AL1042ULADA NAC Power Extender Installation Guide (See Application Guide for additional information) Altronix Corp. 140 58th St. Brooklyn, NY Rev.
AL1042ULADA - NAC Power Extender Overview: The Altronix AL1042ULADA is an extremely cost effective 10 amp remote power supply/battery charger. It may be connected to any 12 or 24 volt Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP). Primary applications include Notification Appliance Circuit (NAC such as strobes and horns) expansion support to meet ADA requirements. It also provides auxiliary power to support system accessories.
Power Supply Specifications: AC Input: Output: Battery: 120VAC 60Hz, 5 amp, supplied by a maximum 15 amp dedicated branch circuit. Four (4) regulated supervised NAC output circuits, 24VDC, 2.5 amp maximum current. One (1) aux. special application 24VDC power output circuit 1 amp, non-supervised total output current must not exceed current 10 amp in Alarm Condition. Use two (2) 12VDC / 12AH or two (2) 12VDC / 7AH batteries connected in series.
6. Connect FACP output to the desired AL842LGK logic board inputs, and notification appliances to the desired AL842LGK logic board outputs (see Application Guide). Note: The 2-wire horn/strobe sync mode will only synchronize horns, horn/strobes, strobes with synchronization capability. 7. For connection of smoke detectors, digital dialer see Optional Hookup Diagram, pg. 8.
Amount of Notification Appliances per NAC: Amseco 27 per NAC* Faraday 39 per NAC* Gentex® 32 per NAC* *Not to exceed a maximum of 2.5 amp per NAC.
Power Supply Board Terminal Identification Table: Terminal Legend Function/Description L, N Connect 120VAC to these terminals: L to Hot, N to Neutral. - DC + 24VDC @ 10 amp continuous, 10 amp in alarm non power-limited output. Form “C” dry contacts indicate the loss of AC, with AC present terminals marked [NO and C] AC FAIL are open, [NC and C] are closed. When loss of AC occurs terminals marked [NO and C] NO, C, NC are closed, [NC and C] are open.
NEC Power-Limited Wiring Requirements for AL1042ULADA Models: Power-limited and non power-limited circuit wiring must remain separated in the cabinet. All power-limited circuit wiring must remain at least 0.25” away from any non power-limited circuit wiring. Furthermore, all power-limited circuit wiring and non power-limited circuit wiring must enter and exit the cabinet through different conduits. One such example of this is shown below.
Optional hookups: 1- Battery and AC monitoring: AC or Battery Fail condition will cause the common trouble input [C “FAULT” NC] to report back to the FACP via input 1 and input 2. The common trouble input may also be used for other optional supervisory monitoring. To report AC and Battery Trouble connect the battery and AC Fail relay output shown in Fig. 3a, pg. 8 to the common trouble input.
Battery Calculation Worksheet Device Number of Devices For each device use this formula: This column x This column = AL1042ULADA (Current draw from battery) 1 A AL1042 Current Auxiliary Devices B Stand-by Alarm Current Current Current per Device Equals Stand-by: 130mA Alarm: 300mA Current per number of devices. 130mA 300mA 130mA 300mA Refer to device manual for current ratings.
Appendix A - UL Listed Compatible Devices A.1 Four (4) Wire Smoke Detectors Table A-1 below lists four (4) wire smoke detectors compatible with AL1042ULADA AUX output.
A.1 Four (4) Wire Smoke Detectors (cont.) Detector Type Smoke Detector/Base Max Standby Current (mA) 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Alarm Current (mA) 23 23 35 35 System Sensor 4W-B (12/24 volt) System Sensor 4WT-B (12/24 volt) System Sensor 4WTA-B (12/24 volt) System Sensor 4WTR-B (12/24 volt) Photoelectric I3 Photoelectric I3 w/Therm I3 Photo w/Therm/Sounder I3 Photo w/Therm/Relay System Sensor 4WTR-B (12/24 volt) I3 Photo w/Therm/ Sounder/Relay 0.05 50 I3 Photo w/Isolated Therm/ Sounder/Relay 0.
Enclosure Dimensions (H x W x D approximate): 18” x 14.5” x 4.5” (457.2mm x 368.3mm x 114.3mm) 14.5” (368.3mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 2.5” (63.5mm) 2.5” (63.5mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 4.5” (114.3mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 1.25” (31.75mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 1.25” (31.75mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 2.5” (63.5mm) 8.5” (215.9mm) 6.0” (152.4mm) 18.0” (457.2mm) 18.0” (457.2mm) 18.0” (457.2mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 1.0” (25.4mm) 2.75” (69.85mm) 1.5” (38.1mm) 14.5” (368.3mm) 4.5” (114.