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Instructions for Use Dräger Flame 3000 WARNING Strictly follow the Instructions for Use. The Visual Flame Detector user must fully understand and strictly observe the instructions. Use the product only for the purposes specified in the Instructions for Use Intended Use section of this document.
This product is approved according to ATEX directive 2014/34/EU. It must only be used under the conditions specified in the approval certificate. • Ensure that all site permits, procedures and practices are followed when installing, using and maintaining the product. Dräger Flame 3000...
Front enclosure cover (including the window) Product overview • Detector assembly • Enclosure body The Dräger Flame 3000 is a visual flame detector. It uses an imaging • Terminal connections device, digital signal processing hardware and firmware algorithms to • Rear enclosure cover interpret the visual characteristics of flame.
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Field of view The Dräger Flame 3000 has a horizontal field of view of 120° and vertical field of view of 80°. It does not have a traditional cone of vision like infrared flame detectors. Its field of view is a rectangular pyramidal shape and represents a radial projection of the rectangular sensing element within the detector assembly.
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The reflections are continually monitored by the detector and if they are disturbed the detector signals an optical fault. The optics of the Dräger Flame 3000 can also be checked using the Dräger FS-5000 Flame Simulator. 2.2.4 Explosive atmosphere protection The Dräger Flame 3000 is certified for use in some potentially explosive...
Explanation of type-identifying marking and symbols The Dräger Flame 3000 is intended for use in areas that may contain a potentially explosive atmosphere (see Section 2.5 for details of the The Dräger Flame 3000 is fitted with a label that shows the certification explosive environments in which the Dräger Flame 3000 can be used).
Install the Dräger Flame 3000 as far away as possible from local sources of possible electrical interference, such as X-rays, RF The Dräger Flame 3000 requires a supply voltage of 18 – 30 V at the (radio frequency) interference or electrostatic discharge.
The mounting bracket allows the vertical orientation of the Dräger WARNING Flame 3000 to be adjusted from 0 to 45°, and allows a horizontal Do not open the enclosure in an explosive atmosphere as it rotation of up to 90°.
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1. Fix the mounting bracket to the mounting location using 8 mm fastenings. 2. Orientate the Dräger Flame 3000 so that it provides the desired coverage and securely fix in place. Ensure that it is orientated so that the status LED and earthing stud are directly beneath the lens.
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(0 V) 0 Vdc NOTICE To fire panel A 2 m helix should be allowed in the Dräger Flame 3000 cabling. This allows the detector to be repositioned if local To fire panel Fault relay obstructions, such as pipework and cable trays, block the (4 –...
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WARNING Do not use the Dräger Flame 3000 if the rear enclosure cover cannot be screwed onto the enclosure body by five or more full turns. The detector has insufficient explosion protection (the flame path is too short) and using it in an explosive atmosphere may lead to an explosion.
2. Test the Dräger Flame 3000 using a flame simulator (refer to the flame simulator instructions for details; Dräger recommend the Dräger FS-5000). The status LED will turn red when it detects the simulated flame.
Ensure that the flame path of the Dräger Flame 3000 is not LED or detector failure Return unit to Dräger damaged during installation. A damaged flame path could...
A damaged flame path could lead 4. Test the Dräger Flame 3000 using a flame simulator (refer to the to an explosion. flame simulator instructions for details; Dräger recommend the Dräger FS-5000).
Disposal Disposal When required, dispose of the Dräger Flame 3000 in accordance with national or local regulations for waste disposal. Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment EC-wide regulations for the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment, which have been defined in the EU Directive 2002/96/EC and in national laws, are effective from August 2005 and apply to this device.
Order list Order list Dräger Flame 3000 variants Description Part number Single M25 cable entry, aluminum 420 94 60 Single M20 cable entry, aluminum 420 94 62 Single 3/4 NPT cable entry, aluminum 420 94 64 Single 1/2 NPT cable entry, aluminum...
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