Emergency lights or standard

[SparkyAndGeorge]

Remember the cold environment will seriously diminish the working life of the batteries

 

[GBDamo]

Fed via photocell too

The supply to the battery pack should be from the PL. When the test switch is in the test position then power is cut fooling the light into thinking a loss of power has occurred and the light should switch to battery back up. When not in the test position the batteries will charge indicated by, usually, a green led being lit.

The supply to the lamp, via the contactor and photo cell should be is the switched live and should go in the appropriate terminals on the light.

 

[Bradley6969]

The supply to the battery pack should be from the PL. When the test switch is in the test position then power is cut fooling the light into thinking a loss of power has occurred and the light should switch to battery back up. When not in the test position the batteries will charge indicated by, usually, a green led being lit.

The supply to the lamp, via the contactor and photo cell should be is the switched live and should go in the appropriate terminals on the light.

Thanks understand a bit more now, I’m back tomorrow so will check the wiring cheers for your help

 

[westward10]

Go back to basics initially and check your incoming supply as per #22 it wouldn't be the first time a contactor ditches the PL, if the charge indication goes off when the contactor is off it is connected incorrectly but not necessarily at the fitting. If all this is okay you can probably assume the fitting/s are duff.

 

[westward10]

Please tell me you are not still at that caravan site

 

[Charlie_]

Please tell me you are not still at that caravan site

Is that the one with the two phases and all that jazz?

 

[Bradley6969]

Please tell me you are not still at that caravan site

You have a good memory and no I’m not haha

 

[Bradley6969]

Is that the one with the two phases and all that jazz?

It was yes haha

 

[Charlie_]

How did that job go?
Everything work out ok for you?

 

[Bradley6969]

How did that job go?
Everything work out ok for you?

Good thanks, it was split phase supply had SSE come out to test aswell as they had one of there consultants check before we even went to say it was 3 phase but it wasn’t must have forgot his testers haha

 

[Bradley6969]

Right this is what they have now, I’ll do a drawing of what I think it should be and you guys can correct me if I’m wrong? Or any other solutions? Or if anyway has a drawing would be must appreciated haven’t really touched key switches I know it’s a normal switch basically or contactors

 

[Charlie_]

To keep it simple think of the test/key switch as the main on/off for the circuit.
RCBO to key switch-leg 1

 

[James]

I would be happy to post a wiring diagram, would this fall foul of no step by step instructions rule?

 

[westward10]

I would be happy to post a wiring diagram, would this fall foul of no step by step instructions rule?

No crack on Bradley is a sparky. It's the DIYers we tend to not give step by step advice.

 

[Yozza19]

Strima


The switched live side feeds direct to the led geartray 230v via the pins and the emergency/perm side go through the module witch should have a built in battery witch would power a second set of led,s on the geartray via the battery in the event of a power outage

 

[Bradley6969]

To keep it simple think of the test/key switch as the main on/off for the circuit.
RCBO to key switch-leg 1

It’s the contactor bit how do you incorporate that

 

[Bradley6969]

No crack on Bradley is a sparky. It's the DIYers we tend to not give step by step advice.

I’ll have a go won’t be long haha

 

[James]

There are multiple ways of doing it, depending on exactly what function you want from the manual on / off switch and the photocell override switch.
but this is one way it could be achieved.

 

[Strima]

Strima


The switched live side feeds direct to the led geartray 230v via the pins and the emergency/perm side go through the module witch should have a built in battery witch would power a second set of led,s on the geartray via the battery in the event of a power outage

That just seems like a lot of faff...

To be fair all the 2D EM fittings I've dealt with were solely 2D with no additional LED lamps hence my comment.

 

[Toneyz]

That looks wrong to me, the p/c override and supply for the control.