Specifications - POWERPATH PS-8 Installation Instructions Manual

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS

Approvals:
• Pending: FM.
• Pending: MEA approved – NYC Dept. of Buildings.
• Pending: California State Fire Marshall (CSFM) approved.
• Pending: Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Chicago.
• NFPA 72 compliant.
• Pending UL Listed 1481 Standard for Power Supplies for Fire-Protective Signaling Systems.
• Environmental: Approved for indoor dry locations.
Inputs:
• 240VAC, 50/60Hz, 3.22 Amps (PS-8E), 2.42 Amps (PS-6E) Operating Power in Alarm.
• 120VAC, 50/60Hz, 5.32 Amps (PS-8), 4.25 Amps (PS-6) Operating Power in Alarm.
• 24VDC Sealed Lead Acid Battery Backup Connection.
• Two (2), 12VDC or 24VDC NAC Initiating Circuits (8-33VDC at 5mA).
• Two (2) "Dry" Contact initiating Circuits.
• Accepts two Class "A" or two Class "B" circuit inputs.
• Built in battery charger for sealed lead acid or gel type batteries. Maximum charging current: 0.75 Amps.
Outputs:
• 24VDC power limited synchronized outputs. Up to 50 NAC devices per output, maximum line impedance
1.46 Ohms per NAC.
• 8 Amp in alarm supply current for the PS-8 (6 Amp in alarm supply current for the PS-6).
• Capable of four (4), Class "B" regulated outputs (Maximum of 3 Amps on an output.)
• Capable of two (2) Class "A" regulated outputs (Maximum of 3 Amps on an output.)
• Capable of one (1) Class "A" regulated outputs and two (2) Class "B" regulated outputs (Maximum of 3 Amps
on an output.)
• Temporal (Code 3) or constant voltage output generation.
• Built-in Wheelock synchronization mode that can be fed to any or all of the output circuits.
• Input and output can be synchronized with "IN FOLLOWER" mode.
• Continuous duty NON-RESETTABLE output configuration 4 Amps of maximum continuous duty current.
(Maximum of 3 Amps on an output for specific applications.) Continuous power outputs are not battery
backed up.
• Audible silence capability.
• Filtered and electronically regulated output.
• PS-8 - 0.02 Amp continuous auxiliary power for 60 hours, which is power limited and battery backed up.
• PS-8 - 0.024 Amp continuous auxiliary power for 24 hours, which is power limited battery backed up.
• PS-6 - 0.075 Amp continuous auxiliary power for 24 hours, which is power limited battery backed up.
• 2.5 Amps managed auxiliary power that turns off during alarm or battery backup, and automatically restores.
• Multiple POWERPATHs can be synchronized through the SBUS terminals, see Chapter 6.0 on sheet 22 for
example drawings.
Supervision:
• Compatible with 12VDC or 24VDC FACP.
• Signaling appliance loops are supervised and steered to either IN1 or IN2.
• 10K Ohm, 1 Watt (Wheelock Model #MPEOL) End of Line Resistor (EOLR) for supervision of all outputs.
• Common input and output trouble circuits.
• Automatic switchover to standby battery when AC fails.
• Short circuit protection with auto reset.
• Input and output status LED indicators.
• AC fail supervision (Form "C" contact, 1 Amp 24VDC).
• Battery presence and low battery supervision (Form "C" contact, 1 Amp 24VDC).
• Ground Fault Detection, with the ability to detect ground faults on individual circuits.
Minimum Impedance = 0 Ohms.
P84905-001 A
Parameter
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Humidity, Non-condensing
Description
0 to 49 °C (32 to 120 ° F)
-20 to 70 °C (-4 to 158 ° F)
85 ± 5% at 30 ± 2 ° C (8 6 ± 4 ° F)
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