FULLY SUBMERSIBLE MARINE APPROVED BILGE ALARM / WATER LEVEL SWITCH
The New 'Type' approved BLS 9200 Bilge Switch
Environmentally tested as required for Marine Type Approval laid out in IACS Unified requirement E10 and the relevant sections of IEC945
Compact all Stainless Steel Design
Integral Manual Check Lever
Fully Submersible IP68 Construction
Stainless Slosh & Debris Protection
Simple 2 Bolt Fixing
Choice of Marine grade cables
2 metres of cable as standard extra as required
Optional termination enclosure with built in bilge switch protection
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A compact but rugged bilge well alarm switch designed for Marine use on vessels of all sizes. The integral manual checking device conforms to class rules without complicating installation. Siting and mounting is simple requiring only a two bolt fixing and the self draining fully shrouded design prevents interference of operation from obstructions or floating debris. Due to the harsh environments that this bilge switch is likely to encounter, extensive successful testing was carried out exceeding the required environmental testing for all Marine Type Approvals.
- Required Testing Performed
- Dry Heat IEC60068-2-2
Cold/Low Temperature IEC60068-2-1
Damp Heat/Humidity IEC60068-2-30
Vibration IEC60068-2-6
Insulation Resistance IEC60092-504
Inclination (Static) IEC60092-504
Inclination (Dynamic) IEC60092-504
Salt Mist Test IEC60069-2-52
Additional tests performed
High Voltage
Acoustic Noise IEC945 11.1.2
Compass Safe Distance IEC945 11.2.2
Additional shock tests performed
15G 11ms 20 pulses
12G 9ms rise and 24ms fall 20 pulses
30G 6ms 20 pulses
Additional DC Magnetic Field Test performed (resistance to ship degaussing)
Tested to maximum of 1100 A/m and maximum rate of change of 1100 A/m per second
Bilge Switch Specifications Material: Stainless steel : stem, float, test mechanism, body plates & slosh shield. Cable:
- EPR Insulated HOFR Sheathed 3 -core with polyolefin boot
- or
- Heavy duty Vented 4 core TPE-E LSHF with polyolefin boot
Process Temp: -10 to +90 deg C Switch: S.P.C.O. reed form c Max rating: 100 watt AC/DC resistive load. Max. voltage: 500 Vdc / 250Vac Max. current: 3 A Float s.g: 0.62 bilge alarm
Bilge switch Model coding
BLS9200 Stainless steel bilge switch S Standard EPR cable A Heavy duty TPE-E cable - Overall std cable length in metres - Overall Heavy duty cable in metres Example model code: BLS9200 / S 5
Bilge alarm switch outline drawing
Optional termination enclosures available with bilge switch protection, single or dual models.
A complimentary range of digital alarm annunciators is also available providing a complete bilge monitoring and alarm package
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