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Replaced strip light with new large flush light fitting
helplezz
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I replaced an old strip light with a new large flush light fitting.
Light fitting- I connected 2 Red wires to the Live terminal, 2 Black wires to the Neutral terminal and 2 Green wires to the Earth terminal block.
New 1-way pull cord- I copied the old pull switch and I connected the only 3 wires: Red in the permanent Live (Common), the Black in the out (L2) and the Green is sleeved and terminated correctly in the Earth.
When the power is switched on the light works! But when I pull the cord there is a short which trips the mains power supply.
I've checked that the screws holding the pull cord up haven’t gone through the cable as it enters the pull.
I have no loft boards and the cable is not damaged.
Can someone help me please?
Light fitting- I connected 2 Red wires to the Live terminal, 2 Black wires to the Neutral terminal and 2 Green wires to the Earth terminal block.
New 1-way pull cord- I copied the old pull switch and I connected the only 3 wires: Red in the permanent Live (Common), the Black in the out (L2) and the Green is sleeved and terminated correctly in the Earth.
When the power is switched on the light works! But when I pull the cord there is a short which trips the mains power supply.
I've checked that the screws holding the pull cord up haven’t gone through the cable as it enters the pull.
I have no loft boards and the cable is not damaged.
Can someone help me please?
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I replaced an old strip light with a new large flush light fitting.
Light fitting- I connected 2 Red wires to the Live terminal, 2 Black wires to the Neutral terminal and 2 Green wires to the Earth terminal block.
New 1-way pull cord- I copied the old pull switch and I connected the only 3 wires: Red in the permanent Live (Common), the Black in the out (L2) and the Green is sleeved and terminated correctly in the Earth.
When the power is switched on the light works! But when I pull the cord there is a short which trips the mains power supply.
I've checked that the screws holding the pull cord up haven’t gone through the cable as it enters the pull.
I have no loft boards and the cable is not damaged.
Can someone help me please?
The red live to the switch is connected to the black out (L2) when the switch is operated tripping the supply!
The two red wires at the lamp should be connected together NOT to the lamp. One of the black wires at the light is the switched live (L2) which should be connected to the lamp live and the other black is connected to the lamp neutral.:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0 -
I concur with espresso. One of the black wires should have had a red sleeve put on it to denote "switched live" if the sparky had done his job properly. I'm guessing that wasn't done.0
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