Apollo has launched a fire detector designed for 12 V applications like non-latching security systems.

Apollo's 12V fire detector

The 12V Relay Base, designed to allow the company’s Series 65 range of smoke and heat detectors to be incorporated into 12V home security installations, uses a single volt-free changeover contact, and should operate over a range of 9V – 15V DC.

In order to operate, the base requires a Series 65 detector. Options from this range include the optical and ionisation smoke detectors, and various heat detectors.

Apollo said: “A jumper on the base’s PCB can be set to ‘latching’ for fire systems, and ‘non-latching’ for security systems. In latching mode, an alarm state will continue until it is manually reset, whereas in the non-latching mode it will automatically reset both the base and the detector in order to integrate with a security system.

“As with all Series 65 bases, a ‘one way only’ fit system is in place which makes it both easy and safe to correctly fit the detector to the base.”