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Repeater panels, also known as Annunciator panels are used to provide a visual display of the main panel. They can additionally provide limited control functions, such as acknowledge, silence, and reseting the main fire alarm panel.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is a panel that could be situated in a control room or a security lodge that will mimic what the main panel does. Some times this is networked so that you can control the main panel from the repeater.
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∙ 10y agoRepeater panels are used in a fire alarm system as a safety procedure. They come preinstalled in the fire alarm system and show the same information that is displayed on the main control panel, only at a remote location.
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Why are use plate Repeater in the fire alarm system and Where to install?
Plate Repeater is used in the fire alarm system so that it shows the same information that the main control panel does. The repeater panel looks a lot like the main control panel and can be placed up to 30 meters from the main control panel.
What is the difference between a repeater panel and a mimic panel in a fire alarm system?
A repeater panel looks nearly or identical to the main panel. You can control the functions of the panel that you can do on the main panel. A mimic panel just simply 'mimics' what happens on the fire alarm system. You can't do any functions like enable/disable or sound/silence alarms etc. It has an in built piezo buzzer when a fire alarm is activated, the mimic panel displays this status and tells you the zone/zone description. It may also tell you any faults that have occured. You can silence the buzzer on this mimic panel.
How a mimic panel works in fire alarm system?
Mimic panel in fire alarm system 'mimics' or mirrors the signal of the Main Fire Control Panel.
How do you turn off a fire sprinkler tamper alarm?
First you locate the source of the alarm, undo the condition (e.g., valve closed, inadequate pressure, etc), then reset the alarm condition on the sprinkler control panel and reset the alarm on the fire alarm control panel (assuming they're connected, as required by many fire codes).
When is a fire alarm repeater panel required?
In some circumstances you need to put the alarm control panel in one location but have the information from the panel available somewhere else. For example, the control panel might need to be installed in the main reception area of an office complex but the information might need to be duplicated in the hut of the night-watchman. Another example might be in a school where the alarm control panel needs to be near the school office but the information also needs to be available in the caretaker's house. In these and similar situations, FirePoint-2 gives you a simple solution.
What is the minium size branch circuit for a fire alarm system?
Are you referring to the circuit supplying power to the control panel or the initiation/notification branch circuits controlled by the fire alarm system? The ampacity of the fire alarm control panel would determine the circuit size of the branch circuit supplying power to the control panel and the terminal on the control panel and fire alarm device would detrmine the size of conductor that it will accept. Most fire alarm control panels would require a minimum 15 amp circuit. The minimum conductor size allowed per the NEC would be 14 AWG. 22 AWG. is the smallest conductor that most control panels and device terminals will accept. These are considered Power Limited circuits.
What type of fire alarm annunciation system identifies the zone in which the alarm was initiated both at the alarm control panel and through the audio notification device?
zoned
What is the maximum number of devices can be connected in one loop of a fire alarm control panel?
There is no such standard. Fire alarm control panels are typically customized for as many loops as necessary for the structure. It may have one loop or a hundred or anything in between.
Where should a fire alarm control panel be sited?
It should be really located by an entrance exit for conveniant reasons. For example, when there is a fire alarm or a fire, the fire brigade can quickly access and see where abouts the fire has been reported to, instead of wondering around to find it in some random office, corridor some where. Or you could have repeater panels, two panels that nearly look identical to eachother. The main panel controls the system on its own. It then corresponds the information from the main panel to the repeater panel where it is displayed. Idealy, you should have some zone displaying panel by an exit so it can easily be accessed and looked at with the main panel being at a central office somewhere. Both ways are a good option.
How is a circuit for a fire alarm marked in the panel?
In the US, NFPA 72 (2007) 4.4.1.4.2.2: "Circuit disconnecting means shall have a red marking, shall be accessible only to authorized personnel, and shall be identified as 'FIRE ALARM CIRCUIT'". Other codes, or earlier versions, may have slightly different requirements, such as marking it "FACP" for "fire alarm control panel."
Fire detection remote control panel?
An additional panel which is connected to the excisting main control panel, displaying all the information that the main panel displays in another location. For example, in an offcie building, you may have the main control panel at the main entrance/exit while you have the remote panel in a security/fire office somewhere else in the building so that the cause of the fire alarm can be easily identified without having to go across one building.
Can fire alarm sub panel power supply tap from main fire alarm panel?
Yes, as long as there is enough typical/backup/standby power for both.
