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Hi,
I have been asked to make some of these marquee lights for a friends bar- I've put up a picture.


The frames are made of mdf, some of them will have aluminium edges like the H pictured
They take e14 240v incandescent bulbs at the moment
They are wired with 2 core wire push in plastic lamp holders that the fairground industry use to wire their fairground sign lights
They Have a ce approved 3amp 2 core plug with a rotary switch


My question is how do I make these safe and fit with regulation at 240v?


If I double insulate the wiring between the lamp holders will they be safe?
For the ones with aluminium edges do I have to use 3 core and earth the edges?


Or do I have to use a transformer to take the voltage down to 24vand buy some lower voltage bulbs?


I am planning to get them pat tested before they go in the bar but want to make sure I'm building them right first.


Thanks for your help,
Alice
 

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lamps like these were often placed above everyones reach so they may have been wired differently.
draw out your wiring plan including the core colors and have a spark look them over before wiring it.
although i would probably use lower voltage lamps and transformers myself
 
Watts = Heat. Lots of lamps in an enclosed space could cause problems. Gnuuser's suggestion is a good one or even LED's.
 

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