2W IP20 Maintained LED Emergency Exit Box - Daylight 6500K

This is a maintained emergency exit box built around a 2W LED source with a colour temperature of 6500K, which the manufacturer describes as daylight. It carries an IP20 rating. Maintained is the term used in emergency lighting for a sign that stays lit while the building is in use, rather than one that only illuminates when the normal supply is interrupted. The photograph shows the unit as supplied: a shallow white rectangular housing with a green legend panel, carrying the running man symbol and an arrow pointing upwards.

An exit box of this kind goes above or beside a final exit door, at the head of a corridor, or over an internal door on the escape route. The arrow on this panel points upwards, which in exit signage means straight ahead, so it suits a sign fixed directly over the doorway people walk through or on a stretch where the route carries on forward. The IP20 rating is the figure to check before you choose a position. IP20 means no protection against water at all, so this is an indoor fitting for dry, sheltered spots: offices, shops, stockrooms, workshops, stairwells and communal hallways.

A 6500K daylight tone is the cool end of white light, and it is the tone used across safety signage because it keeps the green and white legend reading cleanly from a distance instead of drifting warm. The white surround keeps the box visually quiet against a plain ceiling or a painted wall. Mounting height, wiring and commissioning are matters for the installer and the regulations that apply to the building, and we have not restated any figure the manufacturer does not publish. Each listing is a single unit, and the minimum order is 10, sold in multiples of 10, which suits fitting out a floor or a whole building in one order.

What does maintained mean on an exit sign?

A maintained sign is lit whenever the building is in use, rather than only coming on when the normal lighting supply fails. A non-maintained unit stays dark until it is called on.

Can I use this outdoors or in a damp area?

No. It is rated IP20, which gives no protection against water, so keep it to dry indoor positions such as corridors, offices, stairwells, stockrooms and workshops.

Is it dimmable?

The specification does not say either way, and no dimming information is published for this unit, so we make no claim. Check with your electrician if control is required.

What wattage does this replace?

No equivalent wattage is published for this unit. The specification gives the actual load as 2W and offers no comparison against an older lamp type.

What colour is the light?

It is 6500K, described by the manufacturer as daylight. That is the cool, clean white used on safety signage so green and white read clearly at distance.

How many do I have to order?

Each listing is one unit, and the minimum order is 10 units, sold in multiples of 10. That covers a floor or a small building in a single order.