Afternoon..
I have been to visit a regular client who has said that some lamps that I fitted having been blowing regularly.
I fitted 11 halogen (ES fittings) outside lamps along a long driveway. SWA along the route sperated with adaptable boxes, from which seperate cable leads up to light.
Approx one blows every 3 weeks and this has been on going for around 9 months.
I am unsure of the quality of the lamp but the client states he has tried various ones with no success.
Voltage is 242V. All connections are well made.
The only 2 things that I can think of are :
1. The set up is the 11 lights come on with a timer OR by one of 2 seperate PIR's (one at top of drive and one at bottom). I cant see how this would be a problem but wanted to give the full picture.
2. I do not like the adaptable boxes, I was using a new type for the first time, they had reasonable reviews but 2 had water inside of them which did not happen with the previous boxes that I am now using again. Poor IR results for L/N-E 0.08MΩ. I have cleared the poor IR results which were due to the water ingress in one of the boxes but wondered if this could be why the lamps are blowing?
Or any other thoughts that I am overlooking?
Cheers all..
I have been to visit a regular client who has said that some lamps that I fitted having been blowing regularly.
I fitted 11 halogen (ES fittings) outside lamps along a long driveway. SWA along the route sperated with adaptable boxes, from which seperate cable leads up to light.
Approx one blows every 3 weeks and this has been on going for around 9 months.
I am unsure of the quality of the lamp but the client states he has tried various ones with no success.
Voltage is 242V. All connections are well made.
The only 2 things that I can think of are :
1. The set up is the 11 lights come on with a timer OR by one of 2 seperate PIR's (one at top of drive and one at bottom). I cant see how this would be a problem but wanted to give the full picture.
2. I do not like the adaptable boxes, I was using a new type for the first time, they had reasonable reviews but 2 had water inside of them which did not happen with the previous boxes that I am now using again. Poor IR results for L/N-E 0.08MΩ. I have cleared the poor IR results which were due to the water ingress in one of the boxes but wondered if this could be why the lamps are blowing?
Or any other thoughts that I am overlooking?
Cheers all..
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