Ceiling wiring

J22334 · Jul 16, 2024

Hi I’m changing over my kitchen light fitting and come across this wiring. My new fitting is a standard 2 wire fitting so not earthed. How would I wire this up into a chocolate block do I just need the live and neutral and tape off the other brown?
Just the one light on ceiling.
Thank you in advance x

westward10 · Jul 16, 2024

Can you show the new light.

J22334 · Jul 16, 2024

Apologies I didn’t think it had a earth, it does indeed have one x

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J22334 · Jul 16, 2024

westward10 said:
Can you show the new light.

Attached now sorry I did not think it had a earth as I have a similar one in my bedroom (wiring was more straight forward ) but this one does x

westward10 · Jul 16, 2024

Those colours do not comply to UK standards so probably should not be sold in this country. Does it indicate that the white is live?
What voltage is on that label?

littlespark · Jul 16, 2024

looks like "110-240V"

its the standard loop-in or 3-plate wiring method.

Those browns in the middle terminal are live.... permanantly. They need to stay connected together, or all the rest of your downstairs lights will stop working.
The 2 blues together are neutral... same thing, keep these together.....
The single blue with brown sleeve is the switched live.... Do not mix up this blue with the other 2

J22334 · Jul 16, 2024

littlespark said:
looks like "110-240V"

its the standard loop-in or 3-plate wiring method.

Those browns in the middle terminal are live.... permanantly. They need to stay connected together, or all the rest of your downstairs lights will stop working.
The 2 blues together are neutral... same thing, keep these together.....
The single blue with brown sleeve is the switched live.... Do not mix up this blue with the other 2

Brilliant thank you so much for your help

x