Earth Ground - Honeywell ADEMCO VISTA-10P Installation And Setup Manual

CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHALL (CSFM) AND UL RESIDENTIAL FIRE
The California State Fire Marshal and UL have regulations which require that all residential fire alarm control
panels must be provided with a backup battery which has sufficient capacity to operate the panel and its attached
peripheral devices for 24 hours in the intended standby condition, followed by at least 4 minutes in the intended
fire alarm signaling condition. This control panel can meet these requirements without using a supplementary
power supply, provided that the panel's auxiliary power and bell output currents are limited as indicated below.
OUTPUT LIMITATIONS TO MEET CSFM 24 HOUR BATTERY BACKUP REQUIREMENTS
OUTPUT CURRENT LIMITATIONS
Output Current Total
600mA maximum total of
auxiliary power plus bell
output currents
‡ NOTE: Use two batteries, connected in parallel. Obtain an Ademco Battery Harness Kit SA5140-1. (Both batteries
will fit inside the panel's cabinet.)

Earth Ground

Metal Cold Water Pipe:
Use a non-corrosive metal strap (copper is recommended) firmly secured to the pipe to which the
ground lead is electrically connected and secured.
AC Power Outlet Ground:
Available from 3-prong, 120VAC power outlets only. To test the integrity of the ground terminal, use
a 3-wire circuit tester with neon lamp indicators, such as the UL Listed Ideal Model 61-035, or
equivalent, available at most electrical supply stores.
• This product has been designed and laboratory-tested to ensure its resistance to damage from
generally expected levels of lightning and electrical discharge, and does not normally require an
earth ground.
• If an earth ground is desired for additional protection in areas of severe electrical activity, terminal
25 on the control board, or the cabinet, may be used as the ground connection point. The examples
of good earth grounds listed at the left are available at most installations.
AUXILIARY DEVICE CURRENT DRAW WORKSHEET
* If using hardwire
devices such as PIRs,
refer to the
specifications for that
particular unit's current
draw.
‡ Figures are for relays
OFF/relays ON.
(Current available from Aux. terminals = 600 mA max.) †
† In UL installations, maximum current draw from the Auxiliary Output and the Alarm Output combined must not exceed
600 mA (500 mA max from Auxiliary Output).
24-HOUR BATTERY BACKUP REQUIREMENTS
AND UL RESIDENTIAL FIRE INSTALLATIONS
Maximum Auxiliary Current
45mA
160mA
200mA
425mA
500mA
DEVICE
6150 Fixed-Word Keypad
6160 Alpha Keypad
6150V Fixed-Word Display Voice Keypad
6160V Alpha Display Voice Keypad
5881/5882 RF Receiver
5883 Transceiver
4204 Relay Unit
4285 Phone Module
4286 Phone Module
*
*
*
Mounting and Wiring the Control
BATTERY INFORMATION
Battery Capacity Recommended Battery
To Use (Amp/Hrs)
4AH NP4-12 (or ADEMCO 467)
7AH
8AH
14AH
17.2AH
CURRENT UNITS
30mA
100mA
60mA
60mA
35mA
80mA
15/180mA ‡
160mA
300mA
TOTAL =
(Yuasa Model No.)
NP7-12
NP4-12 (two) ‡
NP7-12 (two) ‡
NPG18-12
TOTAL CURRENT
2-5