Appendix a, Fm approval description and performance report – Det-Tronics PM-5MPX Dual Spectrum IR User Manual
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APPENDIX A
Fm AppROvAl DESCRIpTION AND pERFORmANCE REpORT
HAZARDOUS lOCATION RATINgS
• Intrinsically safe for Class I, II, III, Div. 1, Groups C, D, E, F and G Hazardous (Classified) Locations per FM 3610.
• Non-incendive for Class I, Div. 2, Groups A, B, C and D Hazardous (Classified) Locations per FM 3611.
AUTOmATIC FIRE AlARm SIgNAlINg pERFORmANCE (Fm 3620: 2000)
RESpONSE CHARACTERISTICS
(Typical Response Time < 0.5 Sec.)
Fuel
Size
Distance
(feet)
n-Heptane
1 x 1 foot
18
Isopropanol
8 in. dia.
8
Polypropylene
8 in. dia.
8
NOTE: Response time measurements based upon
shuttered test method.
FAlSE AlARm ImmUNITy
False Alarm Source
Distance
(inches)
modulated Response
Unmodulated
Response
Arc welding, Type E6012 rod, 1/8” dia., 1/4” plate
42
No alarm
No alarm
70 W sodium vapor lamp
6
No alarm
No alarm
250 W mercury vapor lamp
12
No alarm
No alarm
300 W incandescent lamp
8
No alarm
No alarm
500 W quartz halogen lamp shielded w/window
30
No alarm
No alarm
1500 W electric quartz heater
108
No alarm
No alarm
Two 34 W fluorescent lamps
<3
No alarm
No alarm