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emergency lighting

  1. jar546

    The Wiring of Emergency Lights

    I think that everyone knows if a lighting circuit fails, the emergency lights must come on and those ELs must be fed by the same circuit as the light. There are a few other things as seen in this illustration. I don't think enough attention is paid to the exceptions of that section of the...
  2. jar546

    Would You Pass This? Electrical Question 1 Sept. 2018

    OK, it really does not matter if you are on the 1999 NEC or 2017, so no need to specify. You are called for a final electrical inspection of an office building. It is time to inspect the emergency lighting system. The electrician proudly shows you how he put the emergency lighting on its own...
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