Hi everyone,
I was wondering if someone could explain to me how I would go about, and what I would need to wire a 3 pin UK mains plug to a fluorescent batten ceiling light fitting. I am putting the light on a stand and will be using it portably plugging it into mains wall sockets.
The...
not come across one of these before. it's dimming 2 x 1200 recessed florries.( 4 tubes each ). the actual dimmer switch has Lin and Lout, but also has 2 terminals + and - wired in telecom cable. ( so elv ). . don't know what's gone as lights don't work. tried a 1K dimmer, but then lights flicker...
Hi guys,
I'm pricing a job for a customer who wants a fluorescent in his garage, but has asked for a price for an equivalent LED fitting. Denmans do a 5 foot LED for about 85 quid, but I'm wondering what the light output is like compared to an equivalent fluorescent.
I've not used one of...
Hello Gents,
I have to carry out an earth loop test on several fluorescent lighting circuits, can anyone advise of the least intrusive but quickest means of carrying out these tests.
Thanks
Sparky 63
So I was wiring my first set of fluorescent lights today (Ansell, 49W per strip, double units so 98W per fixture) and wired in parallel (switch wire to the first set of doubles then to the next fixture, four strips in total) so the lines/neutrals/CPCs were connected in the first fixture then to...
Hi, any advice please?
Got asked a question today that I couldn't figure out so any help would be appreciated. Kitchen fluorescent tube had been in for about 5 years or so and all well, then started flickering like a strobe. Works fine on initial start up but after an hour or 2 starts this...
Hello folks,
I hope the picture shows ok. If it does not show, then basically there is a blue disc approx 25mm in diameter that may have a resistor or something in it. It is approx 4mm ' thick'.
The blue disc is linking between neutral and earth on the fitting. Never noticed these before...
i wired kitchen florescent loop in method then i took live feed for outside light (flood light with sensor) direct to switch then to light.when i switch kitchen light on the outside light switch come on as well.can anybody help me with this please.
4ft old style starter/ballast type fitting which when powered does nothing at all (not a flicker) but trips the 6A/30mA RCBO after maybe 3-5 secs. I didnt have my clamp meter with me when i went to see the fault but assume due to the time delay that its the overcurrent part of the RCBO rather...
Hi, I've just been to both Wickes and Screwfix to get a replacement 1500mm x 36mm fluorescent tube. However, both places said that they haven't seen the 36mm tubes for a long time! Screwfix suggested to try the 26 mm tube in the fitting and see if it works as the pins are exactly the same width...
Hi gang!
I have a customer who has asked me why his TV flickers on and off when the bathroom fluorescent light is turn off or on.
Any ideas?
and no I didn't install it lol
Thanks in advance,
Ty.
as above, has anyone have any experience of this using touch dim switching ?
how does it work 2 wayed using retractable switches.
i was under the impression i could have a touch dim dimmer one end and a normal 2 way switch the other end, however, the lights are doing funny things, ie dimming...
Hi all,
I went out to a weekend call out where the customer had had a fluorecent tube and starter replaced. Apparently the light had shone brightly for a short time and then went out.
I opened up an outer piece of casing which revealed little more than a choc block. I tested for voltage and...
Called to a house where he had a 4-pin push fit fluorescent lamp in ceiling.
He said he changed bulb with brand new one but still isn't working. I teased the bulb sort of half way out and it lit up but when let go it went off again.
Is there a fault with these or is there a pin you can adjust...
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I have a fuse board in a big shed i'm working on and the client wants 3 fluorescent lights running of it but all with their own switches. He wants them of the same breaker,what is the best way to wire this circuit?
Many thanks
Hi all,
I'm trying to build a wall of 6ft fluorescent tubes, creating an effect similar to this:
http://herbertfoundation.org/media/img/xl/159_436rm.jpg
I'm looking for a way of achieving this effect, spending as little as possible as I can't afford fabrication.
I've been considering buying...
I have a fluorescent light fitting in my garage operated by two way switches at each end of the garage. I wanted to install a second light on a separate switched circuit and before calling in my local electrician, I wanted to see if it was feasible to take a feed from the existing fitting to a...
I want to add a second fluorescent fitting in my garage. The wiring I require is not an issue but the routing between the two fittings is. The reason is that the integral garage has a plastered ceiling as there is a bedroom above. Although the fittings will be only about 1.5m apart, there are...
The fittings operate from a time clock, some work some don't. Am I correct in thinking that these fittings don't have a starter nor a ballast? Does the time clock provide ballast in the circuit?
Does anyone have any experience with these sorts of fittings?
There is 240v going into the fittings...
they are the moden HF type with electronic ballast, they have hooks to be used for hanging on a chain but you can fix to the ceilings if needed too.
May require bit of dusting but otherwise in good working condition.
I have 14 of them complete - £20 each
and 4 of them missing plastic bits on...
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