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He means if either of the lighting circuits trip they won't come on because they are wired through another circuit.You say if the breaker trips the E/M lights won't come on.
Are they not battery operated for power loss?
Not an expert on em lighting,but could a contactor on each lighting cct with series contacts break the cct to the em lights if any lighting cct failed?Two lighting circuits covering various communal areas on two floors of a HMO.
The non-maintained emergency lighting that covers those areas is on a separate circuit (actually with the fire alarm). So either of the lighting breakers could trip and the relevant lighting wouldn't come on.
Who takes the view that this is a NOTE as it's not an electrical safety issue, and who takes the view that the electrical installation was badly thought out and/or implemented and it's fair game to code this as an electrical issue? My leaning is the former. Who's on which side of the fence?!
As far as I can see the only trivial improvement is putting the maintained links in them all.
Yes. (actually option b in post #7!)Not an expert on em lighting,but could a contactor on each lighting cct with series contacts break the cct to the em lights if any lighting cct failed?
Not an expert on em lighting,but could a contactor on each lighting cct with series contacts break the cct to the em lights if any lighting cct failed?
Please tell me that's in FP from the board to those safety services?(T+E feed and shared supply) and other matters.
That's exactly the point - it isn't.Please tell me that's in FP from the board to those safety services?
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