Wiring Emergency Exit Signs

[lex101]

Hi All

I picked up a couple of Thorn maintained emergency exit signs to replace faulty ones in a retail park store and when I went to fit them, they only had 3 terminals, L1, N & E. The fixed wiring is in 4 core. Is there anyway of modifying the wiring to get them to work? I connected the permenant feed to the L1 and put a connecror block on the S/L.The fittings I normally buy have a switch line connection too. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Andy78]

Are you saying that you have connected them and they don't work ?

 

[lex101]

No nothing. 230V between L& N

 

[Andy78]

If the charging light is on then the fitting is working fine. What you seem to have is non- maintained fittings due to the absence of a switched line.

 

[Risteard]

Sounds like non-maintained.

You sure there isn't a link missing between the permanent and switched phase terminals to run it as maintained?

 

[tazz]

Will take 16 hours to charge batteries fully, but this does sound like a non maintained unit