Installing the Detector
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SharpEye™
Single IR Flame Detector User Guide
To install the tilt mount and detector:
Place the tilt mount in its designated location and secure it with 4 fasteners
through 4 holes 7mm in diameter. Use the 4 screws and spring washers
according to the kit.
Note:
Removing the detector for maintenance purpose does not require
the tilt mount to be removed.
Unpack the detector.
Place the detector with its conduit/cable entries pointing downwards on the
holding plate of the tilt mount. Secure the detector with 5/16
” 18 UNC x 1”
screw to the tilt mount.
Release the horizontal and vertical locking screws using 3/16
”
hex key so that
the detector can be rotated. Point the detector towards the protected area
and make certain that the view of the area is unobstructed. Secure the
detector in that position by tightening the locking screws on the tilt mount,
making sure the detector is in the correct position.
The detector is now correctly located, aligned, and ready to be connected to
the system.
3.7
Connecting the Detector
This section describes how to connect the electric cabling to the detector (Figure
6).
To connect the detector to the electrical cables:
Disconnect the power.
Remove the back cover of the detector by removing 3 socket head-screws in
the cover bolts. The terminal chamber is now revealed.
Remove the protective plug mounted on the detector conduit/cable entry; pull
the wires through the detector inlet.
Use a
3/4”
–
14 NPT explosion-proof conduit connection or M25x1.5
flameproof gland to assemble the cable/conduit to the detector.
