External lightning protection by means of a lightning rod must be checked annually and after each lightning strike to ensure it is functioning correctly. NFC 17-102 – September 2011, (art. 8.2).
The upkeep and maintenance of your lightning protection system are also necessary to preserve your manufacturer and installer warranties.
To ensure complete safety, you must be able to be certain of its effectiveness at all times.
Contact@ir ® system is an exclusive solution offered by LPS France ® to meet regulatory requirements, preserve your warranties and ensure your safety throughout the lifetime of your lightning protection installation.
Why use Contact@ir ® MD?
Contact@ir ® MD allows you to remotely verify the proper functioning of your product.
If one of your products is struck by lightning, you will immediately receive an alert.
The intensity level of the lightning strike is indicated on a scale of 1 to 3. This allows you to determine the type of check required. Your products equipped with a Contact@ir MD transmitter communicate continuously via the local mobile network.
The data collected by Contact@ir ® MD is continuously transmitted to the server on which it is recorded and dated without any intervention on your part.
The data can be viewed remotely on your tablet or smartphone in the LPS Manager application . At any time and from anywhere, you can check the status of all your installations.
Contact@ir ® MD transmitter connects to your Contact@ir ® Ready .
Contact@ir ® MD Contact@ir ® Ready product during assembly or at any time during the lifetime of the installation.
What information will I get with Contact@ir ® MD ?
In the LPS Manager application you will obtain the following information:
Identification:
- The serial number of the Compt@ir ® or Paraton@ir ® ,
- The type and color of the Paraton@ir ® ,
- The transmitter's serial number,
- Any notes previously entered.
Diagnosis:
- Quality of communication,
- Product integrity,
- Product operation.
History:
- History of lightning strikes,
- Chronology of previous diagnoses by product,
- Results of these diagnoses,
- Comments from previous users.
All information collected by Contact@ir ® MD continuously is automatically transmitted to the server, dated, recorded and archived.
They are necessary for the preparation of documents related to the execution, verification and maintenance of your installation. These documents are required by the NFC 17-102 standard (art. 8.1 to 8.7).
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What should I do if I receive a lightning alert?
Contact@ir ® MD transmits a real-time alert when a lightning strike hits the protection installation.
The NFC 17-102 standard requires that your lightning protection system be checked
That is why simply receiving a lightning alert should prompt you to check the integrity and proper functioning of your product on our servers.
Contact@ir ® MD also allows you to know the intensity level of the lightning strike captured by your product on a scale of 1 to 3. This feature, like the entire Contact@ir ® , is exclusive to LPS France ® .
The intensity of the lightning strike captured by your product and the result of its diagnosis help to determine whether a visual, normal or complete check of the installation is necessary (see standard NFC 17-102, art. 8.2 to 8.6), as well as the degree of urgency of the intervention.
To interpret this data correctly, we recommend contacting an authorized LPS France agent who can take the necessary preventative measures to maintain your protection and preserve your warranties. With Contact@ir MD , you save time and avoid unnecessary expenses while ensuring the effectiveness of your system through more targeted interventions.
What other requirements Contact@ir ® MD meet?
According to standard NFC 17-102 (art. 8.2), your lightning protection installation must also be checked:
– Periodically in order to anticipate and prevent the natural wear and tear of your installation,
– Each time the protected structure is modified or repaired.
With Contact@ir MD , the logging of lightning alerts helps prevent damage related to wear and tear on the installation, and you can perform a diagnosis quickly from anywhere. If the diagnosis reveals critical information, your installation must undergo a visual inspection, either standard or complete depending on the circumstances (see standard NFC 17-102, articles 8.5 and 8.6).
This verification is essential to preserving your guarantees. By using an Authorized LPS France Agent, you can be sure that the verification procedure is followed and that appropriate measures are taken.