replace emergency lamp fitting

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Hi,
I'm after replacing an old 8w fluorescent maintained emergency lamp fitting for a new 15w LED maintained fitting but the wiring is different. There is an extra live in the old one (see images)
Does anyone have any ideas how to wire the new one please.

Image one shows old 8w lamp with 2 lives (it says remote switch).
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Image 2 shows new 15LED fitting
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Thankyou for any help you can give.
 

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Is this emergency light in a public area or a private house. ? If in a public area then there are likely to be legal and/or insurance reasons that the lamps have to be fitted by a competent and qualified person.

The fitting also has to meet certain standards.

And what is the Netural terminal. Dubious labelling can indicate dubious quality inside.

If the two P,Live terminals are connected insidethe unit then it would appear that the short red link is connecting permanent Live to Switched Live

Remove the red link and put the red wire the is in Remote on the old lamp to Sw.Live in the new fitting.

Question is does the new fitting require an Earth as the connections to the new units terminal blocks may nit be to the requirements of a double insulated item.
 
The old fitting was switched maintained, it had a seperate switch wire, point being too switch the lamp off when not needed, for longer lamp life, a new light like you bought would just use the permanent live and the switched live sealed off safely unused, the led light will then be on 24 hours.
Bs standards have changed so switching off maintained lights, as per your old one, does not always conform.

If you dont want the Led on 24 hours then the fitting will need adapting as Bernard says above.
 
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Thanks for the replies.
Its used as the main light (via wall switch) that's why it needs changing as it is too dim (8w 300m tube maintained emergency light) to new 17w LED lamp.
So it is used via wall switch as well as emergency light.

Is it okay to just put the two earths that are currently connected to the old lamps earth terminal to the earth terminal of the new one (even though its not connected to anything) so to make the circuit?

Thanks again. I really appreciate all the help.
 

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