wall light fault

[amckay]

My neighbour asked me to put some fancy switch plates up after he decorated. So I'm screwing the plate into the back box and Bang! I mustn't of tightened a connection properly (prob should have turned circuit off too lol) :-( so I make everything ok and re energise circuit but lights for that switch won't illuminate. Change of bulbs reveals its still not working. I've used a non contact voltage detector to check there is power to the lamps and have checked continuity using a fluke t90 and some old offcut to make up the distance and continuity is fine on both L+N. I can't do IR as my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.
I've never come across this before and so far I'm stumped. Any ideas where the fault lies?

 

[dazza1981]

This is the thing, if you were an electrician that had test gear genuinely being calibrated, you would still know what to do in this situation and wouldn't need to come on here and ask for help, or have I got it wrong.

No Glen your bang on mate!!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Glenn I haven't pinched your badge have I , and stop stirring Archy.

its `im not me....

tell `im...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

This is the thing, if you were an electrician that had test gear genuinely being calibrated, you would still know what to do in this situation and wouldn't need to come on here and ask for help, or have I got it wrong.

look its a donkey...anyone can see that...

but you cant educate pork either....

 

[trev]

When my tester goes in for calibration I have a day off, the only exception to that rule is if all I'm going to be doing is pulling cables in.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Well i`v got 3 MFTs...plus a load of seperates....SO THERE!!

 

[GMES]

And this Glenn as 2 so there as well

 

[NickD]

That's our bedroom as in mine and Mrs trev's. Not our bedroom as in mine and yours, that would be weird.

It would only be in an Eric Morecambe / Ernie Wise, Father Ted / Father Dougal, Ernie /Bert off Sesame Street way though.

 

[GMES]

When my tester goes in for calibration I have a day off, the only exception to that rule is if all I'm going to be doing is pulling cables in.

I do like that idea Trev, I might have to sell one of mine

 

[trev]

I do like that idea Trev, I might have to sell one of mine

I'm not that flush with cash mate, I only bought one.

 

[pepparz]

Sorry Daz, mines in our bedroom. Should I go get it?

I didn't know you and daz share a bedroom?

 

[dazza1981]

I didn't know you and daz share a bedroom?

Shhhhhhhhh secret pepparz..... sarz will get the hump if she finds out

 

[trev]

I didn't know you and daz share a bedroom?

Only on Tuesdays and every alternate Thursday. But as has been said, in an Eric and Ernie/Bert & Ernie kind of way. Nowt gay.
Not that I have any problem with that sort of thing as my nephew is that way inclined and he's a flippin great lad

 

[dazza1981]

Only on Tuesdays and every alternate Thursday. But as has been said, in an Eric and Ernie/Bert & Ernie kind of way. Nowt gay.
Not that I have any problem with that sort of thing as my nephew is that way inclined and he's a flippin great lad

My bums out of bounds trev!!!!!:-------:

 

[GMES]

I'm not that flush with cash mate, I only bought one.

Neither am I mate but when they are on the counter all shiny and new, im a bloody sucker for a gadget, but it is nice to have a back up.

 

[HandySparks]

...my tester has been sent away for calibration with screwfix.

Hi, do you have a link to this service? I didn't know that they did this.