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TS4000
1.0 Before Installation
1.1 System Integrity Verification
General Monitors’ mission is to benefit society by providing safety solutions through industry
leading products, services, and systems that save lives and protect capital resources from the
dangers of hazardous flames, gases, and vapors.
General Monitors’ safety products should be handled carefully and installed, calibrated, and
maintained in accordance with the individual product instruction manuals.
To ensure operation at optimum performance, General Monitors recommends that prescribed
maintenance procedures be followed.
1.2 Commissioning Safety Systems
Before power up, verify wiring, terminal connections, and stability of the mountings for all
essential safety equipment including, but not limited to:
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Power supplies
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Control modules
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Field detection devices
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Signaling / output devices
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Accessories connected to field and signaling devices
After the initial power up and any factory specified warm-up period of the safety system, verify
that all signal outputs, to and from the devices and modules, are within the manufacturers’
specifications. Initial calibration / calibration checking / testing should be performed according
to the manufacturers’ recommendations and instructions.
Proper system operation should be verified by performing a full, functional test of all component
devices of the safety system, ensuring that the proper alarm levels occur.
Fault / Malfunction circuit operations should be verified.
1.3 Notes and Warnings
WARNING:
The TS4000 detects many extremely toxic gases. Exposure to such gases may
result in sickness or death.
WARNING:
The TS4000 contains components that can be damaged by static electricity. In
order to avoid static electricity, special care must be taken when wiring the
system to ensure that only the connection points are touched.
WARNING:
The TS4000 is rated Explosion Proof (XP) and Intrinsically Safe (IS) for use in
hazardous locations.
WARNING:
Conduit seals must be used to preserve the explosion proof safety of the TS4000
and help prevent ingress of water from the conduit systems.
