MEDC XB13 are listed beacons designed for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and harsh environmental conditions.
MEDC XB13 are listed beacons designed for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and harsh environmental conditions.
The housing is manufactured from a UV stable, glass reinforced polyester, with the lens manufactured from a UV stable polycarbonate. Stainless steel screws are used ensuring a totally corrosion-free product.
The XB13 beacons are a range of ruggedized, weatherproof beacons, which have been designed with high ingress protection to cope with harsh environmental conditions.
The MEDC XB13 beacons can be painted to customer specification and supplied with identification labels.
Contact our team for customer service, competitive quotations and availability from stock for the MEDC range of sounders, including MEDC XB13, for safe use in hazardous areas with explosive atmospheres.
The MEDC XB13 hazardous area beacon comes in weatherproof variations.
The MEDC range of sounders and beacons from the Crouse Hinds series of Signalling & Alarms – a comprehensive range of Explosion Proof call points are also available with ATEX & IECEx certification and explosion protection to both Ex d (flameproof) and Ex ia (Intrinsically Safe) applications.
The following code is designed to help in selection of the correct MEDC hazardous area beacon with ATEX approval and certification.
Eaton MEDC
Eaton MEDC have developed ATEX products, including ATEX Beacons, designed for harsh and hazardous area conditions and where there is a risk of explosion due to the presence of flammable gas and dust atmospheres both onshore and offshore – since 1975 MEDC have been designers and manufacturers of alarm, signal, control and communications equipment.
Complete range of LV-HV Cable Joints, Terminations, Cleats & Glands are available to support installation of power, control and instrumentation cables up to 33kV – includes Cold Shrink for use in hazardous areas to provide electrical insulation and cable protection.
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| Category | ATEX Sounders & Beacons |
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| Material | UV stable glass reinforced polyester body UV stable polycarbonate cover/lens Retained stainless steel cover screws | |
| Finish | Painted red as standard or to customer specification | |
| Operating temp | –40ºC to +70ºC | |
| Tube Energy | 10 Joules (second flash 7.5 joules) | |
| Tube life | >1 x 106 flashes | |
| Weight | 1.1kg | |
| Ingress Protection | IP66 & IP67 | |
| Voltage | 12V d.c., 24V d.c., 48V d.c., 115V a.c., 230V a.c | |
| Current consumption | Voltage 12V d.c. 24V d.c. 48V d.c. 115V a.c. 230V a.c. | Current consumption 1.4A 650mA 360mA 180mA 100mA |
| Tube type | Xenon discharge | |
| Lens colour | Various colours available | |
| Terminals | 8 x 2.5sqmm | |
| Flash rate | 1 flash per second | |
| Dual flash rate | Time between dual flashes = 0.5 seconds Charging time = 1 second Cycle repeats every 1.5 seconds | |
| Labels | Duty and tag labels available | |
| Cable entries | Up to 3 x M20 via knockouts | |
| Intensity | Effective intensity 220 Cd. Peak intensity 75,000 Cd (Figures are for clear lens at 1Hz flash rate) | |
| Relay initiate | Initiation by telephone ringing tone or low voltage control signals – not available with 48Vdc | |
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