Sustained Emergency Lighting

Maintained mode is generally employed in places of assembly such as theatres cinemas clubs etc.

Sustained emergency lighting. The purpose here is to minimise any possibility of emergency lamp failure as the sustained lamp is only used in emergency mode. Sustained this is where a lamp separate to the main lamp provides the emergency light source. Emergency batten brand name. Escape and exit routes in the uk must be lit to a minimum of one lux during an emergency.

Sustained a sustained emergency light has two lamps within the light fitting and only one lamp works at either time. Reliable long life can be networked our emergency lighting systems provide reliable illumination for up to 3 hours when powered by batteries. Sustained bare power rating. This was because a fluorescent lamp could easily fail and so if you had a sustained light fitting you were always sure of lighting just when you needed it.

Non maintained these emergency lights are normally non illuminated are consistently on charge and only illuminate when the main power has failed. Also available as emergency exit lighting with the escape signs of your choice. What is emergency lighting. 1225 mm length x 130 mm width x 80 mm height.

Maintained emergency luminaire this is a luminaire in which the emergency lamps are lit all the time. A sustained emergency light is one that has two light sources one for everyday mains room light and one that is only used during a power cut. This is where a lamp separate to the main lamp provides the emergency light source. 72 w lamp wattage.

Legislation requires all occupied buildings to have adequate escape lighting to allow safe exit should mains power fail. 50 hz number of lamps. The lights are typically dimmed when the premises are occupied and the emergency escape lighting prevents total darkness. 240 v frequency rating.

Emergency luminaires have integral back up batteries continuously charged during normal operation. There are three different types of emergency lighting. This will only be relevant on a maintained emergency luminaire. White powder coated shape.

The purpose here is to minimise any possibility of emergency lamp failure as the sustained lamp is only used in emergency mode. This will only be relevant on a maintained emergency luminaire. In respect of maintained emergency lighting in areas where high levels of light are normally required for example in the corridors of office blocks a combined or sustained emergency luminaire can be installed. 01 02 2018 23 04 2020 maintained non maintained sustained there are now only really two types of emergency lighting modes for when there is a power cut here is a simple explanation of the two.