2.5W Maintained Emergency Exit Blade Kit 6500K Daylight - White

This is a maintained emergency exit blade kit: a slim white surface housing with a clear-edged green blade below it, carrying the running man legend and an upward arrow. The LED source draws 2.5W and runs at 6500K, a daylight white that keeps the green ground and the white pictogram reading sharply from a distance. Maintained means the sign is lit whenever the building is in use, on the mains supply normally and on its internal battery when that supply fails, so the legend never goes dark at the moment it matters. A test control and a charge indicator sit on the face of the housing, marked so that whoever carries out the routine checks can find them quickly.

Wall mounting above a doorway is the usual place for a blade kit, with the blade hanging below the gear tray so that it reads side on as you approach along a corridor. The upward arrow suits a door directly ahead on the line of travel, which covers most final exits and the head of a stair flight. It suits offices, shops, workshops, storerooms, function rooms and small industrial units, anywhere a clear directional sign is wanted above head height. The white housing keeps the hardware quiet against a painted wall so the green legend does the work.

The kit is sold as one unit, and the minimum order is one, in multiples of one. The manufacturer does not state an IP rating, does not publish a lumen figure and says nothing about dimming, so plan on a dry indoor position and treat the output as fixed. At 2.5W the running load is small, and the daylight colour temperature gives the strongest contrast between the white pictogram and its green ground.

What does maintained mean on an exit sign?

A maintained sign stays lit all the time the premises are in use, running on the mains in normal conditions and switching to its own internal battery if that supply is lost.

What does the upward arrow indicate?

An arrow pointing up reads as straight ahead in the direction of travel, so this blade suits a final door directly in front of you or the foot of a stair flight.

Is this fitting dimmable?

The manufacturer does not state a dimming figure for this kit, so treat the output as fixed and do not put it on a dimmer circuit.

What is 6500K daylight like on an exit sign?

It is a crisp, cool white with no yellow in it, which holds the contrast between the white running man and the green ground so the legend reads from further away.

What are the test and charge markings on the housing for?

The face carries a test control and a charge indicator, so the person doing the routine checks can confirm the battery is charging and simulate a mains failure without dismantling the unit.