Self-luminous exit signs
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ryan_618
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Re: Self-luminous exit signs
Expensive.
Expensive.
jimwalker
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Re: Self-luminous exit signs
Like just how much in $$$$
enough to offset cost of wiring one in ?
Like just how much in $$$$
enough to offset cost of wiring one in ?
Re: Self-luminous exit signs
The $125.00 difference gets eaten up real quick.
Do you need to rent a lift? How close is your circuit?
One drawback is they're not very attactive, one bonus is you won't get any service calls for awhile...
$175.00 vs. about $50.00 for the standard.
The $125.00 difference gets eaten up real quick.
Do you need to rent a lift? How close is your circuit?
One drawback is they're not very attactive, one bonus is you won't get any service calls for awhile...
Re: Self-luminous exit signs
"BradyGlo? " is a better choice, not any better looking though.
http://www.bradyid.com/tds/tdsv1r0.nsf/ESearchIndex/B374
[ September 28, 2004, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: roger ]
"BradyGlo? " is a better choice, not any better looking though.
http://www.bradyid.com/tds/tdsv1r0.nsf/ESearchIndex/B374
Roger
[ September 28, 2004, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: roger ]
charlie tuna
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Re: Self-luminous exit signs
i have used them on a three story glass walled bank lobby. i bought two and the cost around $200. each! in the daytime they look like an unlit sign. at night they have enough glow to read them. i had to have the building owner sign a paper stating they would be exchanged every ten years. don't ask me if they did because i don't handle their account anymore!
i have used them on a three story glass walled bank lobby. i bought two and the cost around $200. each! in the daytime they look like an unlit sign. at night they have enough glow to read them. i had to have the building owner sign a paper stating they would be exchanged every ten years. don't ask me if they did because i don't handle their account anymore!
Re: Self-luminous exit signs
Tritium signs were the first generation in luminous signs. 3M has come out with a new material that glows without any radio active components like tritium. The navy has been using it on their battle ships. A sign made with this stuff costs a fraction of what tritium signs cost. But it's very new to the public and only one or two companies are making signs with it right now. Here's the number for one of them 713-996-6650.
Tritium signs were the first generation in luminous signs. 3M has come out with a new material that glows without any radio active components like tritium. The navy has been using it on their battle ships. A sign made with this stuff costs a fraction of what tritium signs cost. But it's very new to the public and only one or two companies are making signs with it right now. Here's the number for one of them 713-996-6650.
Re: Self-luminous exit signs
Roger, yes, Brady Glo does look to be similar to the 3M product. The better choice would depend on the end user's requirements. Brady Glo looks like a good choice for HIGHLY industrial environments where all you need is a sign, since it resists so many chemicals, and only comes in a sign format.
The 3M product (a low cost pressure sensitive adhesive vinyl) looks better for non-highly industrial environments where luminance is needed in more non-traditional places like door frames, stairs, low level, and railings, in addition to exit signs. And it only takes 3-5 minutes to charge, where the Brady Glo takes an hour.
Either way, it's obvious there are better choices than tritium out there.
Roger, yes, Brady Glo does look to be similar to the 3M product. The better choice would depend on the end user's requirements. Brady Glo looks like a good choice for HIGHLY industrial environments where all you need is a sign, since it resists so many chemicals, and only comes in a sign format.
The 3M product (a low cost pressure sensitive adhesive vinyl) looks better for non-highly industrial environments where luminance is needed in more non-traditional places like door frames, stairs, low level, and railings, in addition to exit signs. And it only takes 3-5 minutes to charge, where the Brady Glo takes an hour.
Either way, it's obvious there are better choices than tritium out there.
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