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MEDC signalling and alarms SERIES

SM87HXB 5 joule xenon and SM87LED

Overview Features
These certified beacons have been • Zone 1 and Zone 2 use • IP66 and IP67
designed for use in harsh • Certified temperature: –55ºC to
• Ex d IIC T4/ T5/T6
environmental conditions. The +70ºC*
stainless steel or marine grade alloy • ATEX approved, Ex II 2GD
enclosures are suitable for use • Stainless steel or marine grade
• IECEx certified Gb, Db alloy
offshore or onshore, where
lightweight combined with corrosion • UL listed for USA and Canada • Xenon or LED versions
resistance and strength is required. Class I, Div 1, Groups C & D • Various lens colours
Units can be painted to customer
specification and fitted with Class I, Zone 1, AExd IIB • Optional lens guard
identification labels. • CSA certified • Telephone or relay initiated
LED version available, offering • CQST certified*
extended lifetimes. *Depending on version
• INMETRO certified*
Stainless steel, one of the most
• SIL 2 certified
durable materials available on the
market, is both hard wearing and • CCOE certified
corrosion resistant, increasing the life
of products in harsh environments
and therefore reducing maintenance
costs.

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MEDCSales@Eaton.com March 2024 of their respective owners.
All specifications, dimensions, weights and tolerances are nominal (typical) and Eaton reserve the right to vary all data without prior notice.
No liability is accepted for any consequence of use.
 Certifications General arrangement drawing (all dimensions in mm)
ATEX Ex d Cert. no. Baseefa 03ATEX0222
Certified to: EN60079-0, EN60079-1, EN60079-31
SM87HXB: Ex II 2GD, Ex d IIC T5/T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T65ºC/ T80ºC/ T95ºC Db
SM87LED: Ex II 2GD, Ex d IIC T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T55ºC/ T70ºC Db
IECEx Ex d Cert. no. IECEx BAS 09.0059
Certified to: IEC60079-0, IEC60079-1, IEC60079-31
SM87HXB: Ex d IIC T5/T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T65ºC/ T80ºC/ T95ºC Db
SM87LED: Ex d IIC T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T55ºC/ T70ºC Db
UL Listing no. E187894
Class I, Div 1, Groups C & D
Class I, Zones 1. (SM87HXB & SM87XBT only)
CSA Cert no. 96406. (SM87HXB only)
Certified to: C22.2 Nos 0, 0.4, 0.5, 9, 30-M1986, 94-M91, 137-M1981
Class I, Div 1. Group D
INMETRO Ex d SM87HXB: Ex db IIC T5/T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T80°C/T95°C Db
SM87LED:   Ex db IIC T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T70°C Db
CQST Ex d SM87HXB: Ex d IIC T5/T6 Gb, Ex tb IIIC T65ºC/ T80ºC/ T95ºC Db
SIL SIL2 certification to IEC61508. Cert. No. 20151119-4786827453
Specifications
Material SM87HXBS and SM87LEDS: Grade 316 ANC4B stainless steel
SM87HXBA and SM87LEDA: LM25 TF marine grade alloy
Lens: glass
UL version available only in marine grade alloy
Finish Epoxy paint finish as standard
Certified temp SM87HXB: ATEX, IECEx, CQST, INMETRO -55°C to +70°C (T5)
   -55°C to +55°C (T6) Electrical ratings
UL      -55°C to +70°C d.c. a.c. 50/60Hz
CSA -50°C to +40°C
Voltage 24 48 110 120 220 240 254

SM87LED: ATEX, IECEx, CQST, INMETRO -55°C to +55°C* (T6) Tube energy
(Joules) 5 5 6 7 6 7 8
SM87HXB
* Operating temperature is -20°C to +55°C
Current
Weight SM87HXBS & SM87LEDS: 3.8kg each (approx) consumption 393 175 250 275 120 135 153
SM87HXBA & SM87LEDA: 2kg. each (approx) SM87HXB
Ingress protection IP66 & IP67
Current
Entries Up to 4 x M20 / M25 ISO or 1/2” / 3/4” NPT consumption
165 85 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Terminals SM87HXB 6 off suitable for up to 1.5mm2 cable SM87LED
SM87LED: 6 off suitable for up to 1.5mm2 cable (mA)

Relay initiate Initiation by telephone ringing tone or low voltage control signals Effective
29 29 32 39 32 39 44
intensity (Cd)
Labels Duty & tag labels optional
Peak
22213 22213 25061 30187 25061 30187 34174
intensity (Cd)
NOTE: The above figures (Cd) are for a clear lens @ 1Hz flash rate

Multiplying factor for coloured lenses LED light output - steady or flashing (customer selectable)
Red Blue Amber Green Yellow Red Blue Amber Green
0.15 0.12 0.51 0.49 0.86 Total LED output (candela) 192 64 64 17
The photometric data given above has been verified by BSI. Reports are available if required LED/lens colour: red, blue, green, amber, yellow (not LED) or clear
Flash rate: 90fpm as standard, other flash rates available on request
Ordering requirements
The following code is designed to help in selection of the correct unit. Build up the reference number by inserting the code for each component into the appropriate box
Lens/LED
Model Certification Voltage colour Guard Entries Tag/duty Options Finish

Voltage Code Voltage Code Guard Code Label Code Colour Code
Xenon (stainless steel) SM87HXBS 24 V d.c. 024 None N None N Red R
Xenon (alloy) SM87HXBA 48 V d.c. 048 Yes Y Yes Y* Blue B
LED Exd (stainless steel) SM87LEDS 110 V a.c. not LED 110 Yellow Y
* Please specify wording
LED Exd (alloy) SM87LEDA 120 V a.c. not LED 120 Yellow/ X
(Note: 15 characters
220 V a.c. not LED 220 black stripe
maximum)
240 V a.c. not LED 240 Grey G
254 V a.c. not LED 254 White W
Special S*
*Please specify
Certification Code
ATEX B Colour Code Entries Code Options Code
IECEx J Clear C M20 1 Telephone T*‡
UL UL† Red R M25 2 Relay R*‡
CSA C‡ Blue B 1/2” NPT 3 EOL resistor E*†
Chinese(CQST) Q Green G 3/4” NPT 4 None N
INMETRO DM Amber A Top *T
* Not available on UL versions
Yellow (not LED) Y Bottom *B
† Only SM87HXBA is available UL † Please specify
RHS *R
certified ‡ For SM87LED please specify if steady or
LHS *L
‡ Only SM87HXB flashing is required
* Prefix position with entry size code
e.g. 1T1B=M20 Top and Bottom entries

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