Published: 18 March 2010
Category: Q&A
Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Day, concerning emergency lighting battery back-up, is answered by the ECA:
Question: What is the necessary duration of back-up batteries for emergency lighting according to BS standards? Is it two, or three hours?
Answer: BS 5266 allows one, two or three hour battery packs within self-contained emergency lighting luminaires - subject to the respective specification or the specific requirements of the client or project.
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