Grouch1980
Senior Member
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- New York, NY
Hi all,
I checked through other threads, but none that specifically answer the question that i have (or maybe one does, I just missed it):
We are using a voluntary generator for a building, it is not a code required generator... therefore, this generator falls under Article 702 of the NEC... it is an optional standby generator (please correct me if i'm wrong). So that means all loads connected to the generator are considered optional standby, and can all be connected via one automatic transfer switch (the optional standby ATS). Can the lights which need generator power also be connected to this same ATS switch? If so, do the lights need integral emergency ballasts? I'm asking because these lights are considered emergency lights... and having them connected to an optional standby ATS, as opposed to a life safety ATS, implies that they are not EM lights... and so now need integral emergency ballasts (or do they not??).
Thanks!
I checked through other threads, but none that specifically answer the question that i have (or maybe one does, I just missed it):
We are using a voluntary generator for a building, it is not a code required generator... therefore, this generator falls under Article 702 of the NEC... it is an optional standby generator (please correct me if i'm wrong). So that means all loads connected to the generator are considered optional standby, and can all be connected via one automatic transfer switch (the optional standby ATS). Can the lights which need generator power also be connected to this same ATS switch? If so, do the lights need integral emergency ballasts? I'm asking because these lights are considered emergency lights... and having them connected to an optional standby ATS, as opposed to a life safety ATS, implies that they are not EM lights... and so now need integral emergency ballasts (or do they not??).
Thanks!