Product category: Batteries and Chargers
News Release from: Saft Lithium Battery Division | Subject: LSH series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 November 2006
Li-SOCl2 cells secure
power for wireless alarms
Saft battery packs will provide five years of reliable, maintenance-free, fully autonomous power for Atral's flagship brand Daitem cordless and wireless building alarm systems
Saft is gearing up production at its Poitiers facility in France to fulfil a multi-million-Euro three-year contract to supply customised primary lithium battery packs for Atral, the leading European manufacturer of wireless alarm systems. The Saft battery packs will provide five years of reliable, maintenance-free, fully autonomous power for Atral's flagship brand Daitem cordless and wireless building alarm systems.
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Atral's Daitem range, launched in 2001, is distributed exclusively via professional security installers and is targeted at residential as well as commercial buildings such as hotels, museums, offices and so on.
The main element of Saft's contract is to manufacture customised battery packs, comprising its LSH series lithium-thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl2) cylindrical cells in a variety of sizes and capacities, to provide the prime, mains-free, source of power for various elements of the alarm system such as the control panel and motion sensors.
Even if burglars cut the main telephone line, the GSM transmitter, powered by a Saft battery pack, will still be able to raise the alarm.
Saft will also supply a smaller number of battery packs for Atral's Logisty electrical equipment retailer brand.
Both the Daitem and Logisty battery packs will be assembled into robust, hard plastic casings on a new dedicated, automated production line currently being commissioned at Poitiers.
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Jacques Husser, Sales and Marketing General Manager of Atral said: 'Our alarm systems come with a five-year guarantee'.
'So it is absolutely vital that we can have complete confidence in the reliability and performance of the batteries'.
'We have used Saft LS battery packs for over three years now and we knew we could rely on their consistent quality of production and high level of quality assurance'.
'This latest, long-term, contract takes the relationship to a new level in which we are working more closely, as partners rather than a customer and supplier'.
'We have been impressed both by the detailed technical support provided by Saft and the flexibility they have demonstrated in setting up a dedicated production facility to ensure that we can receive volume supply at competitive prices'.
Saft LS series Li-SOCl2 cylindrical cells are designed specifically for professional electronic applications such as alarm systems and come in a range of sizes from 1/2AA up to D.
They have an operating voltage greater than 3V, can operate in extreme temperatures from -60 to +85C, and are high-pulse optimised and UL (Underwriters Laboratories) recognised.
The cells are nonpressurised at room temperature, feature a nonflammable electrolyte, corrosion-proof hermetically sealed containers and incorporate safety vents and fuses.
Furthermore, Saft LS cells have a low self-discharge rate - less than one per cent after one year of storage at +20C.
For Atral's Daitem alarms, Saft is supplying a variety of packs including: a pack of two LSH20 cells (nominal 13 Ah capacity); a pack of two LS14500 cells ( nominal 2.45Ah capacity); a pack of one LS14500 cell; and a pack of two LS33600C cells (nominal 18.5Ah capacity).
For the Logisty alarms, Saft is supplying one pack comprising two LSH14 cells (nominal 5.5Ah capacity). Request a free brochure from Saft Lithium Battery Division....
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