The Importance of Surge

Suppression for Video

Equipment
Douglas Ringer
June 2005

Overview
Blackout! The electric power supplying your
customers business is out. You knew it could
happen for a number of reasons at anytime.
Suddenly, you wish you had planned for this type of
event. Now its scrambling time. Their lights are out,
their alarms are on battery, their cameras are gone,
and their phone is out.
Will you face this scenario this year? Not if you
prepare now by putting together a system that will
minimize the risk to the business operation you are
charged with protecting!!!!

Are You Prepared for a Power Failure?

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What is the price to be paid after a

catastrophic event?
Equipment replacement costs
Lost productivity due to system downtime
Idle workforce
Disrupted scheduling of services

Can you afford a catastrophic event?

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Historically what was done!!!

Surge protection was viewed as an add-on, upgrade
or a luxury item
It was left off a competitive quote.
Dealers and integrators were willing to risk
downtime
Let the customer deal with the insurance companies
for replacement

Can you risk the downtime?

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What has changed today?

Today equipment is more sophisticated and more
vulnerable to surge damage
Avoidable downtime today will cost you customers
More CCTV systems being installed to prevent
lawsuits and reduce shrinkage
Is a logical extension of the protection you are
already selling
Insurance companies routinely require the customer
to have surge protection devices installed before
they will make payment on any additional claims
resulting from surges.

Avoidable downtime will cost you customers.

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Now, Lets talk specifics..

Beautiful, isnt it?

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American Meteorological Service Facts &

Statistics
Lightning is random and unpredictable
Current Levels can exceed 200,000 Amps
Temperatures can exceed 50,000 Degrees Fahrenheit
2,000 ongoing Thunderstorms cause over 100
Lightning Strikes each second, or from 9 to 20 million
per year

But it causes major damage every day.

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1996-2000 Lightning Flash Density Map

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National Insurance Institute Facts and

Statistics
One damage claim for every 57 lightning strikes
Annual US property and equipment damage from
surges = $6 Billion per Year
Average commercial claim = $15,000
Does not include system downtime or lost customer
revenues

Annual damages = $6,000,000,000

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What is a SURGE?
By Definition a surge is a high amplitude, short
duration electrical fluctuation that can cause serious
damage to electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical
equipment.

What are the Causes?

Lightning
Utility Grid Events
Internal Events

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What are Your chances of being affected by a

Surge?
Your chances are excellent!
The average business or home typically experiences
300+ Surges per year.
Heat created from a surge seriously degrades the life
expectancy of the components of any circuit board.

Can you afford to take the chance?

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That solution is!!!!!!!

In all other cases in which you may experience a
close proximity lightning strike or Utility grid spike
there is only one solution.

The solution is Honeywell Videos

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It Only Makes Dollars & Sense!

You now have a better understanding of the Problems
associated with Surges
We have the Product Solutions
Honeywell Wants to Partner with your Business!

The solution is Honeywell Videos

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Benefits of installing Honeywell surge

suppression devices!!!
System specific CCTV models to meet all of todays
sophisticated requirements
Extends the life of the equipment and eliminates
downtime
Maximize extended warranty and service contract by
reducing repairs and costly service calls
Can be retrofitted to any system

The solution is Honeywell Videos

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HCSP1
Fixed Camera Surge Protection
Provides protection for power
and video conductors to fixed
cameras. While camera
installations have become
larger, CCTV equipment has
become smaller and more
sensitive to transients. Simply
put, you cannot afford the
interruption in RMR to your
video equipment users. If you
dont have time to do it twice,
include Honeywell camera
protection on all quotes .
AFTER ALL, YOUR
COMPETITION IS !!!!

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HCSP1
FEATURES
Protection for power and video
conductors
Single point ground
Economically priced

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BENEFITS
Complete protection with one
device that mounts easily at the
pole base
Minimal install time
Affordable protection

Typical Installation Wiring Diagram

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HDSP1
PTZ camera surge protection

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Provides protection for

power, video and data
conductors for PTZ cameras.
While camera installations
have become larger, CCTV
equipment has become
smaller and more sensitive to
transients. Simply put, you
cannot afford the interruption
in RMR to your video
equipment users. If you dont
have time to do it twice,
include Honeywells camera
protection on all quotes.
AFTER ALL, YOUR
COMPETITION IS!

HDSP1
FEATURES
Protects power video & 4 data
conductors
2.8 volt clamping on video
signal
Single point ground

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BENEFITS
Complete protection with one
device that mounts easily
Best in the industry
Improves protection and
speeds installation

Typical Installation Wiring Diagram

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The only solution for your CCTV SURGE

PROTECTION!

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