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FSL100 Series Flame Detectors
Technical Handbook
CERTIFICATION
Performance per FM class 3260:2000
Operating temperature : -40 ºC
to +70 ºC
Response characteristics
Fuel
FSL100-UV
FSL100-UVIR
FSL100-IR3
time
n-Heptane 30 x 30 cm (1 sqft)
23 m (75 ft)
23 m (75 ft)
35 m (115 ft)
within 10 sec.
Alcohol (Ethanol) 50 x 50 cm (20 inch by 20 inch)
18.3 m (60 ft)
18.3 m (60 ft)
30 m (98 ft)
within 10 sec.
Methane plume 35 cm (1.1 ft) 1 Bar (15 psi) 5 cm (2”) diam.
8 m (26 ft)
2 m (6.5 ft)
4 m (13 ft)
within 10 sec.
Propane plume 40 cm (1.3 ft) 0.5 Bar (7 psi) 1 cm (0.4”) diam.
8 m (26 ft)
2 m (6.5 ft)
4 m (13 ft)
within 10 sec.
Unwanted alarm immunity
Source
FSL100-UV
FSL100-UVIR
FSL100-IR3
Sunlight, direct, reflected, unmodulated
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Sunlight, direct, reflected, modulated
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Shielded Quartz Halogen lamp 500 W unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Shielded Quartz Halogen lamp 500 W modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Shielded Fluorescent lamp 20 W unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Shielded Fluorescent lamp 20 W modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Electric Heater with fan 3000 W unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Electric Heater with fan 3000 W modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
no alarm
no alarm
no alarm
Arc welding
alarm
no alarm
4 m (13 ft)
no alarm
3 m (10 ft)
Response characteristics in the presence of unwanted alarm sources
Source
Fire
FSL100-UV
FSL100-UVIR
FSL100-IR3
Sunlight, direct, reflected, unmodulated
6” Propane @ 2 m (7 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Sunlight, direct, reflected, modulated
6” Propane @ 2 m (7 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Shielded Quartz Halogen lamp 500 W
unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Shielded Quartz Halogen lamp 500 W
modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Shielded Fluorescent lamp 20 W
unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Shielded Fluorescent lamp 20 W
modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Electric Heater with fan 3000 W
unmodulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Electric Heater with fan 3000 W
modulated @ 2 m (7 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Arc welding @ 4 m (13 ft)
n-Heptane 1 sqft @ 10 m (33 ft)
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
alarm within 10 s
Field of view
Fuel
FSL100-UV
FSL100-UVIR
FSL100-IR3
n-Heptane
horizontal and vertical: 90º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 50% at +45º or -45º
Alcohol (Ethanol)
horizontal and vertical: 90º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 50% at +45º or -45º
Methane
horizontal and vertical: 90º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
Propane
horizontal and vertical: 90º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
at least 70% at +45º or -45º
Field of view: <90º, 50% @ 45º
Field of view: <90º, 70% @ 45º