Compass Products CIRS CIRS

The Compass CIRS is a remote emergency lamp head assembly, supplied as either a single or double head on a base plate. It mounts to a surface and wires back to a host emergency unit or inverter, rather than being a self-contained exit light. The lamp heads are fully adjustable so you can aim the beams down a corridor or across a stairwell after mounting.

That is exactly what the CIRS is for. It is a remote head assembly, not a standalone unit, so it extends coverage from an emergency unit or inverter you already have to a spot that needs illumination, such as around a corner or at a stair landing. The host unit has to have remote head capacity available on its circuit for this to work.

Both configurations fall under the CIRS designation, which covers single or double remote heads on a base plate. Pick double heads where one mounting point has to cover two directions, such as a corridor intersection or a landing with runs either way; pick a single head for a dead-end or a single path of egress. The ordering part number is CIRS.

The CIRS uses LED lamp heads with a life-cycle of more than 10 years, so for most MRO and property management programs there is no routine relamping cycle to schedule. That is the practical difference from older incandescent remote heads, which get pulled and replaced on a regular rotation.

Yes. The CIRS is built around a base plate with quick installation, so the typical retrofit is a box or surface mount, low-voltage run back to the host emergency unit, then aiming the adjustable heads. No separate battery or test circuitry goes in at the head location, which is why it is often the fastest fix for an inspection callout on a dark stretch of egress path.