Fairy lights...

[golfpaul]

Ive been tasked with testing the fairy lights around our place, but have a few questions:

Is it right that the lights need to have their information regarding them on a label attached to the lights? Ive heard it is a instant failure if the label has been removed...

Anything to look out for apart fro the obvious...

Thaks in advance.

 

[i=p/u]

Test like any piece of equipment.....

 

[Engineer54]

What are you going to test, ...99% of these sets are ELV with the transformer being directly plugged into the supply socket?? Even those with a short cord to the transformer aren't worth the time and effort past a condition visual check...

 

[DPG]

Loads of 240V Xmas lights around still Eng. Daz

 

[kingeri]

I was looking at the appalling quality of the lights on sale in the pound shops today. 240v and very poorly made. I wouldn't pay a quid for 'em!

 

[Adam W]

I haven't looked at the new CoP for II&TEE but in the last version the old series wired single insulated 230v lights with the twisted cable were outlawed.

 

[kingeri]

That's exactly what these were, the sort where one bulb blows and the whole set goes dark. The individual wires terminated straight into plugtop. Can't be safe.

 

[Adam W]

That's exactly what these were, the sort where one bulb blows and the whole set goes dark. The individual wires terminated straight into plugtop. Can't be safe.

Nope, not according to the IET. Maybe worth having a word with the manager, or trading standards.

 

[midgetman]

This was in Pound shop. Really bad.

 

[kingeri]

But you bought one??