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De-Icing Control System and Snow Detector |
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DELIVERS
Automatic Reliability
Rugged Sensitivity
Proven, Patented Technology
User Friendly Flexibility
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| Our De-Icing
Control System (DICS) is engineered to be the best of its kind
and includes four key components: |
| MASTER
CONTROL |
SENSING
PROBE |
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 Housed
in a NEMA 4X enclosure that can be installed
outdoors or inside, the Master Control contains
industrial grade components and electronic
circuitry that switches de-icing equipment on
or off and supports the other DICS components that make
the system completely reliable. It can be supplied for
any AC power supply, depending on specific Model Numbers. |
 Detects
outdoors whether snow or other icing conditions are present.
Sensing probes can be placed at any critical location
such as gutters, roof edge, open air, etc., and can be
placed up to 2000 feet from the Master Control. Operating
on 24 volts supplied by the Master Control, up to four
Sensing Probes can be used with each Master Control. It
operates down to
-52°F (-47°C). |
| THERMO SWITCH |
MONITOR |
 The
Thermo Switch is mounted outside. It activates
the Sensing Probe at 36°F/2°C and turns
on an amber light on the monitor. |
 The
Monitor is mounted indoors and indicates with pilot
lights when:
• Power is supplied to the Master Control
• Freezing temperature (36°F/2°C)
is present
• De-icing equipment is activated -
either by the DICS or manual over-ride button. Includes
an over-ride button to activate de-icing independently
of the DIC's Sensing Probe. |
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AUTOMATICALLY
| DETECTS |
snow and icing
conditions. |
| OPERATES |
and controls de-icing |
heaters
and equipment. |
| ALERTS
USERS |
when |
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System is powered-up. |
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Freezing conditions are present. |
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De-icing heaters and equipment are
operating
- either automatically of manually
with over-ride. |
| ALLOWS
USERS |
to operate
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de-icing
heaters and equipment independently
of the automatic system using
an over-ride button |
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| Automatic
Reliability |
Proven Technology |
Spectrum Infrared's De-Icing Control
System (DICS) automatically activates and
controls roof, gutter and other de-icing
heaters or equipment when outdoor icing
conditions are present.
The DICS automatically determines
whether now, blowing snow, freezing rain,
or other icing conditions are present and
then immediately activates de-icing for
a pre-set time period, for instance for
the duration of the icing conditions plus
up to 10 more hours.
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The DICS uses Spectrum's
patented, proven technology and provides reliable,
trouble-free automatic de-icing control. Spectrum's
technology has been specified by major railroads
for over 20 years to automatically control
critical de-icing equipment such as track
switch heaters, crib heaters, etc. Railroads
exclude other snow detector and insist on
SPectrum Infrared's snow detector because
of its super reliability and freedom from
problems. |
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De-Icing Control
Systems- DICS |
| DICS Overview
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1. Models available in all standard
voltages.
2. Standard industrial components are use
and available at local electrical distributors.
3. Includes two 30 amp, NO contacts to turn
on, whatever load or contactors are required.
4. The very responsive sensing probe may
be mounted as far as 2000 feet from controller.
5. Up to 3 probes may be used within the
2000 feet.
6. The monitor allows the user to view conditions
at a glance.
• System on
• Freezing Temperatures (36°F)
• Weather de-icing equipment is activated
• Manual system override button to
activate de-icing independently of the DIC's.
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