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  1. A

    Connectors on lighting circuits

    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
  2. Dan

    Do you strip your copper wires?

    Do you strip your copper wires? Answer in the Poll please. :) Checkout Copperwire Stripper, our new forum sponsor, to see what solutions they have for you.
  3. Dan

    Copper Wire Stripper - Don't Scrap It - Strip It!

    Copper Wire Stripper are now Sponsoring electriciansforums.net. A bunch of videos can be found here: Video A big thanks from me. :)
  4. F

    wrong polarity on led strip light

    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...
  5. B

    LED strip / ribbon accent lighting

    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...
  6. M

    Thorn ip rated twin strip light flashes but doesn't stay on

    Hi all, I have a thorn ip rated twin strip light in my loft which is not staying on. Basically when i switch the switch the light flashes a couple of times and then stops and doesn't come on. This is one of the lamps that doesn't have a little cylindrical starter in it but has the gubbins...
  7. HandySparks

    LED under-cupboard strip lights

    Has anyone used LED under-cupboard strip lights? I'm doing a quote to improve the lighting in a domestic kitchen, including better lighting on the worktops. I'm going to offer the usual slimline linkable fluorescent fittings with T4 tubes but I'd like to offer an LED option. I'm looking at...
  8. C

    Flexible 12V LED strip fried?

    As an accountant I never checked the voltage of the 12V eBay flexible LED strip and plugged it into the 220V mains. Can anyone tell me if the entire strip is fried or if I can cut one out to rescue the rest? How do I know which one (if it is only one)? Apologies if this is a very basic question...
  9. M

    Beeping from kitchen strip light

    Can anyone help? I have a single strip light in my kitchen which has recently started to beep intermittently. It does not happen all of the time but every few weeks or so. When it does happen it seems to stop the heating from coming on (we have a wireless connection from the thermostat to the...
  10. R

    Under cabinet LED strip lights

    Hi all, please help I want to put LED strip lights in my kitchen. There is a switch under the first cabinet that is connected to the mains and turns on the lights under all cabinets. It was wired originally for standard lighting. (Please see attached image). Is it possible to set up LED strips...
  11. Kamikaze

    LED Strip Self Adhesive Tape Kit

    Has anyone ever fitted one of these to the underside of kitchen cupboards and was it any good?
  12. J

    Mini Strip Bulb Question...

    Couple of our under cupboard 221mm strip bulbs have gone, with one working remaining. I bought a couple of replacements and they dont work, the only different being they are 230V rather than the 240V. Same length, Wattage etc as the one remaining one that does work, just 230 not 240. I've...
  13. F

    conduit and light fixture code question

    Hello all, Im a Journeyman from the States working solo on a Camp in Afghanistan that is using the 17th Edition as its standard. Its like being an apprentice all over again! I have a PDF copy of the 17th Edition but im having a hard time finding some clarificationon on light fixture wiring...
  14. N

    LEDs

    Hi all, I'm new here, and for some of you this will be absoloute basic electronics I dare say, but I need an answer, and quickly if possible! So here's the crack. I need to wire 1m of red LEDs and 1m of green LEDs for display purposes only - so they don't need to be mega bright, and they...
  15. V

    strip light

    i bought a strip light for my pa's shop ,but the brown wire had came loose on the light , am i right in thinking the brown goes opposite the orange cable,and we are putting a plug on it ,5amp fuse and just plugging it in when required, not ideal i know, but needs must,when i do wire plug to...
  16. K

    testing help

    heres one for u! called out to a job today with a claim of multiple faults on lights and smell of burning. (in a clothes shop) got to the job. and was 3 paranoid ladies. informed me they heard a big bang, lights went off and they smelt fire!!! lights were all off at the breaker, i gave all...
  17. the pict

    supernova strip

    Any one ever had the supernova apart mine blew its plug fuse repeatedly so I took it apart under the key pad housing there was a sheet of metal sticky paper with a copper bit glued onto it and a bit of wire soledered to that, all this is definatly home made because the screw fixing holes were...
  18. i=p/u

    5ft strip light

    bought a 5ft strip light from homebase and stoped working after a month, have checked and cables are all intact and voltage is present at fitting, someone told me the ballast inside can cause this , can they be fixed or replaced or does the fitting need bined?? any info will help thanks
  19. S

    strip lights

    does anyone know if 8ft strip lights are available? I have tried screwfix and toolstation they only supply upto 1500mm ones, i need them to be twin strips also with deflectors not diffusers, thanks in advance gonna try the wholsesalers mondays just asking you lot first.
  20. R

    What to do with this earth strip thing??

    Right you'll prbably think this is a particularly dumb question, but I have been confronted with a weird main earthing conductor - it's not a cable, it's a sort of semi flexible metal flat ribbon (looks like alu or mild steel, could be tinned copper I suppose), about 2/3 inch wide, with loads of...

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