Qlight Beacons: Improve Productivity, Safety and Control

Safety in the workplace has been put more on a pedestal in the last couple of decades than ever before but all of this is the result of persistence and technological advancements made way before. One of many companies that wanted to change that back in the 80s was Qlight. Founded in 1986, they first started in the production of limit switches for vessels.

Soon after Q lights warning lights became reality as they were nominated by the Korean Ministry of Science & Technology as explosion-proof. Since then Qlight has been acquiring patents and making their own patents too for various products. But the products that made the company what they are today are still one of their most well-made items. These are their Q lights beacon warning lights.

Benefits of Beacons

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Hazard

The most important reason why you would use beacon warning lights is to alert people of certain hazards. Be it at a construction site, in a hospital or an industrial plant a warning beacon from a tried and true company such as Qlight is going to keep people safe. 

Untrained Workers

When you have untrained staff around you need to ensure they too are safe from any moving vehicles or hazardous areas. When entering a certain area that can be hazardous for untrained staff it's best that you have a beacon light to will alert them of the type of area they're about to enter.

Incident

In case there is an incident that has already happened it's a good idea to alert other people of it be it if they're passerby's or not. This will help other people stay away in a safe area and it can also help professionals handle the situation with no one in the way.

QWH 35

This 137 x 179 mm big signal beacon is capable of outputting both a bright flashing light and a loud sound. The QWH 35 is an IP 66 rated beacon that has a polycarbonate horn and an ABC housing. This is what makes it last a long time and what also adds to a versatile operating temperature which ranges between -50° C and 60° C. You can select from 31 different warning sounds and also adjust the volume of each thanks to a switch located inside the beacon. The QWH 35 also supports the use of an SD card. The cable entry of this Qlight product is PG 13.5 and the unit offers both a binary and a bit output more. The maximum audible alarm you can have coming from the QWH 35 is at 115 dB.

QWH 50

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The QWH 50 comes in at 168 x 222 mm and it has all the 31 different sounds found on the QWH 35. The difference here is that the QWH 50 can produce an audible alarm at a maximum of 123 dB. You get the same IP rating, operating temperature range and materials used in the QWH 35 as well as the cable entry. The QWH 50 weighs about 2.8 kg and it has an NPN transistor as well as being RoHS and CE compliant. The binary input of the QWH 50 is 31 Ch while the bit input is 5 Ch which supports only SD car playback only.

QWCD 35

Weighing only 1.15 kg the QWCD 35 is a more versatile version of the QWH 35 as it comes in both a 10-30 VDC and a 100-240 VAC version. The QWCD 35 is a 136 x 179 mm unit that uses the same materials for the body and horn as the previous two beacons. The standard version of the QWCD 35 is capable of operating in the same temperatures as the QWH 35 and QWH 50.

The non-standard version is only capable of operating in temperatures between -20° C and 50° C. You get the same IP 66 rating and compliance as on the QWH 50. The QWCD 35 can produce anywhere from 60 to 80 flashes per minute either in a steady or flashing mode or any other mode available through the built-in switch. Of course like all Q lights the QWCH 35 can be found in different colours such as amber, green, red, and blue.

QWCD 50

With the QWCD 50 you essentially get the same upgrades the QWH 50 has over the QWH 35. On the QWCD 50 you get the same operating temperature range, certificates, flashing rate, and materials used to manufacture the unit except that it can be louder. The QWCD 50 can produce an audible alarm at a maximum of 123 dB the same as the QWH 50. While all 31 tones can be produced at 123 dB the MP3 messages are produced at 118 dB. The weight of this unit is about 2.7 kg and it can go up to 3 kg depending if you go with the standard or MP3 option.