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MAN0530 Issue 10 - 11/09 Searchline Excel
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There are three ranges of Searchline Excel gas detector. These are:
Open-Path Short Range 5 – 40m (15ft – 130ft)
Medium Range 20 – 120m (65ft – 390ft)
Long Range 120 – 200m (390ft – 650ft)
When designing an installation for Searchline Excel it is important that the correct range of the
gasdetectorforeachpathtobemonitoredisselectedandspecied.
The Transmitter and Receiver are each mounted upon robust, adjustable mounting brackets.
These brackets bolt to a mounting plate, which is designed to accommodate a variety of junction
boxes,accessoriesandmechanicalmountingcongurations.Thesmallsizeandexibilityof
Searchline Excel and its mounting arrangements are intended to make correct installation
design as simple as possible. Installation details are given in Chapter 3.
2.2 TRANSMITTER
The Searchline Excel Transmitter produces an intense, collimated infrared beam which is
producedbyaXenonarcashlamp.
Theashlamp’sinfraredoutputiscollimatedusingmirrorswhichenablesamoreuniformbeam
(no chromatic aberrations) to be produced and hence reduces alignment sensitivity. In order
topreventannoyingvisibleashes,thevisibleemissionsfromtheashlampareblockedbya
lter.
TheTransmitter’sashlampispulsedatprecisely4Hz,eachpulselastingforapproximately
one microsecond. The precise timing and extremely short duration of these pulses give the
Transmitter a very distinctive signature. This distinctive signature makes it easy for the Receiver
todistinguishSearchlineExcelTransmitterpulsesfrombothnaturalandarticialsourcesof
infrared radiation.
NOTE: THE INFRARED BEAM IS INVISIBLE AND EYE SAFE.
ThemediumandlongrangeTransmitterscontainahigherpowerashlampandlargeroptics
than the standard short range unit. The resulting infrared beam is many times brighter which
allows for a considerable increase in operating range.
2. OVERVIEW