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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

Thanks Dave, I'm just going to sit back and mull it over.
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- Post #16
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

Ok got rid of the neon and ignoring the Neutral, 'L out' from the 2 pole switch now goes to 'L1' in Emergency light and 'L' in non emergency light fitting
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- Post #14
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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- Sep 4, 2017
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

Hi guys sorry about the slow reply I'm just working it out using Daves recommendation actually drawing a switch, its certainly helped me before, and there is no spec I'm just trying to understand the wiring process of where the conductors go before/if I ever need to wire an emergency lighting...
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- Post #13
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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- Sep 4, 2017
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

Shouldn't the Line Out from the end user switch also go to the L on the Emergency light fitting too?
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- Post #8
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

ok guys is this the correct way?
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- Post #7
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
Em key switch wiring.jpg
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- Sep 4, 2017
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

I knew there was something not right but really couldn't work it out. I haven't wired an emergency lighting circuit yet and something I really want to understand, thanks for the help JCE
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- Post #5
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

yes test switch is meant to simulate a power failure on the circuit so triggering the emergency backup battery, where abouts have I gone wrong?
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- Post #3
- Sep 4, 2017
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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help on wiring emergency switch lighting

Not quite got to this stage in the project yet but trying to think forward on what needs to be done, I haven't had much experience with wiring emergency switch lighting, Live and Switch Lives. Can someone tell me if the wiring is wrong in this wiring sketch and how to rectify. I've deliberately...
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- Sep 4, 2017
- emergency lighting switch wiring
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- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Hi everyone new member here

Thanks for the warm welcome! and I'm already finding a wealth of info on here its great!
- andy999
- Post #6
- Sep 2, 2017
- Forum: The Welcome Forum
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Hi everyone new member here

That took me ages to find the quote button, luckily its not the first property I've renovated BUT it is the first time I'll be hands on wiring the whole place I can't wait to start, you can never be too biased in my opinion
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- Post #5
- Sep 2, 2017
- Forum: The Welcome Forum
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Hi everyone new member here

Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Andy and I recently went through a mid life crisis and in the process of changing careers, I've done my level 2 in evening classes and loved every second of it and look forward to doing my level 3. Recently bought a house and hoping to be more...
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- Sep 2, 2017
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- Forum: The Welcome Forum

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