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hi guys/n girls

had a call today from a local farmer, "ive fitted a new flood light and connected it to the an origional feed", "but it dont work".
(apparently he did some electrics in the navy)
ME:-ok its either a faulty light, or the feed, ie damaged cable fuse triped etc.
FARMER:-"i checked the feed, at the connector block (junction boxs on post) got 215v" "but when i connect the light fiting then test i get 20 something volts"
ME:- Please leave it be, ill pop round thurs/friday.

now i've not seen/been so just trying to pre-empt the job.
any ideas, assuming what hes saying is true:rolleyes2:.
 
yep he said defo 215v, i asked what he was using to test voltage, he said multi meter.
 
I would have thought a poor neutral or even a poor line connection giving a low voltage under load, did the old light work? Re the 215 even if it were a long cable there should be a decent voltage until there is a load, try testing to CPC assuming there is one.
 
yea thats why im thinking a new run, damaged cable might explane why the sudden loss of voltage under load.
prob no earth, he said the cable is SWA ran underground to a post
 

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