Under cabinet strip lighting, Upgrade to LED

[Stephen Waterworth]

Hi
I have under cabinet strip lighting. The old 2 pin lighting. I want to buy LED. Question . Can I just use the same powere cable that I used before. I have enclosed some photos . If anyone can advise , it would be much appreciated
Thanks
Steve

 

[westward10]

would you happily bury a twin flex in a wall at a depth of less than 50mm ?

The cpc is not there to protect you if you drill through it although it has the advantage that the protective device will trip should you drill the line and cpc together.

 

[multimick]

The cpc is not there to protect you if you drill through it although it has the advantage that the protective device will trip should you drill the line and cpc together.

the first post showed a twin flex feeding a mains fitting probably a class2 ,the flex appears to be buried in the wall ,IMHO this is bad practise, the t&e should have been brought down back of cabinet into a jb and connection made in there .that's all

 

[DPG]

It may not be ideal, but I certainly wouldn't be ripping the wall apart to install a CPC which is not even going to be used.

 

[multimick]

my first instinct last night was to say to the op chop off end of old connector and replace with new connector as i didn't think they were compatable, however i thought i would get slated for that so chose a different approach, but that's what i would have done in my own house

 

[DPG]

my first instinct last night was to say to the op chop off end of old connector and replace with new connector as i didn't think they were compatable, however i thought i would get slated for that so chose a different approach, but that's what i would have done in my own house

I think that's the best option in the circumstances. As long as it is done in a decent fashion. To the OP: don't twist and tape the wires

 

[Resu]

would you happily bury a twin flex in a wall at a depth of less than 50mm ?

No but cable is already in situ.

The cpc is not there to protect you if you drill through it although it has the advantage that the protective device will trip should you drill the line and cpc together.

This is where I was coming from.

the first post showed a twin flex feeding a mains fitting probably a class2 ,the flex appears to be buried in the wall ,IMHO this is bad practise, the t&e should have been brought down back of cabinet into a jb and connection made in there .that's all

That's the way most of us would I'm sure, was likely a kitchen fitter that did it!

 

[GeorgeCooke]

Ansell LED Linklights should be a straight swap, and you should be able to reuse the same cable with the same plug

I hope it is a socket, not a plug.