Under kitchen cabinet lights

mose_2

Hi, one side of my under cabinets lights has stopped working, (galley kitchen), I have changed the fuse in the switch with got them back on but then when I switched them back off and on again they were not working again. As I'm useless with electrics can somebody tell me what the problem might be?

Thanks.

macman

Loose switch connection or dodgy transformer (if one transformer supplies all the ones that have failed)? If the fuse has immediately blown again then that points towards a short somewhere on the circuit.

mose_2

There are two transformers for the row that has gone, 4 lights in total.

ormus

the transformer input and output needs testing.

andy208833

have the same problem, my lights have failed and when i tested the input and output of the transformer with a multimeter the output voltage was wrong (3.4v instead of 12v).

Check the wiring see if anything is loose other than that you need a multimeter.

mose_2

andy208833 wrote: »

have the same problem, my lights have failed and when i tested the input and output of the transformer with a multimeter the output voltage was wrong (3.4v instead of 12v).

Check the wiring see if anything is loose other than that you need a multimeter.

How do I do this? I've really no clue when it comes to electrics

anotherbaldrick

mose wrote: »

How do I do this? I've really no clue when it comes to electrics

Time to call an electrician then !.

andy208833

It is easy but then i am a trained technician!

agree with above time to call an electrician. it should take him no longer than 30mins to fix so the cost should be low.

Ebe_Scrooge

Agree with the above. If you're not familiar with electrics, then turn off the appropriate circuit at the mains and check for obvious loose wires or fittings. If there's nothing obviously loose that just needs a screw tightening up, then you need to get a proper electrician in.

Remember that whilst the lights themselves may be low voltage, the input to the transformer is still 240v - you don't want to be messing with that if you're unsure of what you're doing !