class a wiring
DESCRIPTION
CLASS A WIRING PROCEDURETRANSCRIPT
Fire Alarm SystemClass A Wiring
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All fire alarm wiring needs to be installed so that a current from the panel will supervise all wires and connections.
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
Supervising current from the fire alarm control panel flows through all wires, connections, and the End-of-Line resistor, making sure broken wires or bad connections will be found and repaired before a fire occurs.
Supervised Class A Wiring
Wire
Supervising Current
+++
-
Fire AlarmControl Panel
++
+
-
B Out
A Return
B Out
A Return
EndOf
LineResistor
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
FireAlarmDevice
Broken Wire in Class A Wiring
Wire
Supervising Current is no longer passed through the circuit because of a broken wire.
+++
-
Fire AlarmControl Panel
++
+
-
B Out
B Out
EndOf
LineResistor
Loss of Supervising current causes the fire alarm control panel to switch to feeding the circuit from both ends. Even if there is a fire, all devices will still be working because there are now two Class B loops instead of a single Class A loop.
B Out
B Out
Class B Loop Class B Loop