Universal Battery Recent Questions, Troubleshooting Help & Support

Yes. They do have lighted exit signs that require no electricity. Here is a website I found that has some.

http://www.theexitstore.com/self-powered-exit-signs.html

is the unit battery only or battery backup? if battery backup, the system is draining the batteries as it has no source of power.. if battery only there may be a connection problem or a faulty unit.

have you checked the wires to the power source, also is the battery good?

battery not getting to required voltage level to say to unit fully charged

If this is a new installation, it may be that the battery just needs to be charged. Leave the power on for a while, then re-test.
If it is an existing exit light check the bulbs. If the bulbs are OK, the next suspect is the battery. Batteries Plus stores usually carry replacement batteries for various exit lights.
The only other culpret is the circuit board.
Usually the same make and model exit light are installed in the same building. Try swapping the suspect parts with known to be good bulbs and batteries from another fixture if you have one.

Two things...
either you are getting the poles reversed on the battery or the power pack that charges the battery is bad.
Make sure that the + wire is going to the + on the battery and the - is lining up also.
If the tansformer has gone bad then you will be cheaper to replace the whole sign.

Heatman101

The red LED backup should come on when the regular light goes out. Maybe the battery has not charged up yet, or is defective.