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    UK Advice (please) regarding suppressor / "snubber" for LED lighting

    Hi all Hoping someone might be able to advise. I've got two sets of LED lighting this is affecting. One is the plinth LEDs I originally raised a thread for some months back; one is two LED wall lights. The problem I have is that, when the lights are off, they flash briefly every ten seconds...
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    Fence lighting

    Going to be wiring and installing some fence lighting, there’s no way of hiding the cable was going to run it under the top rail and clip it. Wondering if anyone’s done this before and got any tips? Want it as tidy as possible
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    Bathroom lighting stopped working

    My bathroom light went last week. I believe it's a "2D" bulb - the full model number on the bulb is F28W2D/835. The bulb had gone black at one end, which I'm guessing is what happens when one of these blows? I've bought 4 different replacements this week, but none of them are working. One...
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    Adding lights and a 2 gang switch

    Hi everyone, I am currently making recessed (niche) shelving and wanted to add some lighting coming from the existing switch. I want to change to switch to a 2 gang do that these light can be controlled independently from the main light. How would I go about wiring this up? I am pretty okay when...
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    Cellar lighting recommendation

    So I have had the cellar cleaned and painted with limewash - it's an old house and tanking causes as many problems as it solves. The problem I have is the lighting - the floor joists are exactly 5ft 11inch from the cellar floor - currently there is a single ceiling rose in the middle of the...
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    3 way lighting, good practice

    Hello everyone! I need a bit of advice please. I am having some renovations done on my house, i need your advice guys how to correctly wire 3 way switching for upstairs and downstairs light? on the ground hall i have 2-2way switches 1 is 1 gang ,(next to entry door,) another one is 2 gang...
  7. The apprentice

    Overload protection on lighting

    Hi there, was at a 3 phase DB today doing an EICR with another spark, there was a 10amp mcb with 1x 1.5mm2 PVC twin clipped direct feeding 4 high bay lights via a normal 10 amp switch the other spark then got his note pad out and wrote no overload protection iam say there kind of thinking a...
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    Lighting issue

    Has anyone come across this before, client told me all lights were working previous to fuse board change, but when I turn light on in one room to a fitting with lamp in, it trips out RCD, when lamp is removed and light switch is turned on and off RCD stays on, all other light fitting with lamps...
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    Intermittent lighting mcb triping

    Initially was obviously a hard fault because mcb would not reset. Unscrewed and checked all light switches for obvious fault (some metal) no visual problem, then found possible issue with disconnected wire in ceiling. Rose. Repaired this and initially mcb stayed in. Connected each light switch...
  10. Retroelectric

    Lighting power supplies.

    Hi all. The power supplies have failed for some Christmas / Fairy lights that are used all year round. Do you know if you can get just a standard transformer or driver for these things? Obviously the button to make them flash and stuff won’t work or will only like for like plug types have to be...
  11. The apprentice

    RCD tripping on lighting circuit

    Hi there I have a problem with rcd tripping in a department store, I changed 2 old board which where re wire fuses to dual rcd boards which all the other circuits stand but 2 circuit breakers which one does a few track lights for display and the other does 2 led tornado fittings when I energies...
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    Lighting circuit

    Trying to fix my mates lights. Keeps tripping I thinking the connecter block can't handle the Amps cause its 3 circuits going to it. Am I right. What size of connecter block should I use.
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    Are there any foolproof ways to find an old lighting transformer?

    I am in the process of having some renovations done and as a small part of this I am planning to replace a set of outside wall lights. I asked my electrician what the voltage was and was told 240v so I bought a set of weatherproof 240v LED lights. For various reasons I have had to change...
  14. cliffed

    Zs reading high on external lighting

    Fitted 2 new external lights onto existing cabling, their on a remote wall quite a distance from house. My mistake was not doing a Zs before I started the works. Finished & tested Zs reading 14 ohms. Its a Tncs supply quite a big install…the lights are supplied by a 6 amp C type MCB. Reported...
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    Testing Emergency lighting circuits

    I have just started installing temporary emergency lights for a fire alarm company i work for i am an electrician qualified to the 18th edition i do not currently do testing and inspection looking at doing this in a few months. Just looking for some advice and information about the testing of...
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    Weird looking wiring, two gang lighting switch

    Hi all, I've just popped off a two gang switch we have on our landing upstairs. It controls the main landing light one side, which is a two way switch with another single switch at the bottom of the stairs , and the family bathroom light on the other side that is a one way. I was planning to...

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