SECTION 9SMOKE TESTING9.1This section includes testing operations after the system has been thoroughly check out for electrical malfunctionand all components are in a normal condition. Normal condition means all smoke modules are sealed in placeand the system has been placed in a normal operating condition. Furthermore, it means that all electricalirregularities have been removed, all detector modules are in place and the suction blower is operating in anormal fashion. Each smoke detector line should then be tested for correct operation using smoke.9.2Smoke testing must be carried out by two persons; one to note the results at the detector cabinet and one tointroduce smoke into the accumulators throughout the vessel.9.3Before commencing the smoke tests, make certain the 3-way valves are in the correct position with the handlereading "Smoke Detector"9.4To perform smoke tests of the KMSD installation, it is recommended that a smoke test source be fabricatedsimilar to that illustrated in Figures 9-1 through 9-11.9.5Essentially, the tester consists of a cigarette holder arranged on the end of a long extendable tube with a rubberball at the other end for puffing the cigarette and a wire cage to surround the cigarette to prevent burning coalsfrom being dropped into the cargo space.9.6For the test, a preferably "king-sized", American-type cigarette is used. It should have a full diameter, no filter,and be treated with combustion maintenance additives such as licorice or nitrates.9.7The cigarette should be lighted, placed in the holder, and the screen placed over it.9.8Additional sections of tubing are added to bring the cigarette in immediate proximity to the first smoke detectoraccumulator to be tested. It may be necessary to puff the cigarette with the bulb to keep it burning during thisoperation.9.9It is necessary for the operator of the smoke tester to carry a portable light so that smoke entering theaccumulator may be observed.9-1
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