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

 

[multimick]

you could use the same power source maybe a jb under the units but not the same white cable with end as it won't fit the new led fittings

 

[Stephen Waterworth]

Ah that’s a shame. A jb under the unit. Sorry, what’s a jb again. I was hoping to avoid going into the wall itself. I have attached another photo, this time of the cable going into the wall. Not exciting I agree. Is there anything I can do without making holes do you think
Thanks again
Steve

 

[Stephen Waterworth]

Sorry , photo

 

[multimick]

what it appears that you have is 230 volt twin cable appearing from your wall into bottom of units,this should have a cpc for protection . as it doesn't i would advise getting a spark in to rectify this for you .

 

[Stephen Waterworth]

Thanks Multimick. A bigger job than I thought.....

 

[123]

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

 

[westward10]

Worse case you can get small 13A flex connectors to joint existing cable with some good double sided to fix below the cabinet.

 

[willy fixit]

what it appears that you have is 230 volt twin cable appearing from your wall into bottom of units,this should have a cpc for protection . as it doesn't i would advise getting a spark in to rectify this for you .

Does this flex just go up behind the cabinet to a connection on the top?
If so you may be able to use it to pull in a new wire and use whatever lights you like under the cabinets. If its ELV(12v) the LED power supply can sit on top.

 

[multimick]

just thinking that the 2 core flex would have no cpc and could be buried in the wall

 

[DPG]

what it appears that you have is 230 volt twin cable appearing from your wall into bottom of units,this should have a cpc for protection . as it doesn't i would advise getting a spark in to rectify this for you .

Do we know the new fitting isn't class II ?

 

[Midwest]

I might be wrong, but Ansell's Linklight has a different connector to the one shown by the OP (he has shown the outlet side of his luminaire).

Below is the Ansell luminaire I have;

 

[multimick]

Do we know the new fitting isn't class II ?

the fitting may be class 2, probably is,however surely a cable buried in a wall should have a cpc?

 

[Resu]

the fitting may be class 2, probably is,however surely a cable buried in a wall should have a cpc?

Why?

 

[multimick]

Why?

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