PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS
Conventional Fire Alarm Control Panels
FA-103 & FA-106
FA-103 Conventional Fire Alarm Control Panels
March 3, 2017
The Mircom Group of Companies is pleased to announce the introduction of four new products to the FA-100 series of Conventional Fire Alarm Control Panels. Namely,
- Three-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-103, in beige
- Three-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-103R, in red
- Six-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-106, in beige
- Six-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-106R, in red
These four new products are being offered in order to meet the requirements of ULC-S52711 (3rd Edition) and ensure seamless supply of product. These new products hold a very similar feature set to previous and now obsolete, FA-100 series lineup of products (including FA-101T, FA-102T, FA-1025T and all variations) with several enhancements including:
- Meeting ULC-S527-11 standard
- Three (FA-103) and Six (FA-106) Input Circuits
- Two Output Circuits
- Dome Switches
- New Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
All four new products can now be ordered with an estimated availability date of April 28, 2017.
For more information about these new products, please refer to the attached Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) and the Mircom website.
FA-100 Series FAQ
– New ‘Listing’ requirements drove our initiative to obsolete the old FA-100 Series line-up and replace it with the new FA-103 and FA-106.
– The old FA-100 Series products are now Obsolete. Our inventory will be sold until depleted.
– Our target markets for the FA-100 Series remain unchanged. It will continue to be available to the Canadian and International markets.
– The new FA-100 Series meets the latest ULC -S527-11 standard.
– Datasheets as well as Installation Manual are posted on the Mircom website:
https://www.mircom.com/product-listing/fire-alarm-detection/conventional-fire-alarm/fa-100-firealarm-control-systems
– There are four Fire Control Alarm Panels as follows:
• Three-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-103, in beige
• Three-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-103R, in red
• Six-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-106, in beige
• Six-Zone Fire Alarm Unit, FA-106R, in red
This table summarizes the differences:
| Feature | Old | Comments | Comments |
| Output | Total output of 1.7Amps | Total output of 2.0Amps (1.25 max per circuit) | Improvement |
| Construction | New PCB | Improvement | |
| Construction | New Dead front | Improvement | |
| Annunciator support | Remote Annunciator support | No Remote Annunciator support | Better supported by other product(s) |
| Non-latching alarm | Non-latching alarm support | No non-latching alarm support | ULC requirement |
| ULC | Meets ULC-527-2011 standard | Meets requirements | |
| Switches | Slide switches | Dome switches | Improvement |
| Configuration | Configuration via jumper | Configuration via DIP switch | Improvement |
| Input Circuits | One (FA-101T), two (FA102T) and five (FA-1025T) | Three (FA-103) and six (FA-106) | Improvement |
| Output Circuits | One (FA-101T), One (FA102T) and two (FA-1025T) | Two (FA-103) and two (FA-106) | Improvement |
– We will accept all new orders effective immediately. Estimated availability date is April 28, 2017.
Yes, the following table is the ‘go-forward’ model conversion recommendation:
| Old | New |
| FA-101T | FA-103 |
| FA-1025T | FA-106 |
| FA-1025T-RED | FA-106R |
| FA-102T | FA-103 |
| FA-102T-RED | FA-103R |
Please continue to contact the Mircom Technical Support team toll-free at 1-888-647-2665.
FA-100 Series FAQ, March 2017
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