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EXP - TBA Explosion Proof Station  
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Description
EXP-TBA Explosion Proof Talk/Back Stations provide communications in harsh, industrial environments and hazardous areas. They provide easy to operate paging with the versatility of a hands free slave speaker.
The EXP-TBA has total system flexibility in order to adapt to station location, with the use of either internal microphone & faceplate PTT switch or master speaker as microphone & remote PTT switch.
A post announcement tone can be programmed (internal) to indicate end of page from master station to the slave speaker. An optional switch can be wired at the slave speaker to activate a ring signal at the master station to request communication.
Product Features
• Easy master/slave operation
• Only one station required for master/slave communication, reducing costs
• Internal microphone or option to use master speaker as microphone, providing flexibility
• Push to talk (PTT) switch on faceplate
• Option for remote hand/foot push to page switch
• Post announcement tone from master to slave option
• Slave operator ring tone to master station option
• Attenuation of master speaker when paging to prevent feedback
• External programming, eliminating need to declassify area when making changes
• 24V AC/DC, 120/230VAC powered. Also available as 240 VAC, 24 VAC, and 24 VDC. Contact a Guardian Telecom sales representative for details.
• Water/dust tight NEMA 4X (IP66) explosion proof enclosure
CONTROLS
• Separate master and slave speaker volume controls on faceplate
• Internal master microphone, talk/back gain and speaker controls
• Internal ring tone volume control
• External programming method for easy switching of slave operations
Applications
Guardian’s EX-TBA Talk/Back system provides reliable point-to-point communication in Class I & II, Division 1 hazardous areas such as on drilling rigs between drill floor and monkey board. The TBA can be used anywhere where hands free communication is required from slave operator end in hazardous areas.

Standard Compliance
• CSA COMPLIANCE (Canada and United States)
• Class 4818 02 – Signal Appliances – Audible
– For Hazardous Locations
• Class 4818 82 – Signal Appliances – Audible
- For Hazardous Locations
• Certified to US Standards
• Class l, Div. 1, Groups B, C and D; Class ll, Div. l, Groups E, F and G
• Canada: Class l Zone 1 Ex d llB+H2 T5
• United States: Class l Zone 1 AEx d llB+H2 T5;
• Class ll Zone 21