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    Bulbs blowing and mcb tripping.

    Got a strange fault to rectify come Monday. There is 2 light fittings controlled by one switch. Intermittently when the switch is switched on the furthest lights blow and the mcb trips. However the nearest lights bulbs are fine and can be switched back on when the mcb is restored. This happens...
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    Blown Bulbs on PIR Security Lights

    Hello there need some advice Had a call today from a customer who, i fitted a replacement PIR security light (120w halgoen), early November 2011. He informed me that the light had suddenly just stopped working. i asked him if he had checked the bulb to see if it had blown and he said that he...
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    LED bulbs Dim glow!!!!

    I went out to a property today and the tenant had 6 down lights connected to a 3 way switch system. The down lights worked great! When the tenant installed LED bulbs there seemed to be a dim glow from the bulbs. The bulbs are 240V 2W. When the switches are off there is 47V at the fittings. Can...
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    cheap light bulbs???

    Hi, New to the forum only a apprentice , so here goes...please dont laugh... Neighbour has called around asing for me to take a look at why his lightbulbs keep blowing??? I told him cheap lamps, but still wants me to take a look. Any ideas on what I should look for ?
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    Help.. Light Bulbs Blow When Switched On

    i hope someone can help me.. first of all im no electrician. we rent a house and ever since we have lived here he have had this problem.. we are sick of asking the landlord to fix as he only sends round un qualified people which only say oww you need new light fittings and so on. he had new ones...
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    Led gu10 bulbs

    Hi guys, Anybody used a 7 watt led bulb? Any comments on the light quality? I've tried a 6 watt Aurora bulb which was sold to me as a 50 watt equivalent. It isn't awful, but it is definitely not equivalent to 50 watts. Also, if anyone is involved in r+d on led bulbs are you expecting to...
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    Chandelier bulbs keep blowing

    Hi everybody Every time I went to my grandparents their chandelier had around 4 out of the 10 bulbs that had blown, this would happen after a couple of weeks of being replaced and it would alternate between the 10 sockets. It is on a 10amp type b breaker and there has been no issue with this...
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    Pir sensors blowing bulbs

    I do work for this big house what's been turned into apartments all the communal lights are on pir sensors For some reason I end up changing the lamps on the lights every couple of months the lamps aren't the cheapest you can get so I have sort of ruled that outI was also thinking is it because...
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    How to determine if bulbs are counterfiet of original

    Hi guys, Nowadays, counterfeit electrical products are more available than the original. Fly-by-nights manufacturers are increasing day by day, they could copy almost all electrical materials from bulbs, cb's, electrical devices etc. Aside from the cheaper price how would we distinguish the...
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    Help required please - CPF Dimmer

    Hi all, I have recenly installed an MK K1525 Dimmer K1525 WHI that is used for dimmer one CPF that is a Megaman Dimmerable Compact Fluorescent 18w BC The problem I have is when the lamp is cold it flickers and strobes like a disco when turned energised. What is strange that when this CPF is...
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    ce certificate for led's

    Looking around for gu10 led replacements. Obviously I know that ebay can hardly be described as a recognised distributor but they do have many sellers of and a wide variety of led lights. Apart from the normal worries about buying from such an 'outlet', I am concerned that the lumens figures...
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    RCD keeps tripping

    Hi, I'm new the forum seeking some advice :) My parents have just had their rewireable fuse board updated and some spotlights installed on the landing. The problem is the RCD keeps tripping out (only sometimes) when the landing lights are switched on. Now I know you will be thinking borrowed...
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    led bulbs flashing

    hi guys. just fit a load of kosnic 5watt leds in a kitchen. look great really bright but. as its a big kitchen they are on a 2 way switch.when switched off the last led in the circuit starts to pulse. take it out and the one next to it starts to pulse. tried changing the strappers round to no...
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    Which type of bulbs are you fitting

    Hi there i was just wondering whether the majority here are now fitting houses with GU10 led's or still using Halogen Gu10's. i ask this as I sell leds and wondered whether it is worth stocking halogens although they seem old hat to me now, i know some people prefer them as a lower initial cost...
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    Blowing light bulbs!

    Hi, I work as a Maintenance Electrician in a factory and when one of the guys there told me he has a problem with blowing bulbs, I had no answer for him! He told me a bulb will last about 2 days and then blow. Has anybody ever experienced such a problem and what may cause it? :banghead:
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    G9 LED BUlbs

    Can any one recommend me a good led g9 bulb?
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    discharge lighting circuit tripping MCB periodically. Why?

    I have been working on a circuit which comprises of 10 x 70 watt high pressure sodium lights. The circuit is protected with a type "C" 10 amp MCB. The MCB is tripping out periodically. I have changed all the "Bulbs" plus the MCB. I have isolated each light fitting in turn and then checked the...
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    light bulbs keep blowing...Why?

    I was called to a large pub today where they have 2 particular lighting circuits where the bulbs are failing/blowing on a daily dasis. The lights are all mains voltage ( none 12 volts). The 2 circuits are protected by 10 amp type C MCBs . I have added up the total wattage of lamps on each...
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    fire hoods or led bulbs

    other day i was putting in spotlights as youl know if you keep tabs on me, yes i can make a post drag on, anyway on my last two spotlights there is a waste pipe which comes about 15mm over the whole, i can still get spotlights in but are very close and gu10 50W bulbs which get very hot, do...
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    which bulbs to choose for spotlights in kitchen

    i have 3m x 5m and the room height is 2.4m kitchen space to illuminate , i have decided on 2 rows of 4 spotlights, which bulb would you guys from expierience think suit purpose, as there is warm white, bright white etc.. thanks knowledable guys and dolls

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