120v Indicating Lights

[John in OH]

I'd like to install a pair of 120v indicating lights near the entrance (exit) door of my shop so that I can readily see if my 240v air compressor or 240v phase converter are powered on or not (too many times I've left the shop and forgotten to shut down either or both).

I seem to recall this subject being discussed here previously and a source of lights provided. Can anyone guide me to those earlier discussions?

 

[mrb]

i have these 22mm LED control panel indicator lights, 120vac. Someone on here bought a few of them from me some time ago. i dont remember who it was. ill have to look back at the price -theyre cheap $2 or $3 ea if i recall correctly. I have red and blue on hand and can bring in other colors.

 

[Norcal]

Use a 240V indicator/pilot lamp, all major industrial controls manufacturers have them. But my choices would be limited to Sq D, Cutler-Hammer,or Allen-Bradley, just because I really don't care for any others....

I am not a fan of running or cobbling lamps in series.

 

[mrb]

Use a 240V indicator/pilot lamp, all major industrial controls manufacturers have them. But my choices would be limited to Sq D, Cutler-Hammer,or Allen-Bradley, just because I really don't care for any others....

I am not a fan of running or cobbling lamps in series.

i think he was going to run 2 lights, one off one leg of each of two devices and run a neutral. But it could be a pain to do that in a code compliant fashion and keep the neutral with the circuit conductors depending on how his install is.

 

[wbrian63]

For the same effort involved to run the indicator lights, couldn't the OP run control circuits to two DP contactors to provide power to the phase converter and compressor?

Of course, that's more expensive than the indicator lights, but with the remotely triggered DP's, he doesn't have to walk back to the devices to turn them off, and he can turn them on when he walks into the shop.

That being said, mrb, you've got a PM coming...

 

[John in OH]

i think he was going to run 2 lights, one off one leg of each of two devices and run a neutral. But it could be a pain to do that in a code compliant fashion and keep the neutral with the circuit conductors depending on how his install is.

Yep. This is what I had in mind, but I really hadn't given code compliance any consideration ... I'll have to think about that, I guess. Will try to send you a PM regarding the lights.

 

[HookWorse]

i have these 22mm LED control panel indicator lights, 120vac. Someone on here bought a few of them from me some time ago. i dont remember who it was. ill have to look back at the price -theyre cheap $2 or $3 ea if i recall correctly. I have red and blue on hand and can bring in other colors.

That was me, and I ended up just using one light on one leg, just to show when the supply lines were turned back on in case of a power failure, and my generator was running.

Every time I look out at my pole, I see the little blue light