the Good News: Well its all fixed. AFAICT from the information provided, had the original (presumed) electrician followed the rules, my life would have been somewhat easier. Add that to the fact that there was no slack in the wires through the ceiling at all meant either a trip to the roof void (OOB since its leasehold) or endless fiddling to the the wires to reach the relevant connectors.
And for that, thanks to Telectrix & Pete999 & Burns (twice): nice simple to follow instructions. Sadly mechanical difficulties made adherence tricky (See above). Guys like you give forums a good name
As to others: Spoons (#11) seemed to me a pretty fair comment which which I entirely concur. I found the switch wire (no problem) but in the pain of getting the leads to reach, lost sight of it! (That's the trouble with degrees, no practical experience!)
Littlespark (#10) elsparko (16) True O king(s) but where is the challenge, the excitement, the danger and hopefully the sense of achievement?
Spoon (#13) Common sense: that rarest of all commodities! How else was he supposed to learn. I suppose he could have signed onto a forum and received a load of abuse
. Anyway plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery!
As for the deleted posts: disappointing - both that they were posted and that I was denied the right of reply
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So, to all who contributed. thanks for you participation both for
- the helpful bits that brought my aspirations to a successful conclusion (and earned me several free pints); and
- the amusing bits that filled in time while I was waiting for stuff.
For those of you who missed the chance to poke fun at an innocent, I will be back. Watch this space!!