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Many thanks to you and your wonderful staff for your continued support throughout the year.

Much appreciated.

Dave

Hi Dave
 
Thanks again for your valued advice and support.
 
Regards
 
Chris

Chris McCormick

To all at Acorn,

On behalf of myself, and our Service staff, thankyou for your continued support, and thankyou for going the extra mile last week; our Client is now extremely satisfied!

Patrick

Bless, over and above call of duty. Honestly Jess you been a little star with this one...

Regards,

Sharon

Sharon

Brilliant response, had immediate information. Told me next steps. Couldn't have been more helpful. Thank you Jane.

James

Morning Robyn,
 
I have just received the new battery in perfect order and would like to thank you for your quick response in this matter. It is in these situations that make the difference in who you choose to deal with. 
Thank you.
 
Kind Regards 
 
Alan Tapley 

Alan Tapley

Dear All,

We would just like to express our absolute gratitude with the support of these upcoming projects we have found ourselves working on. The level of customer support within Acorn Fire is unmatched within the industry. A massive credit to Acorn are two staff members in particular Lyndsey and Jess who are always on hand to answer calls when we need emergency parts. Their knowledge within the industry are second to none and we are proud to have Acorn as our supplier and partner.

Just thought we would drop you this note to show our gratitude.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Dale

Dale

Dear Lauren,
 
Thank you so much and very glad to be your customer.
 
Juladit C.
 

Juladit C

I had a technical question regarding removal of detector heads and my query was answered quickly with a fast to & fro response with a positive outcome. Thanks to Jane!

Dennis

Thank you Amelia

Very much appreciated, if only all suppliers where as quick and efficient as you guys, I would be laughing!

Tony

Thankyou so much for your assistance, I don't know how you managed to source this equipment, but I'm very glad you did. All fitted and working now!!

Med vennlig hilsen

K Larsen

Robyn,

You my dear are an angel sent from the heavens of wonderfulness!

Thanks a lot for your help its appreciated!

Luke B

Thanks for all the help

Lauren and Amelia - you are STARS.

Andy

Good Afternoon, Lauren
 
Thank you for your very prompt reply to my email, so unusual in these days, so much appreciated.

Martin Singleton

Hello

Perfect service, thank you

Regards

Rory

Truly thank you for all of your help, Emma. This process was quick and painless.

David Jackson

Hi Emma,

Thank you for your awesome work!

William J

Bless you Robyn, thank you so very much, your service is absolutely amazing!!
 
So many thanks 
 
Heather

Heather

Hi Robyn, 
  
Thank you so much I really appreciate all your help, you have been an absolute star!

Lorna Jones

Hi Lauren,

The below parts have just arrived! That was very quick and efficient!

Thankyou for organising that

Harriet

Also want to say thanks to everyone at Acorn Fire & Security for a great day.

The training was extremely helpful and a good balance of practical to theory work in the course.

We look forward to sitting in on another training course in the near future.

Phil

Hi,
 
Fantastic work over the last few weeks keeping up with our ever increasing (sometimes difficult) demands.
 
Have a great weekend and keep up the good work! 

Chris

Dear Emma and Dear Robyn,
 
The 3 Beam 6500E-26 sensors arrived this week.
 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help and work in this somewhat complicated matter.
 
I wish you a nice week and a good weekend.
 
Thank you very much again!

Richard Molnai

Dear Emma,
Thank you for your kind answer.
I very appreciate your excellent support. You are probably only one person of distributors (except manufacturers who have excellent technical support also).

Tibor Lelkes

Good Morning Emma,

I must say you are the best.  Normally I do not receive such fast replies from overseas suppliers, and that too complete with courier charges.

Have a nice day.

 

Parvez

Thank you so very much Emma – quite amazing to receive such a prompt and pleasant response to my enquiry.

Carol Shield

Hi Deborah

Thank you very much for going extra mile for me. Great!

Best Regards

John

Amelia - thank you so much for your reply.

Wonderful, knowledgeable customer service - a rarity these days and you even supplied me with a link to the product.

Jonathan Farquhar

Hi Dave

Just a quick note to say thanks for the advice on the replacement of the Mother board. We attended a week ago and all went smoothly, no problems since (touch wood!).

Tim

Hi Emma

Many thanks for your quick response. Just discovered your website today but it looks excellent!

Nicola Allan

Many thanks as always for the quality and speed of the service!

Shaun

Good morning Emma,

Order has been well received yesterday, I can say that we are very happy with your service.

Best regards,

Denmark

Good afternoon Lauren.

Thank you for the fast response.

As ever I am very impressed with the excellent service you offer.

Alan

Hi Emma,

Thank you very much for all your help - excellent service!

Fiona McGregor

Many many thanks for the amazingly prompt service. Having been told that Syncro AS units were obsolete I thank God for Google and Acorn! Keep up the good work! 

John Gaskin

Thank you Elise, 
 
You have been so helpful with everything;  I hope your boss is paying you well you are an asset to your company. 
 
Have a lovely day.

Clive Morris

You’re the best, thanks!

Have a nice weekend.

Best regards / Met vriendelijke groet

Netherlands

You provide a great service, you have an excellent range of products and deliver on the double. 

Here in Cork, Ireland it can be difficult to get certain brands and parts of fire alarm systems. You have been a great help. So thank you.

Trevor

Ladies,

Thanks for all your help and excellent customer service! :-)

Kind Regards,

Ainsley Cooper

Hi Dave,

One happy customer, thanks for the assistance with this.

Trevor

I would just like to point out how helpful Lauren has been. We have an issue where our office is next to a railway crossing and currently the crossing is closed for roadworks. This is causing an issue with deliveries. Lauren called me to discuss and has arranged for our delivery to be redirected. Customer service is very important and clearly displayed by Acorn and the whole team. We have used Acorn several times since setting up our account and nothing but praise.
 
Efficient, speedy, helpful, detailed, professional  are just a few words to describe your team.
 
I will continue to place our orders from Acorn. 
 
Regards 
Andrew

Andrew Wooding

Thank you Jane! A fantastic member of staff, couldn't of been more helpful. An incredible asset to your company. 

James Sutton

Cheers Dave you're a star

Kind Regards

Neil

Dave,

Installed these today, worked a treat.

Thanks.

Andrew

Thanks Lauren,

it’s so nice to deal with a company who are so accommodating, it’s been a refreshing change for us!

Catherine

We have just purchased a SOLO kit from yourselves and I have say we have been very impressed with the service and support provided – thank you 

Darren

I received and checked through my order today and everything is as it should be.

Thanks again to you and to Acorn fire and security for a great and efficient service.

Costa

Hi Lauren,

Thank you very much, excellent service as usual.

Thanks

Paul

Dave,

Always a pleasure bud and thank you for the information it worked an absolute treat!

Have a good weekend and take care sir!

Kind Regards 

Christopher Stevenson

Christopher Stevenson

Dear John, 
  
Many thanks for your support. Thanks to your advice system is back in proper operation. Much appreciated. 

Marek

Acorn Fire & Security have vastly improved our business, through excellent customer service from point of order, through to rapid delivery to our Engineers in the field.

Steven Troy

We enjoy one of the best supplier relationships with Acorn due to the professionalism & quick response times allied with an enjoyable friendly nature of all the staff.

Paul

Perfect, thank you.
 
Brilliant Customer Service, Speedy Response!

Kayleigh Williams

Hi Dave,

Thank you for sending the information on the detectors I have passed this on to our client.

Thank you also for your continued help and assistance it is much appreciated.

Sam

Excellent Thanks. 

We are really happy with acorn since we started using you guys, the staff have been excellent. You have delivered items and me and my colleagues have collected. Thankyou for your help.

Regards Richard (Dalby Fire Group)

Richard

Quick and easy help, just typical Acorn as usual. Thanks

Micheal Dunbar

Thank you for your speedy service, our order arrived this morning.

Karen

Thanks Lauren

I wish all suppliers got back to me as quickly as you do!

Dani Webster

Thanks to Lauren for helping resolve a problem.

She was helpful, efficient, and above all pleasant.

A real asset.

Catriona

Hi Dave,

Many thanks for your swift reply & valued advise. (great service)

Regards.

Nick

Home » Conventional Fire Alarm Equipment » Ancillary » C-Tec BF560-12 Switch Mode 12v 2A EN54-4 Boxed PSU
C-Tec BF560-12 Switch Mode 12v 2A EN54-4 Boxed PSU

C-Tec BF560-12 Switch Mode 12v 2A EN54-4 Boxed PSU

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Product Code: BF560-12
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C-Tec BF560-12 Switch Mode 12v 2A EN54-4 Boxed PSU

The C-Tec BF560-12 12V 2A EN54-4 Switch Mode PSU is ideal for connecting to 12V security STUs to provide BS5839-1 compliant remote monitoring facilities. It is certified to EN54-4/A2 by the LPCB & VdS (AFNOR pending). 

Key Features:

  • Multiple indicators - supply present, general fault, fault type & aux. equipment fault.
  • Two selectable battery charge currents.
  • Battery fault impedance limits can be optimised to suit load current (helps extend battery life).
  • Mains fail simulation mode.
  • Improved on-board temperature sensor with optional remote sensor.
  • Ideal for connecting to 12V security STUs to provide BS5839-1 compliant remote monitoring facilities.
  • Electronic functions comply with EN50131-6 grades 1-4 for security applications.
  • BF560-12/E Caged & BF560-12/C PCB-only versions available.
  • Plastic cover on PSU PCB guards against touching live parts.
  • Includes a single-pole voltfree changeover relay that switches for any fault condition.

Additional Information

PSU CUSTOMISATION

The BF560-12 can be customised to suit your exact requirements using a BF423 configurator & PC. Configurable parameters include float voltage temperature compensation, battery charge rate (mA), battery impedance and configurable Input/Output settings. *It is important to note changing the PSU's parameters in this way is outside the scope of EN54-4 and any changes must be tested by the responsible person for correct operation.

12V SECURITY STU USED PURELY FOR FIRE ALARM SIGNALLING

The BF560-12 can help combat an area of fire alarm system non-compliance that is often overlooked - their connection to remote monitoring centres via 12V security STUs or autodiallers. Fire systems that require such monitoring are typically connected to 12V security STUs. Unfortunately, PSUs used to power these STUs normally only offer 12 hours standby, are not connected to a dedicated mains supply and do not include the features demanded by EN54-4 (such as battery impedance monitoring, temperature compensated charging, CPR compliance, etc). The BF560-12 solves these problems by allowing the use of 12V STUs with a cost-effective EN54-4 compliant PSU thereby facilitating compliance with BS5839-1 (or European equivalents). To further assist this application, an optional STU mounting plate is available for inside the BF560-12 (order code BF360SP).

PSU STATUS LED (located on the PSU PCB)

  • 1 flash = Mains Failure.
  • 2 flashes = Battery Voltage Low.
  • 3 flashes = Battery Voltage Critical.
  • 4 flashes = Charger Failure.
  • 5 flashes = Charger OK (Battery is either actively charging, or in float charge).
  • 6 flashes = No Batteries Fitted (indicating DIP Switch 4 position).
  • 7 flashes = Battery Resistance Fault (Level set by DIP Switch 2 position).
  • 8 flashes = Output Over Voltage.

BATTERY FAULT MONITORING

The BF560-12 complies with EN54-4/A2 and therefore must monitor battery resistance. The fault threshold is directly related to the ability of the battery to deliver the rated current to the load. For example, batteries stored uncharged for long periods, during shipment and/or distribution, degrade leading to increased internal resistance. If a degraded battery is fitted, a fault will be shown by the PSU as mandated by EN54-4/A2.

EN50131-6 (POWER SUPPLIES FOR INTRUSION & HOLD UP ALARMS) CAPABILITY

The power supply inside the BF560-12 has all the electrical functions required to comply with EN50131-6 Grade 4 (which includes Grades 3, 2 and 1). However, the BF560-12's enclosure is not designed to comply with the standard's requirements to trigger an alarm if someone tries to force the box open. OEM security companies interested in utilising the BF560-12's PSU PCB inside their own EN50131-6 compliant tamper-resistant enclosures should contact our marketing department for further details on costs and approvals.

DATA PORT

Data on the BF560-12's status can be extracted from the PSU's bi-directional data port. The data available includes thermistor measurements; battery terminal voltage; system voltage at load terminals; battery charge current; load current; battery impedance and ASCII text string status messages. Extracting this data requires additional equipment and permissions - call C-TEC for details.

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