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    Help wanted with em fittings please

    Hi all, I'm working on some maintained em lights at the moment and theyrr doing my head on grr! They work fine as ems on power failure. but won't strike when power is restored. then, randomly one or two will come back on over 24hourd or so . they're tridonic combi ballasts on single 49w...
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    non maintained escape light tube ends glowing

    Hi there, I have a non maintained escape luminaire that is approx 6 years old. The luminaire works ok, but I have noticed that the ends of the 8W tube glow when the luminaire is in charge mode (ie energised) the tube ends are warm also. Can anyone shed any light (scuse the pun) on this for...
  3. i=p/u

    converion of non maintained emergency light fitting

    yo, as says above have two of these and want to use them as extra lighting power when stuck in a dark attic.... so put on a 3A plug top can i just join the white cables going to fitting itself with L and N or is this small cable just built for the battery power???/ it does say 22awg 600v..
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    Maintained Emergency light with an extra cable - what does it do?

    I was asked to changed a light bulb today on a maintained emergency light, changed the bulb and nothing. I had a check of the connections whilst I was there and it was wired in 3 core old colours, there was 3 lives in a chock block. Two neutrals going into the inbuilt connector in the light...
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    ELCB Voltage operated replacememnt ??

    hello have a query re the above, as i came accros one for the first time yesterday. i am aware that these devices are now obsolete and should be replaced. Now many people advise to remove and replace with a modern RCD to current standards. if you do replace with a new RCD, basically covering...
  6. M

    Maintained emergency lighting question

    Hi, I have been asked to fit two maintained emergency lights in a loft conversion (customer had them given new) I have never wired these before. There is twin and earth from the ceiling with permanent live and also a switch wire from the light switch. There are 5 terminals fuse/perm live/sw/e...
  7. S

    Emergency Lighting 110v Pigmy

    Hi All, hope someone can help me out. I am looking at a job just now regading emergency lighting but not sure how the land lies with the regs etc. Currently in is 240v 4ft fluroscents switched on / off as per normal lighting and incorporated into these are 110v(battery bank) 15w pigmy lamps...
  8. O

    IBL 49400 Non Maintained emergency Lights

    Bit perplexed by this one. A local residential home has 4 identical IBL 49400 lights, all wired the same, batteries the same (about 8 years old) and tubes the same. When the mains power is on, 3 of the lights light up, 2 brightly, 1 dimly. When the mains power is off, only 1 light comes on All...
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    emergency lighting PIR

    Hi, does anyone know what you would put in the boxes on page 2 of the EL PIR the section I am referring to is part I - categories of operation. I have seen a completed cert and these boxes seem to have X's and O's in the boxes what do these mean???
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    Maintained/Non Maintained ?

    Emergency lights.Sorry my brains gone dead today,can someone please remind me in idiot terms the difference. Thanks.
  11. D

    22 watt LED tubes, emergency battery backup maintained

    Hi Does anyone know if battery backup packs are made for 22 watt LED tubes at all Many thanks Dave
  12. O

    Light for cellar with battery backup - suggestions please

    Hi Customer wants a new light fitting in their cellar with battery back up - i.e. it runs off 230v and has a battery inside it in the event of power failure. Its not required to be on all the time. Had a look at maintained and non maintained - having a senior moment - would either of these...
  13. C

    non maintained emergency lights wired in fp

    iv seen this done a few times, non maintained emergency lights wired in fp fed via key switch via its own 6a mcb, now it is my thinking that this is wrong, if there was a fire and the normal lighting had failed then em lights wired in fp wouldnt energise due to the increased fire resistance...
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    Industrial- Lighting help needed.

    HELP NEEDED.... Myself and another Spark were given a lighting drawing for a plantroom in a new build hospital that contains six separate circuits, emergency lights included in each circuit. The switches are two way and intermediates. There is four banks of two gang switches. My question: How...
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    Switched maintained emergency lighting system

    Hi, As part of my project I have to explain how exactly does a switched maintained emergency lighting system works? Also, how what is the best method of testing such a system and how often. the emergency lighting system will be in a supermarket. Cheers
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    wiring emergency lights (maintained)

    Hi alrite guys I'm a 1st year apprentice struggling to get my head aroung wiring emergency lighting:confused: any advice would be much appreciated as i'm desperate! and they're not very approachable at work! Is it litterally 2 switch wires an emergency switch feed off the load side of the...
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    micromark JP65 bulkhead maintained light.

    hi.i'm trying to renew an outdoor bulkead maintained light. it is different in that it has a rechargeable battery pack and therefore i need assistance with the wiring as i am unfamiliar with it. i used colours for illustration purposes only. my own wiring is red / black and green i...
  18. S

    Maintained live ?

    Can someone please clarify something for me? Is maintained live the permanent live? :confused: And does it matter which you use in 3 core, Brown or Black (Brown sleeve). Cheers all.:D
  19. J

    Emergency Maintained Lighting Problem

    we have numerous circular bulkhead fittings within our community building. They are 28w 3 hour maintained units. The problem is one unit is not working when switched on, and at first just assumed it was the bulb, so changed that, and still nothing, however when run in emergency test mode the...
  20. K

    maintained/non maintained

    hi guys, Exit lights which have running men on them which are maintained how do you wire them?? perm live from the out going em test which, which i know is right. for maintained and non maintained. but for maintained which one 1or 2 1. a switch wire of local lighting circuit so the...

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