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Vanguard® Red FTS 371 SMART Lighting System

LED MET Mast Tower Lights

The FTS 371 SMART is a low-power FAA L-810/L-864 red obstruction lighting system for meteorological (or MET mast) towers and tall wind turbines (above 699 ft). The system can be integrated with a solar power plant where grid power is temporarily or permanently unavailable. The solar plant will provide the minimum 7-day autonomy and 2,000 ECD output per FAA Engineering Brief 76.

 

Standard Features

  • Dry contact relay for integration with Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) interface
  • Patented Fresnel optics to minimize ground scatter
  • Red and infrared (IR) beacon LEDs for compliance with FAA AC150/5345-43J and low power consumption
  • Modbus RTU Serial RS-485 monitoring capability
  • 4 dry contact relays (beacon, marker and photodiode alarms and MODE status)
  • Field configurable flash rate for 20/30 fpm or steady operation
  • Photodiode for mode change
  • Impact-resistant polycarbonate enclosure

 

System Options

  • Solar power plant to match site insolation
  • Powder-coated aluminum enclosure
  • SNMP monitoring through FTM 190

 

Regulatory Compliance

  • FAA L-864/L-810 under AC 150/5345-43J
  • ICAO Medium Intensity types B and C
  • Transport Canada CAR 621 CL-864
  • DGAC L-864
  • CE

 

Warranty

  • 5-year parts warranty

Input Voltage

85-265 VAC at 50/60 Hz
12-48 VDC ± 10%
(12 VDC for markers only)

FH Aerodynamic Wind Area

99.125 in2

Protection Rating

IP65, NEMA 4x

Component

Dimensions

Weight

Polycarbonate Controller

10” x 8” x 6”
(254 x 203.2 x 155.4 mm)

AC 5.6 lbs. (2.54 kg)
DC 4.9 lbs. (2.22 kg)

Aluminum Controller

16.1” x 10.5” x 4.9”
(408.9 x 266.7 x 124.5 mm)

AC 9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg)
DC 8.8 lbs. (4 kg)
(-) 24 VDC 10.7 lbs. (4.8 kg)
(-) 48 VDC 10.7 lbs. (4.8 kg)

Flashhead

15.75” dia. x 7.5”
(400 dia. x 190.5 mm)

AC/DC 25.9 lbs. (11.7 kg)

Single L-810 Marker

9” x 2.75” x 2.13”
(228.6 x 69.9 x 54.1 mm)

DC 1.6 lbs. (0.7 kg)

OL2 Double L-810 Marker

11.0” x 5.0” x 8.75”
(279.4 x 127 x 222.25 mm)

DC 5.4 lbs. (2.45 kg)

POWER CONSUMPTION

 

20 fpm

30 fpm

Steady

FTC 371

AC 3.8
DC 1.3

AC 3.8
DC 1.3

AC 3.8
DC 1.3

FH 371

AC 4.0
DC 4.0

AC 5.3
DC 5.3

AC 30
DC 30

DC Marker 371 (Single L-810)

0.5
0.8 IR

2.5
3.9 IR

DC OL2 (Double L-810)

1.0
1.6 IR

5.0
7.8 IR

* Only 30 fpm flash rate is applicable for FAA certified applications filed under AC 70/7460-1M.