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chevyx92

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Anyone know why the manufacture would make a unit like this and have to have 120V power to it for 48 hours before it will even work??!! I mean you apply the 120V and it still doesn't work until it charges for 48 hours. You would think the commercial power would illuminate the unit and then have to wait for the battery to charge. But that is not the case. Why do they do this??? Maybe I'm just not happy with the design. :confused:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=7223-38269-LWSPXCURW&lpage=none
 
never seen one that didnt work as soon as power was turned on to the unit, they usually have a charge on them from the factory. You may want to look and see if there is a date on the box or unit itself, they may be selling you somthing that is at the end of its shelf life.
 
mdshunk said:
There's your problem.

No, seriously, I've installed that one before, and did not experience what you are describing.
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Here's a quote right from the instructions: "The battery in this unit may not be fully charged. After A/C power is connected to unit, let battery charge for at least 48 hours, then normal operation of this unit should take effect. To check, press the TEST button. The emergency lamps should illuminate."

I have 6 of these on the job and everyone acts the same way. Won't work with 120V applied right away. I now have to wait 48 hours to see if it will resume normal operation. I'm still dumbfounded by this.
 
chevyx92 said:
Here's a quote right from the instructions: "The battery in this unit may not be fully charged. After A/C power is connected to unit, let battery charge for at least 48 hours, then normal operation of this unit should take effect. To check, press the TEST button. The emergency lamps should illuminate."

I have 6 of these on the job and everyone acts the same way. Won't work with 120V applied right away. I now have to wait 48 hours to see if it will resume normal operation. I'm still dumbfounded by this.
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That's dumb.
 
chevyx92 said:
Here's a quote right from the instructions: "The battery in this unit may not be fully charged. After A/C power is connected to unit, let battery charge for at least 48 hours, then normal operation of this unit should take effect. To check, press the TEST button. The emergency lamps should illuminate."

I have 6 of these on the job and everyone acts the same way. Won't work with 120V applied right away. I now have to wait 48 hours to see if it will resume normal operation. I'm still dumbfounded by this.
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It sounds like they've been sitting around for quite a while now, and drained the battery. The same thing happens with cell phones, ipods, most consumer electronics with batteries included, actually. After they've charged, they should be good to go.
 
mdshunk said:
No, seriously, I've installed that one before, and did not experience what you are describing.
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Come to find out now, these units had been returned to the store before I got them. Had one more added to the job on me today and this one worked just fine. It lit up as soon as 120V was applied. I said "huh"?? Why didn't the others do this. Upon questioning the helpers and builder, come to find out the others had tape on the box as if they had been opened before. They had been returned and put back on the shelf for whatever reason and I got stuck with them. :mad:
 
I never buy anything from the Blue or Orange box stores that have been opened, usually missing pieces, been blown up by the customer or other. They always let the stock get down to the opened boxes to force you to buy whats left, so I make them get an unopened one down from the overhead.
 
SEO said:
A good electrical supply house will turn enough product to ensure that equipment is fresh.[
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Yeah, I've bought stuff already with date codes from the week prior. I got some romex one time with the date stamp literally a few days old.
 
mdshunk said:
Yeah, I've bought stuff already with date codes from the week prior. I got some romex one time with the date stamp literally a few days old.
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Electrical equipment is different than food when it comes to date stamping but it sure feels good when your supplier is on top of his game and you get a product a few days old! I've had emergency lights & exits that were a month old right off the shelf.
 
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