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News Release from: Flex Connectors | Subject: Flex 7
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 April 2007
Flex 7 raising educational standards
Flex 7 is being specified and installed in many schools and colleges throughout the country.
Raising educational standards The flex 7 lighting connection and control range includes many products and features which make it a particularly appropriate choice for the lighting and energy-efficient requirements of educational environments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Flex Connectors have introduced several product improvements to their flex 7 range of plugs and sockets.
As a result, flex 7 is being specified and installed in many schools and colleges throughout the country.
Recent projects have included the new Tresham Institute in Kettering; Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham; Aberdeen University; St Joseph's School in Swindon; and six new secondary schools in Kent.
For classrooms, flex 7 can provide occupancy or absence sensing with override switching options.
The installation of an absence detector ensures that lights will go off when the room is unused, but can also be manually switched on and off by a retractive wall switch.
For larger teaching areas, using a special flex 7 multi unit for four switches/sensors means up to four rows of lights can then be controlled separately.
Other multi units are also available if required.
In regions where local education authorities prefer mains switching to ELV controls, this can be achieved simply and easily by replacing the sensor controllers with plug-in mains switch drops.
Where daylight linking is required, the addition of a daylight sensor controller adjusts the output of dimmable fittings to maintain a constant light level, compensating for available daylight.
All sensor and switch controls can be networked together, allowing different circuits - in a large laboratory, library or open plan space - to operate as one.
By networking sensors with the flex 7 timer unit, a simple-to-operate lighting management system is established.
This is particularly useful in schools where the lights may need to be on all day, with the sensors operating only in the evening and during the night.
The unit also incorporates a socket for an override switch to provide manual control if, for instance, the building is to be used for an evening event.
Additionally, output from sensor control units can be plugged in to a corridor hold unit, which will ensure that an exit route remains illuminated whilst any space is occupied.
For more information and advice on solutions for education environments, contact Flex Connectors. Request a free brochure from Flex Connectors ...
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