Lighting Transformer - requires earthing?

[GeorgeCooke]

Ok Winston. You need to take this up with the manufacturers and make them stop printing the wrong word on all their products.

My name is not Winston. Sadly manufacturers are ignorant and obstinate.

Winston, stop making things up. BS7671 specifically ALLOWS BS1363 sockets and FCUs to be connected to lighting circuits.

If you do not agree with the regulations then you need to join the committee and lobby for changes that are in line with your strange logic.

My name is not Winston. The regs are sometimes wrong. That is why there are 18 editions and upteen amendments in between. No doubt one day an amendment will come in banning this bad practice.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Must be your twin brother then.
It doesn't change anything else though. An electronic transformer does what it says on the tin, and sockets are permitted on lighting circuits.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

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Must be your twin brother then.
It doesn't change anything else though. An electronic transformer does what it says on the tin, and sockets are permitted on lighting circuits.

I don't have a brother. The picture in post 3 shows a plastic box (not a tin) and has no mention of the word transformer.

I never said sockets were not permitted on lighting circuits, I said it was bad practice.

 

[Octopus]

.The regs are written very poorly. That is why there are 18 editions and upteen amendments in between. No doubt one day an amendment will come in banning this bad practice.

Hum .. altered that first bit for you

As for "banning" 13A sockets on lighting circuits - who are trying to kid ............. best you stop the chinese supplying transformers for items such as under cupboard lights with 13A connections