Wiring Question Chandelier

[DPG]

Thank you very much for the suggestion. To be honest as a DIY'er I have no idea what any of that means, but hopefully someone with electrical training and experience will be able to help me do. the install.

I hope you can get it working, I imagine it will be pretty impressive. Send a photo of it when it is installed and lit up!

 

[Carolina]

Bit late but I'd use these "quick connectors"

Connectors - For Solid and Stranded Wires Samples HCPM (148-90042) | HellermannTyton

148-90042

www.hellermanntyton.co.uk

Used them before for sockets where the wires have been cut too much and was impossible to perform a splice in other way without running a new wire. The box says they're fine for up to 25 amps but I'm a bit skeptical of that, but for something like this involving LED lights I'd say they're more than fine.

Grab a few of the black ones and wire them together, then the lights. If you notice the cables are too thin (they look less than 0.5mm to me) insert two into each hole, make sure they're tight otherwise they could snap off and short the fixture.

 

[notmuchgoingon86]

I hope you can get it working, I imagine it will be pretty impressive. Send a photo of it when it is installed and lit up!

OK so I thoughtfully and methodically bound all the 30 hots and neutrals together and then bound the hot and neutral from the feeder wire that goes up into the ceiling. When I connected the chandelier and tried to turn it on the switch sparked and fried? What do you think is going on???

 

[DPG]

OK so I thoughtfully and methodically bound all the 30 hots and neutrals together and then bound the hot and neutral from the feeder wire that goes up into the ceiling. When I connected the chandelier and tried to turn it on the switch sparked and fried? What do you think is going on???

Send it back. Not worth the risk. As I said before I'm not sure why they are selling something in that state.

 

[Carolina]

OK so I thoughtfully and methodically bound all the 30 hots and neutrals together and then bound the hot and neutral from the feeder wire that goes up into the ceiling. When I connected the chandelier and tried to turn it on the switch sparked and fried? What do you think is going on???

Something shorted or there's too much resistance the ball of wires you made. The switch only controls the live wire by the way, not both.

 

[Timbo]

OK so I thoughtfully and methodically bound all the 30 hots and neutrals together and then bound the hot and neutral from the feeder wire that goes up into the ceiling. When I connected the chandelier and tried to turn it on the switch sparked and fried? What do you think is going on???



So what happened to the electrician you said you would get to install it?

 

[DPG]

OK so I thoughtfully and methodically bound all the 30 hots and neutrals together and then bound the hot and neutral from the feeder wire that goes up into the ceiling. When I connected the chandelier and tried to turn it on the switch sparked and fried? What do you think is going on???

Advice has been given. If you wish to create a fire hazard then carry on. Sorry if that's harsh but your family's safety is more important than a light fitting.

 

[brianmoooore]

If I HAD to connect this thing up, I would group six wires together with a piece of 0.75mm2 singles, then solder and insulate with heat shrink.
Repeat for the other 9 groups, then group the five added singles together into their live and neutral groups, and solder them to a length of 3 core 0.75mm2 flex, again insulating with heat shrink, and finally connect the earth wire of the 3 core flex reliably to the metalwork of the chandelier.