Thank you SO much for making this vid. one of your best yet! You answered most questions I had about them. I just have 3 questions about remote heads after watching. Do the remote heads always have such a short wire or is that only your setup? seems like they are very close to whatever they are connected to which makes me wonder what the point of them is to a degree. Would you say a good rule of thumb when trying to figure out which remote heads can work with what unit is to best match the look of the lights on them? Its so hard to know what can work with what unit and all that. I find it interesting how they look like ordinary lights compared to emergency lights if that makes sense. Do you need an Exit sign or an emergency light to power an "emergency unit" or does it power its self? I wish they used an actual name for the product instead of calling them different things so i could find them and learn more about them. Very odd to me they do that given they do not do it with any other devices in this market and it just makes it harder for people looking to buy them etc. Again, thanks SO much for making this video! Maybe you could do a separate mini series just about remote heads because just like you pointed out, for some reason no one really does vids on them even though they are literally apart of Exit signs/lights etc. That last model you showed made my jaw drop like i was watching a magic trick! lol 🤯
You can put the remote heads anywhere in the building if the wire is sized appropriately. The heads themselves are almost industry standard voltages with most being 12v on larger installations(heads around perimeter of big ball room, head on each landing of stairways, heads in each room of a building+like classrooms)) or 6v on smaller installation (ore or two heads on the exterior outside of an emergency exit door, or one head in a bathroom and an emergency light with one head in in the other bathroom). Here is a video of remote heads in a building in a power outage. ua-cam.com/video/uaJ_aVniDH8/v-deo.html Here is a video of the same buildings battery units powering his remote heads. ua-cam.com/video/S6-TMhQ-3vs/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I’m happy you enjoyed this video! To answer your questions: 1) You can have remote heads as close or as far away from the “main unit” as you’d like. As long as the wire is under the maximum length recommended by the manufacturer. In my case, I had a short wire since I didn’t have not a lot of room to space out the remote heads. 2) To make sure a given remote head is compatible with an exit sign, emergency light, or “emergency unit” you need to check on the specs. Remote heads will indicate the voltage and amperage they require. While the remote capable exit sign or emergency light or “emergency unit” will also indicate its output voltage and amperage. If both match each other, you are good to go! 3) Lastly, for the “emergency units” they are self powered like an emergency light is. They have a battery on the inside and when the power is cut, will transfer to the battery power to turn on the remote head(s). Yeah it is annoying that there is not official names. These often go by emergency unit, emergency pack, inverter, headless/lampless emergency light, and a few others. Again, each manufacturer seems to call it something different and I’ve never understood why this is. I hope this answered all of your questions! Let my know of theres anything I need to clarify. And yes, that last exit sign with the fire alarm flash was pretty cool! I’d like to start including remote heads in my future videos since again not a lot of people talk about them for some reason. Thanks for you comment!
Awesome vdeo! remote heads are really cool. 8:44 SureLites is really putting effort in their new products. I kinda miss their old products though, like the older LPX's and the R2-CX's, but their newer stuff is almost like DualLite stuff where everything is about innovation. Really cool setup and excited to see more!
Bro I’ve had a fascination with emergency lights since I was 8 years old I descovered your channel in 2014 when I was 11 it’s 2023 now and I’m 19 with a wife and son don’t ever quit videos love you exitsign250❤️
Quick question, what exit sign models have the fire alarm flash? I’m looking for one to see if I can install in my room and get it to flash when my alarm system activates.
Many different exit sign manufacturers offer signs that have the fire alarm flash feature. It’s a very uncommon option however. You can do research to see if there are any signs that you like that have this option available.
If you have AC-only signs with wedge base sockets, you can remotely power those too. or, with a large enough unit, you can run your whole room with one battery unit
Yep! Back when incandescent was king, this was an option if you wanted exit signs to have battery backup and if you didn’t want to maintain the batteries in each sign.
I have a question, I ordered a dual lite ez-2 and it needs a new battery what type of battery would it need. I don’t want to mess it up so I thought I would ask a professional.
It depends on the variant of the EZ2. Depending on the age, it might require a 4V battery or a 6V battery. Do you still have the original battery that doesn’t work?
I’m not exactly sure what the model is, but my local Dave and busters have these interesting looking outdoor emergency lights. I think the closet thing to it would be a Sure-Lites Ael1Whsd
No, only the exit sign itself will flash. This feature is to only grab occupants attention in a building to guide them to the nearest exit. If you think about it, it wouldn’t make the most sense to have the remote heads flashing. Thanks for your question!
I have seen NZ emergency lights before on a few videos. To what I understand, they are only required at exit doors. Is this correct? In the US, they are required everywhere in a building and must be spaced out accordingly.
@ExitSign250 well, no. I don't think that's correct because I've seen them throughout a mall near to me. However, they are quite high up and over a ledge or something. But no, they aren't required by exit doors as I've seen them on the walls inside, outside, and the ceiling inside.
I liked the remote heads, and that you had a non-combo exit sign in the other location. I hope you have something cool planned for episode 17 if there's one coming.
This is nice and all, but I want to find out more about older exit signs, and there doesn't seem to have a lot of information in regards to the older signs, and I want to find out more about the styles of faceplates, and when they discontinued using the wide EXIT lettering with the vertical arrow marks on each side of the word, and used the more common compact pillarbox EXIT lettering faceplate with the chevron arrows that you see today!
10:11 was a really smooth transition 😂
Thank you SO much for making this vid. one of your best yet! You answered most questions I had about them. I just have 3 questions about remote heads after watching. Do the remote heads always have such a short wire or is that only your setup? seems like they are very close to whatever they are connected to which makes me wonder what the point of them is to a degree. Would you say a good rule of thumb when trying to figure out which remote heads can work with what unit is to best match the look of the lights on them? Its so hard to know what can work with what unit and all that. I find it interesting how they look like ordinary lights compared to emergency lights if that makes sense. Do you need an Exit sign or an emergency light to power an "emergency unit" or does it power its self? I wish they used an actual name for the product instead of calling them different things so i could find them and learn more about them. Very odd to me they do that given they do not do it with any other devices in this market and it just makes it harder for people looking to buy them etc. Again, thanks SO much for making this video! Maybe you could do a separate mini series just about remote heads because just like you pointed out, for some reason no one really does vids on them even though they are literally apart of Exit signs/lights etc. That last model you showed made my jaw drop like i was watching a magic trick! lol 🤯
You can put the remote heads anywhere in the building if the wire is sized appropriately. The heads themselves are almost industry standard voltages with most being 12v on larger installations(heads around perimeter of big ball room, head on each landing of stairways, heads in each room of a building+like classrooms)) or 6v on smaller installation (ore or two heads on the exterior outside of an emergency exit door, or one head in a bathroom and an emergency light with one head in in the other bathroom).
Here is a video of remote heads in a building in a power outage. ua-cam.com/video/uaJ_aVniDH8/v-deo.html
Here is a video of the same buildings battery units powering his remote heads. ua-cam.com/video/S6-TMhQ-3vs/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I’m happy you enjoyed this video! To answer your questions: 1) You can have remote heads as close or as far away from the “main unit” as you’d like. As long as the wire is under the maximum length recommended by the manufacturer. In my case, I had a short wire since I didn’t have not a lot of room to space out the remote heads. 2) To make sure a given remote head is compatible with an exit sign, emergency light, or “emergency unit” you need to check on the specs. Remote heads will indicate the voltage and amperage they require. While the remote capable exit sign or emergency light or “emergency unit” will also indicate its output voltage and amperage. If both match each other, you are good to go! 3) Lastly, for the “emergency units” they are self powered like an emergency light is. They have a battery on the inside and when the power is cut, will transfer to the battery power to turn on the remote head(s). Yeah it is annoying that there is not official names. These often go by emergency unit, emergency pack, inverter, headless/lampless emergency light, and a few others. Again, each manufacturer seems to call it something different and I’ve never understood why this is. I hope this answered all of your questions! Let my know of theres anything I need to clarify. And yes, that last exit sign with the fire alarm flash was pretty cool! I’d like to start including remote heads in my future videos since again not a lot of people talk about them for some reason. Thanks for you comment!
Awesome vdeo! remote heads are really cool. 8:44 SureLites is really putting effort in their new products. I kinda miss their old products though, like the older LPX's and the R2-CX's, but their newer stuff is almost like DualLite stuff where everything is about innovation. Really cool setup and excited to see more!
Thanks! Yes Sure-Lites has definitely stepped up their game. Depending on the situation, I’d consider them an okay substitute for Dual-Lite.
@ExitSign250 The Remote heads are a 200/10
Bro I’ve had a fascination with emergency lights since I was 8 years old I descovered your channel in 2014 when I was 11 it’s 2023 now and I’m 19 with a wife and son don’t ever quit videos love you exitsign250❤️
19?!
Quick question, what exit sign models have the fire alarm flash? I’m looking for one to see if I can install in my room and get it to flash when my alarm system activates.
Many different exit sign manufacturers offer signs that have the fire alarm flash feature. It’s a very uncommon option however. You can do research to see if there are any signs that you like that have this option available.
If you have AC-only signs with wedge base sockets, you can remotely power those too. or, with a large enough unit, you can run your whole room with one battery unit
Yep! Back when incandescent was king, this was an option if you wanted exit signs to have battery backup and if you didn’t want to maintain the batteries in each sign.
Yes! Finally! Awesome test!
What size wiring for remote head?
I have a question, I ordered a dual lite ez-2 and it needs a new battery what type of battery would it need. I don’t want to mess it up so I thought I would ask a professional.
It depends on the variant of the EZ2. Depending on the age, it might require a 4V battery or a 6V battery. Do you still have the original battery that doesn’t work?
It did not come with the batter seller said it works but needs new batteries
I think it says on the label volt 4.07 or something similar does that me a 4 volt battery?
What are the markings on the inside label say?
The inside says output 4 volts
Input:120-277
Battery: replace with 4.70+
I’m not exactly sure what the model is, but my local Dave and busters have these interesting looking outdoor emergency lights. I think the closet thing to it would be a Sure-Lites Ael1Whsd
This is cool also on the exit sign in the office in fire mode do the remotes also flash?
No, only the exit sign itself will flash. This feature is to only grab occupants attention in a building to guide them to the nearest exit. If you think about it, it wouldn’t make the most sense to have the remote heads flashing. Thanks for your question!
Thanks for clarifying that
ITS SOOOO GOOD
Do like emergency lights and exit signs. But your ones are much better designed than our ones in NZ, as I'm from NZ.
I have seen NZ emergency lights before on a few videos. To what I understand, they are only required at exit doors. Is this correct? In the US, they are required everywhere in a building and must be spaced out accordingly.
@ExitSign250 well, no. I don't think that's correct because I've seen them throughout a mall near to me. However, they are quite high up and over a ledge or something. But no, they aren't required by exit doors as I've seen them on the walls inside, outside, and the ceiling inside.
I see. Interesting information.
@ExitSign250 Well, that's from what I saw. I've never seen an emergency light above a door in NZ. Only on walls outside, inside, and on the ceiling.
I liked the remote heads, and that you had a non-combo exit sign in the other location. I hope you have something cool planned for episode 17 if there's one coming.
This is nice and all, but I want to find out more about older exit signs, and there doesn't seem to have a lot of information in regards to the older signs, and I want to find out more about the styles of faceplates, and when they discontinued using the wide EXIT lettering with the vertical arrow marks on each side of the word, and used the more common compact pillarbox EXIT lettering faceplate with the chevron arrows that you see today!
you remind me of Charlie penguinz0
i love this gotta love remote heads nice test
:O Also, What font is In the thumbnail
3:27 nah man that's a doorbell
That’s one big doorbell then haha.
even if im not intrested in these i still watch you
5:10 that's what i owns
5:09 my school has these remote heads 😂
Good vid!🎉
The next Exit and Emergency vid can you the running Man Exit Sign pls 🙂
ExitSign250, is Exit and Emergency over?
No, why do you ask?
@@ExitSign250 I was wondering when the next episode will be coming out.
Hopefully the next one will be out soon!
I have a few remote heads at my school
Same
Cool fact: lithonia had lamp-less third gen quantum units
Yep! There were definitely interesting looking!
Nice!!!
Ikr
Nice
Hi ExitSign250!
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