK Installation)
Systematic Testing
Problems sometimes occur due to equipment failures. However, in most cases, problems are caused by
human or installation related items such as:
Shipping damage
Disturbed wiring or connections
Incorrect connections
Physical damage
Defects in the fence installation
Always look for the simplest problem first. For example, always check for power supply voltages before
starting any further testing.
When approaching a system malfunction, look first for a related activity that could have caused the
problem. This will help you go directly to the possible problem areas and/or obtain more accurate
factory assistance. Examples are:
Recent maintenance actions or installations of other equipment in the same area or equipment
rooms.
Water or lightning damage.
Factory customer assistance is available to help you find and correct system errors. It is important that
you keep your as-built documentation and test records so the factory will have the data needed to
help resolve your problem.
