Emergency Lighting
Capacitive Storage –
With over 2000 Railcars and Locomotives in service or on order this APTA-compliant emergency lighting system uses capacitive power storage technology. It adapts easily to new builds or to existing rolling stock retrofits regardless of age.
We supply:
- Independent Capacitive Power Storage units which are able to power high-performance LED spotlights for up to 4 hours
- Ability to achieve full charge after a 15-minute charge period
- 50,000 – 500,000 mechanical charge cycles (depending on model)
- Superior replacement technology for traditional NiCad batteries
- Capacitors rated for 5 – 10 years of functional discharge service life (depending on Model & Environment)
- Single voltage 28.5, 37.5, 74, 110 vdc, or 120 / 240 vac versions available
- More than twice the light levels required by APTA throughout the 90-minute emergency interval
- An emergency lighting task load completely removed from existing car batteries
- Low-profile spotlights which are available in fixed or fully adjustable versions
- LED spotlight capability for simpler installation in existing or new fixture lenses
- Reverse polarity and transient spike protection
- 200,000-hr minimum continuous operation for an LED system due to purposefully under-driving high-efficiency LEDs
- 24-month warranty on LED fixtures
All fixtures as a system meet or exceed any combination of these standards:
- APTA Normal Lighting Standard RP-E-012-99
- APTA Emergency Lighting Standard SS-E-013-99 Rev 1
- APTA Emergency Lighting Design PR-E-S-013-99 Rev.1
- EN 13272 Railway Applications – Electrical Lighting for Rolling Stock in Public Transportation Systems
- APTA Insulation Integrity Standard SS-E-001-98
- APTA Attachment Strength Standard SS-C&S-006-98 Rev 1
- NFPA 130:2010 Flame Smoke and Toxicity Standards
- FRA 49 CFR Parts 238 and 239 Emergency Lighting
- APTA RT-S-VIM-020-08 “Standard for Emergency Lighting System Design for Rail Transit Vehicles”
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