Fiber Converter Extends Fire Alarm System’s Reach & Surge Protection
ISC East
ISC East Booth 607- Silent Knight by Honeywell, Northford, Conn., released the SK-F485C Wire to Fiber Converter, designed to allow new and existing Silent Knight systems to significantly increase wire runs between fire alarm control panels and power supplies, while providing a major boost in surge protection.
A fire alarm system run on copper wire underground, between buildings is susceptible to lightning damage due to earth ground differentials. The new fiber converter allows one Intelliknight™ addressable fire alarm control panel from Silent Knight to be extended over fiber-optic cable to protect multiple buildings while severely limiting the risk of damages from electrical surges.