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Side View
Enclosure
3-BTSEN
COVER
EST Fire & Life Safety
Security
Overview
The 3-BTSEN consists of a circuit breaker and copper bus bars
mounted on a sheet metal bracket. The unit provides a backup
battery bus for supplying backup power to multiple power supplies
fed by a common battery. The 3-BTSEN features a 50 Amp circuit
breaker to protect the backup battery. The 3-BTSEN mounts in the
BC-1 Battery cabinet or any EST3 “RCC” series enclosure.
Standard Features
50 Amp circuit breaker
•
24 Vdc power distribution bus
•
EST3 Multiplexed Fire Alarm System
Application
The 3-BTSEN is designed to protect and distribute standby 24 Vdc
from a large common battery to multiple power supplies in an EST3
cabinet.
Engineering Specification
Where a remote battery cabinet is required to house large standby
batteries for the fire alarm system cabinet, the remote battery cabinet shall be equipped with a circuit breaker and distribution bus.
Mounting
Battery Distribution Unit
3-BTSEN
Data Sheet 85010-0111 Issue 1.1
Not to be used for installation purposes. Page 1 of 2
GE
12Volts12Volts
Red
Black
Backup Battery Bus Wiring
To Booster 2
and Booster 3
To Driver
and Booster 1
Security
U.S.
T 888-378-2329
F 866-503-3996
Canada
T 519 376 2430
F 519 376 7258
Asia
T 852 2907 8108
F 852 2142 5063
Australia
T 61 3 9259 4700
F 61 3 9259 4799
Europe
T 32 2 725 11 20
F 32 2 721 86 13
Latin America
T 305 593 4301
F 305 593 4300
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Typical Wiring
Allowable Wire Distance Per Pair Between Remote
Battery Cabinet and Power Supplies
# of
supplies
fed by
wiring
1
2
#18 AWG
(0.75mm²)
8.84 ft
(2.7m)
4.43 ft
(1.35m)
Wire Size
#16 AWG
(1.0mm²)
14 ft
(4.27m)
7 ft
(2.13m)
Specifications
Agency Listings UL, ULC,
Mounting BC-1 or “RCC Series” enclosures
Power Rating 50 Amps @ 24 Vdc
Power Bus Connections #10-32 machine screws
Operating Environment 32°F (0°C) to 120°F (49°C), 93% RH, non-condensing
#14 AWG
(1.5mm²)
22.4 ft
(6.83m)
11.2 ft
(3.41)
#12 AWG
(2.5mm²)
35.4 ft
(10.79m)
17.7 ft
(5.4M)
Ordering Information
Catalog Number Description Shipping Wt., lb (kg)
3-BTSEN Battery Distribution Bus 1 (.45)
Data Sheet 85010-0111 Issue 1.1
Not to be used for installation purposes. Page 2 of 2