Wiring & earth help with an industrial light fitting

[Bjorn]

Hi guys, I am making an industrial light fitting for my bathroom (zone 3) which will look very similar to this one:

Google Image Result for https://img.etsystatic.com/il/9e6bac/1175430358/il_340x270.1175430358_m3u3.jpg?version=1 - https://goo.gl/images/xsmPdy

My question is, how do I go about wiring and earthing it?

The conduit will be metal and there will be multiple bulbs, 4 or 5.

I'm fairly good with electrics but I don't know the correct way to wire earths new fitting, any help would be massively appreciated thanks!

 

[Strima]

Zone 3 doesn’t exist.

Although your fitting might be outside the zones it would need to be suitable for the environment. Condensation will have a detrimental affect on your lamps.

 

[buzzlightyear]

go on op ,give us a laugh is their a lamp shade going on it has well .

 

[Adam W]

If it's going in a bathroom I'd use SELV, or better still use a fitting which has been made to the appropriate standard and tested to the appropriate IP rating.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Where is this bathroom?......Stalag 17??

 

[Andy-1960]

This is the new bath tub!

 

[telectrix]

This is the new bath tub!

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where did you see that. i only nicked it yesterday.

 

[buzzlightyear]

it was only hang down ,nobody was watching !

 

[Bjorn]

If it's going in a bathroom I'd use SELV, or better still use a fitting which has been made to the appropriate standard and tested to the appropriate IP rating.

Yeah I looked at low voltage. Don’t think you can get filament bulbs at that low voltage though? Standard galvanised pipe a no go? I’ve seen a few fittings with a decent ip rating.

Thanks

 

[Bjorn]

This is the new bath tub!

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Not far off

 

[telectrix]

maybe cannibalise these ELV IP44 LEDs?

4.5m Festoon Lights, 10 LEDs, G80 Filament Bulb - https://www.festive-lights.com/10m-festoon-lights-10-leds-g80-filament-bulb?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_ZrXBRDXARIsAA8KauSqjVQqPEewcXTjodvy6v-w1bi3HYr4wMLzFQXzaGo7giD622dSKcEaAjpdEALw_wcB

 

[Adam W]

Yeah I looked at low voltage. Don’t think you can get filament bulbs at that low voltage though? Standard galvanised pipe a no go? I’ve seen a few fittings with a decent ip rating.

Thanks

When I was working on boats we used to fit 12v tungsten filament bulbs in the bilges so I know you can get them, but I'm not sure what the range of decorative bulbs is like.
It's not so much the galvanised pipe but the lampholder that would cause the problem.

 

[Bjorn]

What about using an IP20 fitting such as this and mounting them on the galavanised pipe?

How would I earth/wire them up?

VT-3478 - Light bulb socket E27 - black - https://m.reichelt.com/gb/en/?LANGUAGE=EN&CTYPE=0&MWSTFREE=0&CCOUNTRY=447&ARTICLE=176136&PROVID=2788&wt_guka=53988984437_263557962373&PROVID=2788&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_ZrXBRDXARIsAA8KauQoDMEDhmP7ojK-_7c_oQtlNEPUyKH8xgGxUk4PG11RDhzlUnDg4goaAigAEALw_wcB

 

[Bjorn]

Snoerboer - Semi waterproof IP44 lampholder E27 | snoerboer.com - https://www.snoerboer.com/semi-waterproof-ip44-lampholder-e27.html

Would these work also beingIP44?

 

[MDJ]

go on op ,give us a laugh is their a lamp shade going on it has well .

There

Apart from that an hilarious reply.