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INTELLIGENT AND CONVENTIONAL OPTICAL BEAM DETECTORS

Released 10 January 2001


System Sensor Europe has announced the new 6200 family of intelligent and conventional beam detectors.  The transmitter and receiver are contained in one compact unit measuring 195 x 155 x 150mm; three sizes of reflector plates are available to facilitate installation over a range of 10m to 100m. 

The 6200 is intended for the protection of large open spaces, from 2.5 to 12m high, such as shopping precincts, conference centres warehouses, atriums, historic buildings, churches and cinemas.  In historic buildings, a beam detector is often the preferred choice as it is visually unobtrusive.  With a maximum coverage of 1800 sq. m, installation costs can be significantly less than for point detectors.

The 6200 operates on the obscuration principle using visible red light generated by a laser diode; an alarm is triggered when the returned light falls below a pre-set threshold.  The unit has a laser boost facility, used during the commissioning stage to make the alignment process simple.  Additionally, an array of LEDs provide a simple go - no-go alignment confirmation; the reflector is centralised to the matrix array to ensure maximum reflection of the actual light beam.  The unit's sensitivity is switch selectable, with settings ranging from the most sensitive, giving the most rapid response and suitable for use in areas subject to rapid air movement to the least sensitive for use in areas where dust build up can be expected.


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Notes to Editors.

For further information, contact:

System Sensor Europe contact:	
Mike Harding	
Sales Director
System Sensor Europe
3 Horsham Gates
North Street
Horsham
RH13 5PJ
Tel: + 44 (0)1403 276500
fax: + 44 (0)1403 276501
sales@sseuk.com
www.systemsensoreurope.com

Agency contact:		
Nigel May	
Parkfield
Parkfield House
Damerham
Hants
SP6 3HQ
tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321
fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378
Nigel_May@parkfield.co.uk
www.parkfield.co.uk

System Sensor Europe is the world's largest specialist manufacturer of industrial fire detectors of all types, including ionisation, opto-electronic and thermal devices, in both analogue sensor and conventional detector formats; beam detectors, duct detectors and waterflow detectors.

System Sensor Europe is a member of the Honeywell Corporation.