emergency lighting

[farmerian]

Got my hands on a emergency light today I wired it up, thinking it could come in handy when I have got to get in lofts, turned it on and the fluorescent tube blinks then go's off when I turn the power off the emergency light works perfect, could it be a faulty ballast ? I'm a qualified electrician

 

[KAS1]

Sling it in the bin

 

[tbs1983]

Sounds like a non maintained fitting to me, these dont light up when a supply is present, they just charge the battery, then once supply is lost hey presto they come on. Is there a green led lit up when your supply is connected?

 

[MDJ]

I'm a qualified electrician

:uhoh2: buy a LED head torch, 8.99 from CEF, brilliant bit of kit

 

[Doomed]

Are you serious or is this another troll thread?

 

[KAS1]

I think this is for real lol

Are you serious or is this another troll thread?

 

[Doomed]

:facepalm

 

[markc123]

Im guessing he's rigged it up with a socket on the end, which begs what MDJ said...why not use a headtorch makes zero sense.

And even if i was going to wire a light to help me see, i think an emergency fitting would be the last on my list. Got to a be troll thread.

 

[farmerian]

Lol head torch means lots of battery's, I didn't think it a non maintained fitting as the tube lights up for a one second and as a switch wire in put marked up on the fitting, yes they is a l e d light in the fitting witch remains on

 

[markc123]

Headtorch means lots of batteries? You make it sound like you go through hundreds. Come off it, even im not that tight for cash!

 

[shagbite]

Got my hands on a emergency light today I wired it up, thinking it could come in handy when I have got to get in lofts, turned it on and the fluorescent tube blinks then go's off when I turn the power off the emergency light works perfect, could it be a faulty ballast ?

I'm a qualified electrician

who told you that?

 

[MDJ]

Lol head torch means lots of battery's, I didn't think it a non maintained fitting as the tube lights up for a one second and as a switch wire in put marked up on the fitting, yes they is a l e d light in the fitting witch remains on

Mine takes 3AAAs and they last ages, still your choice.

 

[dan86]

LED head torch is the way forward mate

 

[markc123]

Maybe im taking things abit too far now, but i'd go as far as saying that i'd rather use a candle than an emergency light.

 

[KAS1]

Perhaps he wants the EM light in case his batteries die