EXIT SIGN FAILED?!?! | Exit Sign Setup 18 

+Nick Creeks Thanks!

+A2ZAlarms Not necessarily. Brand names (such as Dual-Lite) usually don't fail. Dual-Lite products, including the common self-diagnostic models, rarely fail. Lithonia sometimes fail, but not all the time. Not all modern exit signs are trash. Dual-Lite still puts in the effort to make a great product.

ExitSign250 correct, dual-lite stuff is great, never had any problem, but that Generic stuff does not last long. Yours probably has a shot battery.

+A2ZAlarms Generic is never the way to go. Just cheep Chinese junk that's rebranded by millions of companies. I added an update in the description about the LQM G SD. It doesn't have a shot battery at all.

+MJTVideos Those are called "exit sign combos" not "exit lights." I don't think silver spray paint would increase the light spreading. Plus it would look kinda tacky.

@@ExitSign250 my mom calls them exit lights

+Emergitech 2004 Thanks!

+Safeman4202 Thanks!

+Wheelove Fire Alarms I know! Thanks!!!

My indura let’s me test it on insufficient charge

+DownsLife&Safety Thanks! Very! Yes. All of my exit signs and emergency lights stay on 24/7.

Welp... Time to start sleeping with the super bright exit sign I got for my room. XD

+DownsLife&Safety Haha

+firefreak57 Thanks! I guess we'll have to wait and see.... (wink wink)

ExitSign250 Love the exit sign videos

+The Real Caleb Little, Paris & Juelz Gaming Thanks!

+Exitsign 77 Thanks!

+Bob Tramontana I never said testing a given exit sign doesn't cut power. That's a basic fact. Self-diagnostic exit lighting does many things. One it will tell you if a problem occurs with the unit. It will also test itself once a month for 1 minute. Testing self diagnostic exit lighting does different things depending on the manufacturer. I'll give two examples. Dual-Lite's SD (self-diagnostic) when pressed once will test itself for a minute. Pressed twice will test itself for 90 minutes. Lithonia Lighting, when a unit has SD, and pressed will test itself for 1 minute. When pressed again it will cancel the test. SD units are require less maintenance so you don't need to worry about going around testing exit signs and emergency lights once a month. Now on standard units (non self diagnostic) it doesn't test itself unless someone presses the test button. It will then cut off power as long as you are pressing it. It is always good to test exit signs and emergency lights if they are self-diagnostic or not to see how the unit performs. But when you test a unit for a second then restore it to AC, that does not harm the battery. Unless constant testing happens, the battery is fine. Back to my Lithonia LQM G SD. It isn't even a year old and I have added an update about it in the description if you'd like to check it out.

+Elliot Richards Good point. Unfortunately, NFPA does not require emergency lights in residential settings. I agree and I think they should. Maybe a few companies make a low profile series for houses.

Weird

+CharmanderFan20 CharFan20 Ugh

ExitSign250 ikr! I rather pay more money on a UL listed Combo than buy that crap!

+CharmanderFan20 CharFan20 Yeah

ExitSign250 Almost everywhere I go I see at least one of them. Man

+Pug alarms Thanks!

+Sterling Ordes Exit signs do not have fuses. All the connections were intact. I put an update in the description if you want to see the result.

Lol nvm I was thinking of a fuse for overload on the 120v input. Only some exit signs don't have ivop (input voltage overload protection) because of risk of fires if an overload were to occur.

I feel so stupid lol

+Sterling Ordes It's ok

+FireAlarmDude5967 Yeah, thanks!

@@ExitSign250 you’re welcome

Thanks for your reply. I’ve been waiting 4 years.

@@ExitSign250 I’ll let you know when you’re welcome in 4 years

+Tanner Smyly Hey! Thanks!

+Mr. Nick Wow. Doesn't seem reliable. Yeah, it was installed around four weeks and went through three power outages fine. But when I do a simple 1-3 minute test, it fails. Very odd. Lucky I only spent $7 NIB from Amazon because it was on clearance, so I didn't give an arm and a leg.

ExitSign250 sounds like a bad battery

+CharmanderFan20 CharFan20 I put an update in the description if you want to see the result. The battery is fine.

ExitSign250 not bad. I didn't pay much for mine either, probably the microprocessor in these signs are a little wonky in terms of not really being reliable.

+Mr. Nick Yeah. Your probably right.

Sounds like you have a defective unit. When I stated “it can’t really fail” I was referring to how my LQM SD failed. The AC sign has no battery so it is less likely to fail.

@@ExitSign250 I think there was a problem with the transformer or led board. It sad to see my AC only LQM go to waste since that was my first exit sign.

+firealarmsnstuff If you saw a black box sitting on the ground, that isn't going to be used for anything fire alarm related. Actually it's a radio receiver for a stereo system with a built in amplifier. So I can only play radio stations through it. I'm using it for an unrelated project.

+Beth Edwards I hope

+BusDriver14/ Shayne W I know!

ExitSign250 change the battery if that doesn’t work call the company

+BusDriver14/ Shayne W This sign isn't even a year old. I'm gonna let it charge for a while then go from there.

ExitSign250 my dad works on these and he said the battery is bad

He’s LST (life safety tech)

And your spelling must be “VARY” bad💀💀💀

+Frank Dougherty Awww man looks like I'll have to ship my exit signs and emergency lights to Simplex so they can turn them into the new TruePath ES exit signs.

ExitSign250 lol

ExitSign250 Please tell me you didn't say TruePath ES

+NJMoo3652 Um whoops

NJMoo3652 he said true path es

+Emergitech 2004 The battery is fine. The unit came NIB. The self-diagnostics said everything was fine so I'm not sure what's wrong.

You cannot get into trouble for having these on the wall. I’ve had my exit signs and emergency lights installed around my house for years and have never been in legal trouble for it, plus that doesn’t even make sense. I’ve even talked with fire marshals and inspectors about what I do and what’s on my wall and they think it’s awesome. This argument of having things installed on the wall and getting in trouble for it is untrue and taken very out of context.

@@ExitSign250 ok