Environmental Requirements

For proper operation, PARTNER Messaging installation site must meet the environmental requirements described in the table below.

Specification Value
Environmental Requirements:
Control Unit
  • Mount the PARTNER ACS on a wall at least 2 feet (0.6 meters) from the floor (wall mounting required)
  • Locate the PARTNER ACS within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of the network interface jacks and a properly grounded electrical outlet not controlled by a switch, using supplied 7-foot (2.1 meters) cords
  • Operating temperature 32° to + 104°F (0° to + 40°C), not in direct sunlight
  • Humidity 15%-90%, noncondensing
  • For proper ventilation and easy replacement of modules, provide the following minimum clearance around the control unit:
    • 5-slot carrier: 1 foot (0.3 meter) clearance at the top and sides and 2 feet (0.6 meter) at the front and bottom
    • 2-slot carrier: 1 foot (0.3 meter) clearance at the front, top and right sides, and 2 feet (0.6 meter) at the bottom and left side
  • Locate in an area free of excess moisture, corrosive gases, dust, and chemicals
Electrical Requirements:
Control Unit
  • U.S. and Canada: 90-264 VAC, 47-63 Hz, 3-prong outlet separate ground, separately fused at 15 Amps
  • Other countries: 90-264 VAC (220 VAC fused at 10 Amps)
  • Grounding to comply with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1459:
    • An insulated grounding conductor that is not smaller in size and is equivalent in insulation material and thickness to the grounded and ungrounded branch circuit supply conductors (except that is green with or without one or more yellow stripes) is to be installed as part of the circuit that supplies the product or system
    • The grounding conductor mentioned above is to be connected to ground at the service equipment
    • The attachment-plug receptacles in the vicinity of the product or system are all to be of a grounding type, and the grounding conductors serving these receptacles are to be connected to earth ground at the service equipment

 
Safety Requirements
  • U.S.: Meets UL 1459 Issue 2
    • Class 2 power standards:
      • UL 1012 Standard for Safety - Power Supplies
      • UL 1310 Standard for Safety - Direct Plug-in Transformers
      • UL 1585 Standard for Safety - Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
  • Canada: Meets CSA C22.2, No. 0.7-M1985