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    Polarity of LED 12V MR16 downlighters

    Hi all Was asked to fit two transformers for shop window display. there was 8 12V down lighters in total split into two circuits and both switched through a timer, The owner wants to replace the 8,12V dichroic MR16 bulbs with 12V MR16 LED 1.8w bulbs. The reason he wants to replace the dichroic...
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    Van headlight bulbs

    anyone used xenon bulbs on there van or do you stick to normal ones? if so are they any good H4 100W XENON WHITE HEADLIGHT BULBS VAUXHALL VIVARO | eBay
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    lighting fault?

    Just been to a rental property where the tenant reports bulbs blow every couple weeks throughout the flat. Have checked fittings and carried out necessary tests etc but cannot see anything obvious. Appears to have been rewired within previous 5-6 years. Any suggestions?
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    milwaukee torch bulbs

    Hi does anyone know where i can get genuine 18v milwaukee torch bulbs. I cannot find them anywhere, i have used different 18v bulbs they dont last a week. Cheers
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    Light bulbs regularly blowing

    Evening all, got a customer who is complaining that her light bulbs across the house keep blowing, and could I come and have a look at it. Short of stripping the circuit down and testing it, ensuring all connections are tight etc, can anyone suggest what might be the problem. She did tell me...
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    Dimmable LED downlighters.

    Can anybody advise on the following. Have 4 5w led gu10 bulbs with a v pro series dimmer rated for low wattage lamps. The bulbs are dimmable but when the dimmer is switched on as soon as it is turned down the bulbs flicker badly. Any advice appreciated.
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    bulbs keep blowing

    Hi all, myself & another spark rewired a large 8 bedroomed house earlier in the year I got a call recently from customer telling me that bulbs keep blowing in 2 bathrooms 4x G9s and a candle bulb in wall light downstairs. The lights are all on the same bank of MCBs RCD protected and on 1.5m2...
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    RCD tripping on lighting circuit when lamps (bulbs) are put into light fittings

    Hi, Lighting circuit trips the RCD. took out all the lamps and it holds. Put any lamp back into any light on the circuit and it trips. All but one of the light fittings on the circuit are Class 1. Any advice gratefully received hog
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    Dimmable LED bulbs?

    Anyone any advice on wether or not too use them. Have heard some bad reports about them?
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    Advice needed - Dimmable Energy Bulbs

    Getting an extension built with vaulted ceiling. It will have 1 light in the centre. I asked the builder to put in a dimmer switch and a 100W bulb, but he said that 100W bulbs are hard to get now and they are slowly being outlawed by the EU. A quick Google shows that there are some dimmable...
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    Surge protection for blown light bulbs?

    Hi, I've installed twelve pendant light fittings for a shop, using a mixture of ES & Bayonet 60/100W filament bulbs with dimmer switches turned low. The main lighting in the shop is with GU10 LED bulbs. The client has had constant issues with the filament bulbs blowing and has tried several...
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    RCD tripping even with all switches and bulbs removed.

    Hello all. A customer replaced a dimmer on his lighting circuit, ever since then the RCD keeps tripping and he called me. I have now removed ALL switches (one at a time) and light bulbs however it is still tripping. Using a Wander lead I got readings from the L, N, and E from the CU to the...
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    250 watt bulbs for dark sky fittings

    Job lot of bulbs 10 of any sensible offers
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    Dimming Megaman led bulbs.

    Has anyone out successfully dimmed 56w or more of megaman dimmable bulbs(8x7wcandle bulbs). I would really love to know, because I cant.
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    Energy saving bulbs

    Hi guy's Had a call from a friend. His house has a lighting circuit :bulb2:- passage (1G2W) & living room (1G1W) - the passage is first from CU then continues to the living room. However, the passage light has a spur from the orginal light using 1.5 T&E from rose to rose. Now the additional...
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    LED GU10 Dimmable Bulbs

    Hello, I have just replaced 6 GU10 Halogen bulbs with 6 Megaman LED 6W GU10 Dimming Bulbs (at great expense). They work fine but don't seem to dim. Looking on the Megaman site and generally around there is some suggestion I need a new dimmer switch. I have a std looking MK switch which the...
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    Cheap bayonet cap compact fluorescent light bulbs

    Hello I've got over a thousand 9w b22 cap CFL lamps that I want to get rid of, all brand new in original packaging, happy to sell them in quantities of 100 if you supply these to customers grab a rare opportunity to buy some cheaper than the wholesaler can supply and make a few extra quid, all...
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    LED bulbs burning out on same circuit as fluorescents?

    Just interested if anyone knows anything about this. I was chatting to someone in a wholesalers today and he said he had a lighting circuit feeding some LED fittings then a fluorescent then some more LED fittings, when he turns on the lights all the LED bulbs after the fluorescent blow straight...
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    100 watt bulbs keep blowing?

    Hi guys, can anyone help with this one? My customer had a problem with his two kitchen lights - 100 watt screw bulbs in a tilting downlight style fittings that kept blowing. After inspection one fitting was broken resulting in the bulb fitting being sat at an angle no doubt putting a strain on...
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    led gu10s

    hi all dont know if anyone has any idear on this but have change all my lamps round the house to led all work fine apart from the 3 gu10 leds in the fitting there work to start off with but only last about 3 months didnt know if any one had a idear on what could couse it

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