type B -  Single & Multi-Station Alarm Panels
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FEATURES

SINGLE-STATION PANEL
THE TYPE B SINGLE-STATION ALARM PANEL HAS A NEMA-1 STEEL ENCLOSURE WITH A HINGED DOOR (NEMA-4 ENCLOSURE IS FIBERGLASS). THE NEMA-1 GENERAL PURPOSE WALL-MOUNTING ENCLOSURE IS STANDARD. A NEMA-4 WATERTIGHT ENCLOSURE IS AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION.

THE PANEL INCLUDES AN ALARM LIGHT AND SILENCING BUTTON MOUNTED ON THE COVER. A 4" 110V BELL IS FURNISHED FOR AN AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNAL. THE BELL IS FOR SEPARATE MOUNTING AND WIRING, IN THE FIELD, TO THE ALARM PANEL.

THE SILENCING BUTTON, WHEN PRESSED, STOPS THE RINGING OF THE ALARM BELL, BUT THE ALARM LIGHT CONTINUES TO GLOW UNTIL THE ALARM CONDITION IS CORRECTED.

THE STANDARD PANEL IS RATED FOR 110V SERVICE (220V PANELS ARE AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION).

MULTI-STATION PANELS
THE TYPE B MULTI-STATION ALARM PANELS HAVE NEMA-1 STEEL ENCLOSURES WITH HINGED DOORS (NEMA-4 ENCLOSURES ARE FIBERGLASS). THE NEMA-1 GENERAL PURPOSE WALL-MOUNTING ENCLOSURES ARE STANDARD. NEMA-4 WATERTIGHT ENCLOSURES ARE AVAILABLE AS OPTIONS.

MOUNTED ON THE PANEL COVER ARE ONE (1) ALARM LIGHT FOR EACH ALARM CONDITION AND ONE (1) SILENCING BUTTON. A 4" 110V BELL IS ALSO MOUNTED ON THE COVER FOR AN AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNAL.

EACH ALARM LIGHT IS OF THE "DIM-GLOW" TYPE, MEANING THAT IT GLOWS WITH 10% BRILLIANCE AT ALL TIMES TO INDICATE THAT IT IS OPERATIVE. WHEN AN ALARM CONDITION OCCURS, IT GLOWS WITH FULL 100% BRILLIANCE.

THE SILENCING BUTTON, WHEN PRESSED, STOPS THE RINGING OF THE ALARM BELL, BUT THE ALARM LIGHT CONTINUES TO GLOW WITH FULL BRILLIANCE UNTIL THE ALARM CONDITION IS CORRECTED, AT WHICH TIME IT RETURNS TO 10% BRILLIANCE. EACH ALARM LIGHT HAS A LEGEND PLATE INDICATING WHAT ALARM CONDITION IT REPRESENTS.

THE STANDARD PANEL IS RATED FOR 110V SERVICE (220V PANELS ARE AVAILABLE AS OPTIONS). EACH PANEL HAS A FUSED ALARM CIRCUIT AND A TERMINAL STRIP FOR SIMPLE CONNECTIONS.

SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION

SINGLE-STATION PANEL
FURNISH AND INSTALL AS SHOWN ON PLANS A TYPE B SINGLE-STATION ALARM PANEL, AS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL PUMP CORPORATION, IN NEMA-1 WALL-MOUNTING (OR NEMA-4 WATERTIGHT) ENCLOSURE. THE PANEL SHALL INCLUDE AN ALARM LIGHT AND SILENCING BUTTON ON THE COVER, PLUS A 4" 110V BELL FOR FIELD WIRING TO THE PANEL. THE PANEL SHALL BE RATED FOR 110V (OR 220V) SERVICE. THE SILENCING BUTTON SHALL STOP THE RINGING OF THE ALARM BELL, BUT THE ALARM LIGHT SHALL CONTINUE TO GLOW UNTIL THE ALARM CONDITION IS CORRECTED.

MULTI-STATION PANELS
FURNISH AND INSTALL AS SHOWN ON PLANS A TYPE B MULTI-STATION ALARM PANEL, AS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL PUMP CORPORATION, IN NEMA-1 WALL-MOUNTING (OR NEMA-4 WATERTIGHT) ENCLOSURE. THE PANEL SHALL INCLUDE _____  ALARM LIGHTS FOR THE ALARM CONDITIONS (PLUS SPARE CIRCUITS) ENUMERATED BELOW AND A SILENCING BUTTON ON THE COVER. A 4" 110V BELL SHALL ALSO BE MOUNTED ON THE COVER FOR AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNAL. THE PANEL SHALL BE RATED FOR 110V (OR 220V) SERVICE AND SHALL HAVE A FUSED ALARM CIRCUIT AND TERMINAL STRIP.

THE SILENCING BUTTON SHALL STOP THE RINGING OF THE ALARM BELL WHEN PRESSED. EACH ALARM LIGHT SHALL HAVE A LEGEND PLATE INDICATING WHAT ALARM CONDITION IT REPRESENTS, AND SHALL GLOW AT 10% BRILLIANCE AT ALL TIMES. WHEN AN ALARM CONDITION OCCURS, THE APPLICABLE LIGHT WILL GLOW AT 100% BRILLIANCE UNTIL THE ALARM CONDITION IS CORRECTED.

List Prices

SINGLE-CONDITION NEMA-1 ALARM PANEL includes steel enclosure with hinged door, alarm light, silencing button, and 4" 115V alarm bell mounted and wired on panel cover. The panel is rated for 115V service. Specify 24V or 230V if desired.

SINGLE-CONDITION NEMA-4 ALARM PANEL has all of the features enumerated above for the single-condition NEMA-1 alarm panel except that the enclosure is fiberglass.

MULTI-CONDITION NEMA-1 AND NEMA-4 ALARM PANELS include steel enclosure with hinged door (fiberglass enclosure for NEMA-4 panels), a 'dim-glow' alarm light and legend plate for each condition, a silencing button, a 4" 115V alarm bell mounted and wired on the panel cover, a circuit fuse and a terminal strip. Panels are rated for 115V service. Specify 230V if desired.