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Beacon 110 Gas Monitor
Operator's Manual
Part Number: 71-0110RK
Revision: H
Released: 12/5/17
RKI Instruments, Inc.
www.rkiinstruments.com

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  • Page 1 Beacon 110 Gas Monitor Operator’s Manual Part Number: 71-0110RK Revision: H Released: 12/5/17 RKI Instruments, Inc. www.rkiinstruments.com...
  • Page 2 Product Warranty RKI Instruments, Inc., warrants gas alarm equipment sold by us to be free from defects in materials, workmanship, and performance for a period of one year from date of shipment from RKI Instruments, Inc. Any parts found defective within that period will be repaired or replaced, at our option, free of charge.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Mounting the Beacon 110 ........
  • Page 4 Parts List ............42 Appendix A: Control Button Quick Reference Guide ......43 Beacon 110 Operator’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Overview This chapter briefly describes the Beacon 110 Gas Monitor. This chapter also describes the Beacon 110 Operator’s Manual (this document). Table 1 at the end of this chapter lists the specifications for the Beacon 110. About the Beacon 110 The Beacon 110 is a fixed mount, single channel continuous-monitoring gas monitoring controller.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications Table 1 lists specifications for the Beacon 110. Table 1: Beacon 110 Specifications Input Power 100/115/220V ~ ±10%, 50/60Hz, 0.2/0.2/0.1A 24 V ± 10%, 0.5A Construction (housing) Fiberglass/polyester with lexan window (NEMA 4X) Dimensions 8.5 in. H x 6.5 in. W x 4.5 in. D...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Description

    This chapter describes external and internal components of the Beacon 110 gas monitor. External Description This section describes the housing and all external components of the Beacon 110. For the purposes of this description, the housing door is considered the front of the monitor.

  • Page 8: Internal Description

    Power Supply The power supply is located on the left side of the main PCB. It takes AC line voltage supplied to the Beacon 110 and converts it to 24 VDC which is used to run the Beacon 110. Beacon 110 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 9 Terminal Strips The Beacon 110 includes terminal strips for external and factory wiring connections. See “Wiring the Beacon 110” on page 13 for detailed wiring procedures. • AC In Terminal Strip. The AC in terminal strip is a 3-point terminal strip located in the lower left corner of the main PCB.
  • Page 10 AC & DC Circuit Protection Two AC fuses are used in the Beacon 110. The two fuses are located on the left side of the main PCB, above the AC power terminal strip and below the power supply. They cut off the incoming AC power in the event of a short circuit or other electrical fault which causes a high current draw in the Beacon 110.
  • Page 11 Control Buttons The Beacon 110 includes three push button switches that allow you to enter the Beacon 110’s operating modes, navigate through the modes, update settings, and save changes to the settings. The push button switches are located along the bottom edge of the control PCB (see Figure 2).
  • Page 12 Figure 1). Two LEDs, labelled RX and TX, to the right of those described below, are not active. • Fail LED The fail LED turns on when the Beacon 110 is experiencing a fail condition. A fail condition can be caused by a detector failure or low detector signal. • Alarm 1 LED The alarm 1 LED is on when the Beacon 110 is experiencing an alarm 1 condition.

  • Page 13: Optional Accessories

    Optional Accessories This section describes the optional accessories available for the Beacon 110. Both optional accessories are wired to the Strobe Terminal Strip as shown below. Strobe Terminal Strip Figure 3: Strobe Terminal Strip Location Beacon 110 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Alarm Strobe The Beacon 110 can be ordered with a red alarm strobe light installed on the top of the housing. The Beacon 110 retains its NEMA 4X rating with the strobe installed. Strobe operation can be programmed in Configuration Mode (see “Chapter 5: Configuration Mode”...
  • Page 15 Beacon 110 housing. 3. Install an appropriately rated cable bushing or conduit at the horn/strobe. 4. Run a cable or wires in conduit from the horn/strobe to the Beacon 110 through the left conduit hub. 5. Connect the wires to the strobe terminal strip as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3: Installation & Startup

    Perform all installation and start-up procedures in a “fresh air” environment (environment known to be free of combustible gas, toxic gas, and of normal oxygen content). The Beacon 110 is not in operation as a gas monitoring system until the start-up procedure is complete.

  • Page 17: Wiring The Beacon 110

    WARNING: Make all connections to the Beacon 110 before you plug in or turn on the AC or DC power source. Before you make any wiring adjustments, always verify that all power sources are not live.
  • Page 18 AC power (connected to the AC In terminal strip) is the primary power source. If your Beacon 110 does not include the battery charging feature, you may use a self contained 24 VDC backup that keeps its batteries charged while AC power is on and recharges the batteries when AC power returns after a power failure.
  • Page 19 The External DC In terminals on the controller terminal strip are only intended for connecting a battery or a 24 VDC supply to the Beacon 110. Do not connect any horns or strobes to the External DC In terminals on the controller terminal strip.
  • Page 20 4. Install an appropriately rated cable bushing or conduit in the left conduit hub on the bottom of the Beacon 110 housing. This hub is typically used for power wiring and may already have conduit or other fittings installed because of this.
  • Page 21 Perform the following procedure to connect an analog signal recording device to the Beacon 110. The output at the recorder output terminals is a 4 - 20 mA signal that is proportional to the detection range of the detector head connected to the Beacon 110.
  • Page 22 See the detector head operator’s manual and the Beacon 110 Detector Head Specifications sheet for detector head connections to the Beacon 110. If shielded cable is used, connect the cable shield’s drain wire at the Beacon 110 to the ground stud on the main PCB.
  • Page 23 Connecting User-Supplied 4 to 20 mA Transmitters The Beacon 110 may be used with a user supplied 2-wire or 3-wire source type 4 - 20 mA transmitter which runs on 24 VDC. When this is done, the Beacon 110 is normally setup at RKI Instruments with the following parameters: item name (example: Pressure), unit of measure (example: PSI), and full scale (example: 100).

  • Page 24: Start Up

    2. Complete all installation procedures described in the detector head or user supplied 4 - 20 mA transmitter operator’s manual. 3. Verify that all wiring connections are correct and secure and that the Beacon 110’s power switch is in the OFF position.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4: Operation

    • When the Beacon 110 is in its warm-up period, the signal output will be fixed at 4 mA (zero) for all gas types except oxygen. For oxygen types, the output will be fixed at 17.4 mA (20.9% oxygen) while the Beacon 110 is in warm-up.

  • Page 26: Viewing And Resetting Min/Max Readings

    • If the Beacon 110 goes into a fail condition, after a 30 second delay, the signal output is fixed below 2.4 mA until the fail alarm is cleared. During the 30 second delay, the output follows the detector output. In the case of a downscale reading, the displayed gas reading will only go as low as -10% of full scale but the signal output will continue to track the reading even if it’s lower than -10% of full scale.

  • Page 27: Alarm Indications

    DC power If the Beacon 110 is in both an alarm 1 and an alarm 2 condition, both alarm LEDs are on and the display alternates between the gas reading and the ALMS 1&2 message. NOTE: You can select normally energized (N.
  • Page 28 If the optional strobe is installed and set to operate for alarm 2, it flashes. NOTE: If the Beacon 110 is in both an alarm 1 and alarm 2 condition, both the alarm 1 and alarm 2 LEDs will be on, the gas reading will alternate with the ALMS 1&2 message, and both alarm relays will energize.
  • Page 29 2. NOTE: If the reset switch is pressed while the Beacon 110 is in an alarm 2 condition, the buzzer will be silenced and the alarm 2 LED will flash but all other indications will remain unchanged.
  • Page 30 DC power condition. This condition only applies when DC power is used as a primary or backup power source. The Beacon 110 senses a DC low power condition when the DC power source is 18.5 volts or less.

  • Page 31: Chapter 5: Configuration Mode

    If you are installing a new Beacon 110, it has been set up at the factory. Use Configuration Mode only if you want to change the Beacon 110’s setup. If you want to change the detector type see “Chapter 6: Input Mode”...
  • Page 32 Reset if a strobe is installed) switch while the Beacon 110 is in an alarm 1 condition. If set as CanReset, the strobe can be turned off while the Beacon 110 is in an alarm 1 condition by pressing the reset switch.
  • Page 33 5. To save the adjustments made, press and release the UP/YES button. Config Saved is indicated on the display for a few seconds and the Beacon 110 returns to normal operation. If you do not wish to save the adjustments, press and release the DOWN/NO button.

  • Page 34: Chapter 6: Input Mode

    Chapter 6: Input Mode Overview This chapter describes how to use Input Mode to select the Beacon 110’s detector head input type and the gas type. The detector head input type determines whether a direct connect type or a 4 - 20 mA type of detector head will be used and the gas type determines the target gas and detection range.
  • Page 35 Beacon 110. 4 - 20 mA A 4 - 20 mA detector head is connected to the Beacon 110 with 2 or 3 wires, depending on the detector head model, using the AMP +, S, and - terminals on the detector head terminal strip.
  • Page 36 If you want to save the gas type selection, press and release the UP/YES button. The display will indicate Gas Type Updated, show the target gas and the detection range for a few seconds, then the Beacon 110 will enter Configuration Mode so that the parameter settings in Configuration Mode can be verified or changed.
  • Page 37 Beacon 110 can enter normal operation. NOTE: If the input type was set as 4 - 20 mA, the Beacon 110 will enter normal operation since calibration is done at the detector for a 4 - 20 mA type input.

  • Page 38: Chapter 7: Maintenance

    Beacon 110. When zero air is applied to the Beacon 110 during a fresh air adjustment, the Beacon 110 will freeze the display reading at the lowest (highest for an oxygen detector) response and the Beacon 110 will continue to display this reading and retain it in its memory until the fresh air adjustment procedure is completed.
  • Page 39 When calibration gas is applied to the Beacon 110 during a span (zero for an oxygen detector) adjustment, the Beacon 110 will freeze the display reading at the highest (lowest for an oxygen detector) response to the calibration gas. The calibration gas can then be removed and the Beacon 110 will continue to display this reading and retain it in its memory until the span (zero for an oxygen detector) adjustment procedure is completed.
  • Page 40 Beacon 110 is in Calibration Mode. The 4 - 20 mA output signal will not indicate current readings and the relays will not resume operating normally until the Beacon 110 is in normal operation again.
  • Page 41 Calibrating a 4 - 20 mA Detector Head If a 4-20 mA detector head is installed on the Beacon 110, proceed as follows: 1. The display will be alternating between CAL AT AMP and the current gas reading as described above.
  • Page 42 5. Apply calibration gas to the detector. See the detector head operator’s manual for instructions on how to apply gas to the detector. When calibration gas is applied, the Beacon 110 will freeze the display gas reading at the highest level reached while the gas was applied (lowest for an oxygen detector head).

  • Page 43: Replacing The Fuses

    1. Turn off or unplug all incoming power to the Beacon 110. 2. Open the housing door of the Beacon 110, then place the power switch in the OFF position. 3. Locate the vertical fuse holders above the AC In Terminal Strip. The AC fuses are labelled F1 and F2 on the main PCB silkscreen.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The troubleshooting guide describes symptoms, probable causes, and recommended action for problems you may encounter with the Beacon 110. NOTE: This troubleshooting guide describes controller problems only. See the detector head operator’s manual for troubleshooting procedures that apply to the detector head supplied with your Beacon 110.
  • Page 45 Table 9: Troubleshooting the Beacon 110 (Continued) Condition Symptom(s) Probable Causes Recommended Action Flickering • The display reading • The Beacon 110 is 1. Verify that the detector head wiring is flickers often. experiencing false properly shielded (see the detector...

  • Page 46: Parts List

    Parts List Table 10 lists replacement parts and accessories for the Beacon 110. Table 10: Parts List Part Number Description 18-0107RK Conduit Hub (3/4 in.) 43-0440RK Reset Switch 43-4165RK AC Fuse, 1/4” x 1 1/4”, fast acting, 3A, 250 V...

  • Page 47: Appendix A: Control Button Quick Reference Guide

    Appendix A: Control Button Quick Reference Guide The Beacon 110’s control buttons and reset switch allow access to operational modes, resetting of alarms, and display of the Information Screen. Table 11 shows which button combinations perform these functions and which parameters are available for adjustment while in the operational modes.

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