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« on: February 29, 2008, 03:23:57 PM »
In a 33kV substation room in previously mentioned site. My first thought was emergency lighting, but I couldn't be 100% sure if there were actually any slave fittings off it.

My guide at the site said they were something to do with for if the transformer & distribution board tripped out - any ideas?

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« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2008, 03:46:54 PM »
Quote from: AnthonyB
In a 33kV substation room in previously mentioned site. My first thought was emergency lighting, but I couldn't be 100% sure if there were actually any slave fittings off it.

My guide at the site said they were something to do with for if the transformer & distribution board tripped out - any ideas?

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/contactacb/FireNet/scammell-substationelcbatts.jpg
AnthonyB, How do you find these things? It's like a time warp back to how we had things 30 years ago! How have they survived. Are you sure you are not photographing the 60's Thunderbird film sets?

Well it is obviously a standby power source (I love the corrosion on the battery terminals) and if it's not for fire alarm, emergency lighting, nurse call, doorbell(!), standby generator starting purposes - then it could be for just about anything!  The something to do with for if the transformer & distribution board tripped out explanation still sounds like something to do with emergncy lighting. If it's this old, the 'slave fittings' may not have been flourescent, but filament lamps (should have been a different lamp fitting than standard BC, say, SBC or similar) or could the emergency lamps be incorporated in normal light fittings so you didn't see them?

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« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2008, 04:08:37 PM »
We do get the odd bit of work in buildings unchanged since the 60's and also former single occupancy industrial sites which again seem to have got stuck in time and I do try to get them issued to me as they are so interesting (& often so so bad!) so I get all sorts of interesting photos.

I'll admit since working out how to post images I'm on a frenzy, plus the last few buildings I've done are old ones.

One was a single stair office (? former large house) that again in the early 70's had thrown in an alarm - basement to second floor, but with MCP's to ground and first and only one bell at the entrance, all in normal cabling and no panel, just the mains supply switch which I couldn't find as it wasn't red or marked and I fear might not even exist (or be switched on!). No weekly tests, no servicing.

I think there are some bulbs that could be wired in to it as it reminds me far more of EL units than any other use. It's had it's day either way!
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« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2008, 04:47:51 PM »
the batteries certainly have...