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C-TEC has launched a three zone automatic extinguisher panel specifically designed for areas housing expensive, dangerous or irreplaceable items of equipment.

Fully compliant with EN12094 part 1 (the European standard for Fixed Firefighting Systems - Components for Gas Extinguishing Systems), our new EP203 panel has been manufactured to the highest standards and epitomises quality, durability and reliability.

The panel functions as a standard three-zone conventional fire alarm panel but has additional, highly sophisticated extinguishant release circuitry for controlling the release of fire-suppressing gas into computer rooms, chemical plants, museums, etc., where fires need to be put out quickly and with minimal damage to the protected equipment.

Any combination of activated detector zones can be programmed to automatically start the panel’s extinguishant release sequence which can be set to operate with or without a delay. And with no less than six monitored inputs, including Hold and Abort for suspending or cancelling the release sequence at any time, the EP203 looks set to become one of the most popular extinguisher panels on the market (see schematic below).

Says C-TEC’s MD, Andrew Foster, “Our new state-of-the-art R&D facility and recruitment of additional specialist engineering staff has made the development of the EP203 possible. It has been designed to meet demand from our customers for a top quality extinguishant panel and we confidently expect the panel to exceed all expectations.”

The panel is supplied in an elegantly-styled, durable enclosure with all of its electronics - apart from its powerful 3A EN54 switch mode PSU - mounted on a detachable metal bridge plate for ease of installation.

In addition to a manual extinguisher release switch, the enclosure’s front also features a 128 x 64 pixel graphical display, giving users a constant overview of the system’s status, and a keyswitch allowing authorised users to toggle between automatic and manual mode. For additional flexibility, up to eight remote status units, each with their own LCDs, manual release and mode switches, can be connected to the panel via a monitored RS485 network. Economy status units are also available.

Other key features include three monitored sounder circuits (two x 1st stage; one x 2nd stage), adjustable flood times, an alarm counter, a time-stamped log and volt-free changeover relay contacts for fire, local fire, 1st stage active, 2nd stage active, extract fan and fault.

An optional relay expansion board is also available with reset, mode, discharged, hold and abort outputs.

For further information and/or pricing details please contact our sales desk on +44 (0)1942 322744.