The Fireray 5000 beam detection system from Fire Fighting Enterprises has been certified as compliant with EN 54-12, CPD and LPCB standards. The F5000 features the Easifit first fix system and a visual laser alignment aid to ease installation.
Once fitted, an automated motorised beam optimisation process ensures that the infrared beam is always adjusted for maximum efficiency and functionality.
The company claims the product is the first and only motorised beam detector to gain LPCB approval. It incorporates automatic gain compensation to monitor and react to environmental changes such as dust accumulation, and an auto-optimise feature that has been designed to continually ensure the infra-red beam is aligned with the reflective prism – even in the event of gradual building movement. These features combine to allow the system to maintain a consistently high level of false alarm immunity over a protracted period of time. The beam can be fully adjusted and controlled from the low-level system controller.
Beam-type smoke detectors can cover much larger areas with far fewer units. One F5000 unit can cover an area of 1500m2, which would take approximately 15 ‘point’ detectors to do the same job. The F5000 also houses the transmitter and receiver in the same unit, with the beam being reflected off of a small, unobtrusive prism simply fixed onto the opposing wall.
