Kitchen Cabinet Downlighters info

[Spike1947]

Hi

I have just changed my ELV Cabinet Down lighters from ELV to 240v because the transformer kept blowing the fuse (5A), I put these in over 20 years ago, so they have had a good go, as you can see from the pics, they are not located inside the cabinets, there is a pelmet and flat board joining across a space where the window is, and they are laying on top of the pelmet, not accessible from the floor ! .

The question really is , do I have to fit a earth where the spot bulb lays in the holder , the spot is just laying in the holder and it is made of glass , so there is no way the 2 pin ceramic plug can touch the holder ! , have earth into the connector in the choc boxes .

Comments and maybe a bit of advice , there is no part on the holder that I could fix a earth , prob would have to drill a hole somewhere to attach one ! .


Cheers

Spike



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[Octopus]

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[Spike1947]

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[Spike1947]

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Hi
Thanks for your brief reply , would you pls give me a little info ! .

cheers
spike

 

[sam400]

Hi spike, are those fittings suitable for mounting in timber?
Are the lamps halogen or LED?

I personally wouldn’t mount halogen that close to a flammable material,

 

[Spike1947]

Yeh they are 20W Halogen , the lowest I could get for that reason ! .

 

[Spike1947]

See your point , but they are sitting in a metal holder and the bulb area is open to the air , I suppose I could get some more holders that hold the spot above the chip board !

 

[buzzlightyear]

Yeh they are 20W Halogen , the lowest I could get for that reason

take them out and put leds in .

 

[Spike1947]

Would the set up as now come under 18 !

 

[Spike1947]

take them out and put leds in .

Yes , that is the solution , will do that , they are quite cheap now , tks

 

[Michael Sands]

I tend to leave my kitchen pelmet lights on all night for a nice backlight for getting to the fridge for beers and led lights cost next to nothing to run

 

[telectrix]

just fit GU10 LEDs. no earth required after the JB.

 

[Spike1947]

Yes , easy change , the socket is a GU 10