Installation Procedure Four-Wire Smoke Detector Connections
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Initiating Device Circuits 1 or 2 on TB4 can 
be used with either Style B (Class B) or 
Style D (Class A) wiring.
A maximum of 200mA is available from 
the +24VDC four-wire smoke detector 
power circuit on TB1 terminals 3 and 4.  
Any power that is drawn from the +24VDC 
Nonresettable Power on TB2 terminals 1 
and 2 must be subtracted from available 
four-wire detector power.  (See “Specifica-
tions” in Section 1.6 and “Powering 
External Devices” in Section 2.7.) 
Refer to the Device Compatibility Docu-
ment for suitable four-wire smoke 
detectors.
Notes on Style D (Class A) and Style B 
(Class B) field wiring:
1. The Power Supervision Relay coil 
leads must be connected to the last 
detector base 24V screw terminals.
2. Calculation of the maximum allow-
able resistance in the 24VDC 
detector power wiring:
R
MAX
  =                     (2 0 .6  -  V
OM
)   
(N x I
S
) + (N
A
 x I
A
) + (I
R
)
Where:
R
MAX
 is the maximum resistance of the 24V 
wires.
V
OM
 is the minimum operating voltage of 
the detector or end-of-line relay, 
whichever is greater, in volts.
N
 is the total number of detectors on the 
24V supply loop.
I
S
 is the detector current standby.
N
A
 is the number of detectors on the 24V 
power loop which must function at 
the same time in alarm.
I
A
 is the detector current in alarm.
I
R
 is the end-of-line relay current.
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+24VR
Control Panel 
Power Circuit
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UL listed 
24 VDC
Four-wire 
Smoke 
Detectors
Red
Black
IN #1, 2
Class B 
Initiating Device Circuit
Figure 2.3 Typical Connection for 
Four-Wire Smoke Detectors
UL listed
4.7K, 
1/2-Watt
ELR
Listed 
Power 
Supervision 
Relay
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