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...
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...
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...
charl9
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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...
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...
redlion_uk
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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...
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...
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...
Nick88
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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...
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...
kristian
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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...
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
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.
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