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UL 864:10ED 2014-12

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Standard for Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems
Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Superseded date

09-10-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-12-2014

INTRODUCTION
1. Scope
2. General
3. Glossary
4. Application and Use
5. Compatibility Information
CONSTRUCTION
6. Alarm Verification Feature (Optional)
7. Enclosures
8. Protection Against Corrosion
9. Mounting of Parts
10. Operating Mechanisms
11. Components
12. Grounding and Bonding
13. Interconnection of Units
14. Field Wiring Connections
15. Internal Wiring
16. Protective Devices
17. Overcurrent Protection
18. Spacings
19. Servicing Protection
PERFORMANCE
20. General
21. Normal Operation Test
22. Electrical Supervision Test
23. Circuit-Emergency Operation Test
24. Input and Output Current and Voltage Test
24A. Power-Limited Circuits
25. Two-Wire Smoke Detector Compatibility Tests
26. Jarring Test
27. Temperature Test
28. Charging Current Test
29. Battery Charger Test
30. Overvoltage and Undervoltage Operation Test
31. Standby Operating Power Test
32. Variable Ambient Temperature Test
33. Humidity Test
34. Electric Shock Current Test
35. Leakage Current Test
36. Time-Limit-Cutout Calibration Test
37. Transient Tests
38. Transient Voltage-Surge Supervision Test
39. Overload (Control Unit) Test
40. Overload (Separately Energized Circuits) Test
41. Endurance
42. Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test
43. Abnormal Operation Test
44. Burnout Test
45. Tests on Special Terminal Assemblies
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION LINE TESTS
46. Production-Line Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Tests
47. Production-Line Grounding-Continuity Test
MARKING AND INSTRUCTIONS
48. Marking
49. Installation Wiring Diagram
50. Operating Instructions
MULTIPLEX SYSTEMS
51. General
52. System Operation
53. Transmission Faults
54. System Response Time
55. Local Control Units Acceptable for Releasing Device
     Service
56. Emergency Relocation/Paging and Telephone Signaling
     Systems
57. Program-Controlled Control Units and Systems
SHORT RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DEVICES
58. General
59. Time to Report Alarm
60. Inoperative Transmitter Reporting
61. Supervisory and Trouble Status Indications
62. Reference Level Determination
63. Interference Inmmunity
64. Frequency Selectivity
65. Clash
66. Clash Error
67. Error (Falsing) Rate
68. Throughput Rate
69. Transmitter Stability Tests
70. Transmitter Accelerated Aging Tests
71. Installation Instructions and User Manual
DIGITAL ALARM COMMUNICATORS (DAC)
72. General
APPENDIX A
Standards for Components

This revision of ANSI/UL 864 dated May 7, 2020 is issued to incorporate the following changes: – Alternative means utilizing adhesives to provide mechanical securement of parts; 6.1.2, 6.2.1, 9.5 – 9.9, Section 83, Section 92.6 – Building System Information Unit; 3.13A, Sections 54A, 54B, 54C, 96.31, – Class N pathway performance criteria; 3.39A, 56.1.13A, 56.1.14, 56.3.1, 56.4.1 – Aligning UL 864 with new UL 268 requirements for special application smoke detectors; 67.5.2.4 – 67.5.2.7, 96.32

1.1 These requirements cover: a)Discrete electrical control units and accessories for fire alarm systems; b)Electrically- and electronically-operated amplifiers that provide speech communication and distinctive sounds in conjunction with fire protective signaling systems; and c)Commercial stationary and fixed power supplies for fire-protective signaling systems, having input and output ratings of not more than 600 V, direct- and alternating-current, (DC and AC).

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
0
PublisherName
Underwriters Laboratories
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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