The ability to manually override a load ON or OFF in a system is not only desirable for many maintenance workers, sometimes it is required. Functional Devices, Inc. offers almost all of our products with an Override Switch option. If you are saying to yourself, "Self, I wish I had thought of that before I ordered and installed the RIB® for my load," there is a way to make it happen without replacing that RIB® Relay.
Using one of our Prepackaged Switches in a Box, SIB02S, and a little extra wiring, you can override your load. The three diagrams that follow show how that would be accomplished using the RIB2401B as an example. Any Normally Open (N/O) contact from a controlled device can be wired in this manner.
Figure 1
The SIB02S has been placed in the OPEN position. This prevents the Load from being energized, regardless of the control input to the relay. Even if the N/O contact of the RIB® were to close, there is not a path for the electricity to flow from the Source to the Load. With the switch in this position, it is now safe to perform maintenance or diagnostics to the equipment.
Figure 2
The SIB02S has been placed in the AUTO position. This allows the Load to be energized with a control signal to the RIB®. When coil voltage is present, the N/O contact will close, and there is now a path for the electricity through the SIB02S and the RIB2401B. The switch would be left in this position for normal operation.
Figure 3
The SIB02S has been placed in the CLOSED position. This allows the control relay to be bypassed, and the load is now directly connected to the Source. The ability to bypass the control device is beneficial in troubleshooting a system, because it helps to zero in on the problem.
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About Functional Devices, Inc.
Functional Devices, Inc., located in the United States of America, has been designing and manufacturing quality electronic devices since 1969. Our mission is to enhance lives in buildings and beyond. We do so by designing and manufacturing reliable, high-quality products for the building automation industry. Our suite of product offerings include RIB relays, current sensors, power controls, power supplies, transformers, lighting controls, and more.
We test 100% of our products, which leads to less than 1 out of every 16,000 products experiencing a failure in the field.
Simply put, we provide users of our various products confidence and peace of mind in every box.