A0003 - 101716-Telephone Enclosures.pdf

Construct New Entrance for JLM JLM Memorial Veterans Hospital

598-18-106 01-01-16

Construction Documents 2021.06.03

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SECTION 10 17 16

TELEPHONE ENCLOSURES

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. Equipment and materials used shall be standard components that are manufactured and available for purchase as standard replacement parts as long as the product is commercially available from the manufacturer.

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. All tower installation, configurations, setup, program and related work shall be performed by electronic technicians thoroughly trained by the manufacturer in the installation and service of the equipment provided.

B. The tower shall be warrantied against any defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of five (5) years from date of installation, provided that manufacturer receives a completed

"Installation Certification" certifying the date on which the system has been installed. An "Installation Certification" card shall be enclosed with every unit. In the event that no "Installation

Certification" is received by manufacturer, the five (5) years will commence on the date of shipment by the manufacturer.

C. The blue light and faceplate light shall be warrantied against any defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of twenty-four (24) months from date of installation, provided that manufacturer receives a completed "Installation Certification" certifying the date on which the system has been installed. An

"Installation Certification" card shall be enclosed with every unit.

In the event that no "Installation Certification" is received by manufacturer, the twenty four (24) months will commence on the date of shipment by the manufacturer.

1.3 CERTIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

A. The tower as an assembly shall be certified to:

1. UL Std 60950-1

C. The included LED blue light shall be certified to:

1. UL Std 1598

2. CSA Std C22.2 No. 250.0

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PART 2 – PRODUCTS

2.1 GENERAL

A. The tower shall:

1. Consist of a highly vandal-resistant free-standing steel emergency phone tower mount with an integrated flashing LED blue light.

2. Have an integrated LED faceplate light, mounted directly above the phone faceplate.

2.2 APPROVED MANUFACTURERS

A. The tower, telephone unit and blue light shall be provided by:

1. Talkaphone

7530 North Natchez Ave.

Niles, IL 60714

773-539-1100

2.3 HARDWARE

A. The tower shall:

1. Be constructed of a minimum of 0.25” thick steel

2. Measure: Tower Only: roughly 12” W x 10” D x 108” H, with a 2” radius on each corner.

3. Utilize a high-gloss, multi-coat, corrosion-inhibitive coating that shall be applied to withstand prolonged exposure to hard environments.

B. A tower base plate shall be provided within the tower assembly, as a means of attachment to applicable structured foundation. The tower base plate shall provide a minimum 4” diameter center hole for wiring access. The tower base plate shall have four corner slots for anchor bolt attachment from structured foundation.

C. The tower shall be provided with a wiring access opening which is a minimum of 9” high x 6” wide, located approximately 15” above the base of the tower, and with a flush-mounted cover plate which is a minimum of 0.25” thick steel and held in place by countersunk, tamper-resistant spanner screws.

D. The tower shall have an opening in the front to accommodate flush mounting an emergency phone. The phone opening shall measure 10” high x

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6.75” wide and have six self-clinching 10-24 stainless steel threaded nuts to mount the emergency phone.

E. Directly below the tower phone opening, the tower shall have a section with a 30° downward slope from rear to front, spanning the depth of the phone opening to the full tower depth.

F. The tower shall have the word “EMERGENCY” emblazoned on all four sides in minimum 3” high reflective white letters.

G. The tower shall be provided in a “Safety Blue” finish.

H. The tower blue light shall be mounted within an enclosed protective polycarbonate housing and have a polycarbonate refractor lens assembly with a prismatic pattern to increase visibility at greater distances

2.4 FUNCTIONALITY

A. Blue Light:

1. The blue light shall remain lit at all times.

2. The blue light shall automatically flash approximately 78 times per minute when triggered by the emergency phone.

3. The blue light shall have an illumination rating of at least

209 lumens (peak).

4. The blue light shall retain 70% of its initial output intensity after 50,000 hours of operation

B. Faceplate Light:

1. The faceplate light shall remain lit at all times.

2. The faceplate light shall have a concealed, ultra-bright LED design.

3. The faceplate light LEDs shall have no less than 50,000 hour lifetime.

2.5 POWER REQUIREMENTS

A. The tower shall be powered by the following power source: 120V

2.6 MANUFACTURED UNITS

A. The tower shall be a Talkaphone ETP-MT/R Emergency Telephone Tower.

B. The blue light shall be a Talkaphone ETP-EL or ETP-EL12/24 Blue Light.

C. The telephone module shall be a Talkaphone ETP-500E Telephone Module.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

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3.1 INSTALLATION

A. The Contractor shall carefully follow instructions in documentation provided by the manufacturer to ensure all steps have been taken to provide a reliable, easy-to-operate system.

B. All equipment shall be tested and configured in accordance with instructions provided by the manufacturer prior to installation.

C. The tower shall include 24-inch long J-bolts for mounting into a 24” x

24” concrete foundation. Depth to vary according to local regulations and other site-specific considerations.

D. The J-bolts shall protrude approximately 5 inches from the surface of the foundation.

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