This magnificent Art Deco Theatre has just completed an intensive nine months of restoration – back to its original 1932 splendour. A new feature that would not have graced the original theatre is a high tech fail safe lighting system, with Emergency Lighting Inverters (ELI) that were designed, built and supplied by Effekta. These provide power, in case of mains failure, to the retro style light fittings in key public areas and are an essential safety element in such buildings today.
Effekta worked closely with the electrical contractor, DES Electrical, to provide a suitably sized system (EF20 8KVA 1Phase in/out 3Hour to EN50171). This fits into a small space out of sight of the public, and still provides highly reliable and robust performance. The unit was also designed to be easily accessible and supplied with front access batteries for ease of maintenance.
