LED Exit Signs: Best Practice for Purchasing Emergecny Lighting

Vendors shall provide LED and LEC illuminated exit signs that meet the following specifications as well as local building and fire codes. Illuminated exit signs shall:

• Illuminated by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or light-emitting capacitors (LECs) only;
• Consume (have an input power demand of) no more than 5 watts of energy per sign (including twofaced signs and backup battery charger, excusive of ancillary lighting equipment).
• Meet National Fire Protection Safety Code;
• Meet all applicable standards, codes and other requirements;
• Offer at least a five-year warranty for defects in materials and manufacturing on the sign and lamps and offer at least a three-year warranty for defects in materials and manufacturing on the battery;
• Be capable of working on 240VAC and 277VAC circuits;
• Operate in normal (AC input) and emergency (DC input) battery-powered modes;
• Be equipped with an LED indicator light and test switch;
• Be protected against power surges and outages;
• Have an integrated rechargeable battery backup and charger; battery must provide at least 90 minutes of backup power during an emergency and must not be a lead-acid battery;
• Have universal knock-out “chevrons” pointing to left and right; and
• Have universal mounting apparatus, which allows for wall, ceiling or side mounting.

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RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING NETWORK MODEL SPECIFICATION FOR LED EXIT SIGN RETROFIT KITS

Vendor shall be able to provide red, green, and white LED exit sign retrofit kits that:

• Contain two LED lamp arrays (each with a candelabra base) as well as two candelabra-to-bayonet base adapters and two candelabra-to-intermediate base adapters; OR
• Contain two LED “lamp arrays” and a hardwire kit and mounting bracket; or
• Contain two LED “lamp arrays,” each with a two-pin base;
• Use no more than 3 watts of electricity;
• Work in exit signs with 6-inch stenciled letters or in edge-lit exit signs;
• Be considered universally compatible (i.e., able to work in a wide variety of signs rather than being designed to work in a specific exit sign model);
• Be protected against power surges and outages; be capable of working on 120VAC (Note: some jurisdictions may want LED retrofit kits that can work on 277VAC circuits and will need to specify
• them separately); and
• Offer at least a five-year warranty for defects in materials and manufacturing.