I believe I have been wrongly advised by my supplier about sizing cable for a lighting installation and I was hoping that someone with more experience of DC cabling will be able to set me straight.
We are looking to install some LED strips to a coffered ceiling above a swimming pool.
I have...
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Hi
i bought "IR ON/OFF Motion Detector Sensor Switch from Mr Resistor, i wanted to install it in the bathroom, to switch on and off LED light above cabinet, after instalation switch doesnt work, Just hear click sound but doesnt switch off the lights, any ideas please? Where is the problem...
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Hi need some help please, bought a mini pir for led strip lights.
Now I'm not sure it's compatible. The lights are low 12v the pir is a 240v input. Will it work anyway or
Could I connect the output of the pir to the 240v mains connection before the converter
Any help, thanks
Trying to work out power supply for LED strip lights.
12v DC with a wattage of 9.6w per Meter. There is 5m in total.
Am I correct in saying its just the general rule of 230v to work it out. I.e....
48w/12v = 4amp.
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Got a home cinema to do with the above not sure on exact model but fitting dimmable led strip and maybe some colour changing too.
What do ppl reccomend not fitted led strip before but want something very high quality.
Lutron needs 40w per channel but you can buy synthetic resistor and works best...
I'm looking for some strip led lighting about 4m worth. What's a good brand to use, I want to put it in the metal sleeving aswell, anyone got any experience on it? I've never used it
Good morning Gents,
I have just woken up to an email detailing this problem. I fitted 6 LED (dimmable) downlighters with a trailing edge dimmer into a living room.
The problem is that when the guy now turns on the strip light in the kitchen, the downlights seem to be going off for a few...
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A little add on from another thread
Who has been caught out on a call out and they had no fuse wire for a 3036. I remember one having to find the nearest wilkos? wondered what others have experienced?
Call out, customer says his down stairs lights trip out after only being on for a max of ten minuets. Once the mcb is reset it trips about 5 minuets later and after that only a few minuets?
The facts:-
It is a none RCD board.
Circuit is protected by a 6A type B MCB. (60898)
No other circuits...
"Stripping Alarm Cable (cable core keeps breaking)"
I'm using the 6 core cable that came with the Honeywell alarm system I got
Tried with Automatic style wire strippers, stanley knife, side cutters etc. but the steel core is very prone to breaking.
What tools or techniques would people...
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I have a building with row after row of light fittings where the containment between in 8-10 inches long metal conduit (20mm).
This metal conduit is between and incontact with the plastic body of the light fitting and protects the single core cables.
I have said the conduit does not require to...
i am looking for LED strip lights minimum 2.6mts complete kit with programmer etc for colour change.
any suggestion of good makes and where to buy pls.
thanks
I have a 30 cm 40 watt incandescent strip light in the bathroom and would like to change the ordinary on / off switch for a dimmer. Is this possible ?
Hope I don't sound too dim for asking this question !
Hi all hope you can help came across a rewire were all the down lighters have been wired up with strip connectors is this acceptable under BS7671 and dose this comply as an enclosure reg 5265 good advise please
Do you strip your copper wires?
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might be answering my own question here if you have wrong polarity on a strip light the lamp will still work so we are in the process of changing these to led strip light (flurocents this is ) were the lamp is 18w 75v dc you only have to wire one end of tube but if you get the wrong polarity it...
Can anyone recommend a complete kit which has everything required for 10 metres of LED strip / ribbon accent lighting for around a feature recessed in the centre of a ceiling.
If colour changing is available this would be even better and controllable through a wall panel / remote control
Many...
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