DYCU-3 Dynameco Extinguisher Control Unit
DOC: GLT.MAN-136
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ISSUE: 1
DATE: 3/9/2009
AUTHOR: NRPJ
INTRODUCTION
The Dynameco Aerosol Generator canister is a low cost fire suppression module, that
comes in 3 sizes:-
Dynameco 200 protects an area of 2 m
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Dynameco 300 protects an area of 3 m
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Dynameco 2000 protects an area of 20 m
2
When triggered the canister generated a fine potassium dust that binds with free radicals
produced by the fire, causing the physical chain reaction to stop, thus extinguishing the
fire.
These canisters are electrically triggered, so need to be connected to a control unit.
The DYCU-3 is a low cost unit designed to trigger 3 canisters from a single module,
either by the manual operation of a switch (call point or mushroom push button switch),
or by the relay output of an automatic fire detector.
Examples of automatic fire detector include:-
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Smoke detector & relay base
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Flame Detector
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Aspirating smoke detector
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Heat detection cable
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Standard fire alarm panel
As the Canister requires a large current to operate (around 1 Amp), the DYCU-3 triggers
the 3 canisters sequentially, so that only a 1 amp PSU is required.
