FireClass FC600 Series - Installing System Batteries

FireClass Panels and Repeaters Installing the batteries
Installation Guide Doc. version 2.0 16
7 Installing the
batteries
Note: FireClass FC600 series panels do not have a
separate battery box.
1 Connect the battery cables to the terminals marked
XT10 BAT+ and BAT- on the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 board.
Connect the red cable to positive and the black cable
to negative.
2 Place the batteries at bottom of the control panel
housing.
3 Connect the battery cables to the battery +ve to -ve
terminals.
4 Locate the Fuse Kit in Line (refer to Fig. 13). From
the kit, remove the fuse and keep this safely (you
will be inserting the fuse later as part of the commis-
sioning procedure). Connect the remaining battery
terminals using the kit.
5 Identify the temperature compensation thermistor
lead. Connect the thermistor to terminals labelled
XT10 TEMP on the FC-FI/FC-FI-1 board. Tape this
thermistor and the thermistor from the mains PSU
(see Fig. 9) at the end of the lead, at a convenient
location on the top of a battery.
6 Re-fit the battery fuse.
7 Label the batteries with the current date.
DANGER
The standby batteries can deliver high
current, producing a danger of injury and
equipment damage while working on the
panel.
Take care not to accidentally short the
battery terminals, especially when fitting
the retaining bracket. The batteries are
supplied charged.
Battery variations
Your batteries may differ from the ones
shown in the illustrations below (which are
POWER SONIC 17 AH batteries).
Fig. 13: Battery in-line fuse kit
WARNING
The standby batteries can deliver high
current, producing a danger of injury
and equipment damage while working
on the panel.
Take care not to accidentally short the
battery terminals, especially when
fitting the retaining bracket.
The batteries are supplied charged.
Note
 The battery must be of the VRLA type
(valve regulated lead acid).
 The battery must have an enclosure with
flammability class UL94V-1 or better.
 The battery must comply with all applica-
ble standards indicated in paragraph M.2.1
of standard EN 62368-1:2014 “Require-
ments (safety of batteries and their ele-
ments)”; in this case, the standards: IEC
60896-21:2004 and IEC 60896-22:2004.
 The battery must be replaced by a skilled
person.