POTTER RLY-5 Relay Expander Owner’s Manual
- June 9, 2024
- POTTER
Table of Contents
POTTER RLY-5 Relay Expander
Features
- Mounts with included stacker bracket
- Provides 5 user configurable relays
- Contact Rating of 24VDC / 3.0A, 125 VAC / 3.0A (resistive)
- Maximum 31 RLY-5s per panel
- Maximum P-Link wire length of 6,500 feet.
- Product includes a 5 year warranty
- UUKL Listed for Smoke Control
Description
The RLY-5 is a relay expander for compatible Potter fire alarm control panels. The RLY-5 communicates with the control panel via the RS-485 (P-Link) communication bus providing 5 user configurable relay outputs programmable with the Potter Configuration Software.
Installation
The RLY-5 is connected to a four wire RS-485 (P-Link) connection. Each card is mounted to the exclusive Stacker Bracket for secure and accessible mounting.. This connection is power limited and supervised. The RLY-5 can be installed in the AE-2, AE-8, and AE-14 Accessory Enclosures. The RLY-5 can also be installed inside the PSN-1000E Intelligent Power Supply and larger control panel enclosures that include space for mounting stacker bracket modules.
Technical Specifications
| p-Link Current (24 VDC) | 35 ma (alarm) |
|---|
25 ma (Standby)
RLY pWR Current (16 VDC – 33 VDC)| 135 ma (alarm)
10 ma (Standby)
Compatible panels
| Ipa Series aFC/aRC Series pFC-4064
p-Series*
pFC-6000 addressable Series*
Legacy Product
Note : RLY PWR can be provided by any fire listed source. Output power
must be 16 VDC–33 VDC and must be power limited.
Note : All connections to relay contacts shall be power limited.
RLY-5 WIRING TO CONTROL PANEL OR AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY EXAMPLES
RLY-5 NORMALLY OPEN AND NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS
Ordering Information
| Model | Description | Stock No. |
|---|---|---|
| RLY-5 | Relay Expander | 3992667 |
Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC
St. Louis, MO
Phone : 800-325-3936
www.pottersignal.com