Site-specific safety instructions may cover some test and repair activities and must be observed as applicable. The diagnosis and repair of the Laser Jailer system will very likely require access to the inside of the Interlock Controller in which the Monitor and Detection circuit board is fitted.
In the case of Laser Jailer, if a powerful laser beam misses its target and hits a detection tile on the enclosure wall, it is detected by the monitoring circuit, which in turn trips the ICS which disables the laser beam.
Installation 3.1 Laser Jailer Tile Description The Laser Jailer tiles are made from a laminate material approximately 2mm thick. Each tile has a two 300mm long interconnection leads attached. A rear view is shown below showing the interconnecting leads and mounting spacers.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual Wiring Each tile has two 2-core flexible connecting leads. The tiles are connected in series so that the output of one tile is connected to the input of the next. The end leads of the group of tiles...
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Lasermet supply patch panels which enable multiple groups of tiles to be interconnected and fed back the Monitor and Detection circuit.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual Monitoring and Detection Circuit 5.1 General Each tile contains two separate circuits. Once all the tiles have been connected and the cabling between them completed, two complete circuits are formed which pass through every tile. The Monitoring and Detection circuit passes a test current through the two circuits.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual When the system is armed the Leakage indications are extinguished and the ‘OK’ lamp lights as shown in Figure 5 below. Figure 5. Normal Indications, system armed, ‘OK’ lit 5.2 Fault Latch Should any fault occur a fault latch is set in the Monitoring and Detection circuit which keeps the laser interlock disabled.
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Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual Figure 6. Loop Open and Fault Latched indications, ICS-5 and ICS-6 Figure 7. Loop Open Fault- ICS-15 00892-53-000 Issue 2 30 January 2020 Page 10 of 16...
When both ‘Leakage’ and both ‘Loop Open’ lights are off the system should be OK. Any of these lights illuminated at the same time as the Laser Jailer Fault light shows that the fault is still present. 00892-53-000...
Sometimes the damaged tile will be obvious. Other times the damage might be difficult to see, or there may be some other fault which is stopping the system from working. A multimeter will be very useful. Lasermet can also supply a handheld probe that can be used to locate faults.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual 6.3 Narrowing Down the Faulty Section The first step in fault location usually involves replacing sections of tiles with the dummy tile to see if the fault indications go out. For convenience this can be done with the power on, so that the monitor lights can be observed as different combinations are tried.
If a tile has been damaged this may be visible in the form of burning. The tile should be replaced, and spares are available from Lasermet. You will need to advise the size of tile required when ordering.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual Warranty Lasermet provide a 12-month warranty for defects in materials and manufacture, from the date of installation or delivery. Installations completed by Lasermet are covered against defects in workmanship for 12 months. Damage or defects caused by other factors are not covered. For example, industrial contamination, incorrect cleaning, storm damage.
Laser Jailer Maintenance Manual Contact Details Lasermet provide a full range of laser interlock equipment including interlock switches, illuminated warning signs, laser shutters, entry keypads with built-in fail-safe override timer, door locks, external power supplies etc. which can be interconnected to provide a complete system. We also supply equipment and consultancy covering all aspects of laser safety.