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1. System Description.
Cooper Lighting and Security MAB50R / MAB100R detectors comprise a Transmitter and Receiver contained
within one enclosure.
The Detector installs to the building fabric between 0.5 and 0.6 metres from the ceiling.
The Transmitter emits an invisible infrared light beam that is reflected via a prism mounted directly opposite and
within a clear line of sight. The reflected infrared light is detected by the Receiver and analysed.
The Detector has maximum lateral detection of 7.5 metres either side of the beam.
2. System Operation.
Smoke in the beam path will reduce the received infrared light proportionally to the density of the smoke. The
Detector analyses this attenuation or obscuration of light and acts accordingly.
Alarm thresholds of 25%, 35%, and 50% can be selected to suit the environment, where 25% is the most
sensitive. If the received infrared signal reduces to below the selected threshold, and is present for
approximately 10 seconds, a Fire condition is activated.
The Fire condition will automatically reset after 10 seconds once the beam signal increases above the selected
fire threshold.
If the infrared beam is obscured rapidly to a level of 90% or greater for approximately 10 seconds a Fault
condition is activated.
This condition can be entered in a number of ways, for example, an object being placed in the beam path,
transmitter failure, loss of the prism, or sudden misalignment of the Detector. The fault condition will reset within
5 seconds of the condition being rectified.
The Detector monitors long term degradation of signal strength caused by component ageing or build up of dirt
on optical surfaces. This operates by comparing the received infrared signal against a standard every 15
minutes; differences of less than 0.7dB/Hour are corrected automatically.
3. Detector Positioning.
It is important that the MAB50R / MAB100R detectors are positioned correctly to minimise the detection time.
Experiments have shown that smoke from a fire does not rise directly upwards, but fans out or mushrooms due
to air currents and heat layering effects. The time to signal a fire condition depends on the location of the
Detector within the premises, the volume and density of smoke produced, construction of the roof, ventilation
arrangements and airflow within the detection area.
Smoke layering, where smoke does not reach the ceiling level due to layers of static hot air is overcome by
mounting the Detector/Prism(s) at the recommended height below the ceiling of between 0.5 and 0.6 metres,
bringing the infrared beam below the heat layer and into the smoke layer. However, if there are objects below
the ceiling that could obscure the beam path, the detector/prism(s) positioning may need to be adjusted. This is
to allow for a beam path clearance radius of 0.5 metres.
The maximum distance either side of the beam axis is found to be typically 7.5 metres for satisfactory detection
under flat ceilings.
Single Beam
15 m
15 m
0.5
↔
7.5 m
Multiple Beams
0.5 to 0.6 m
0.5
↔
7.5 m
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