Wiring in downlights - do they have to be in parallel??

[james7777777]

Hi I have 9 downlights to wire up. They are positioned around an exisiting celing rose lamp at the centre. They are double earthed so I assume I dont need an earth for them. next question is can i wire them up as below where 0 is the downlights and the rest is 1mm cable. The red downlight is where the existing lamp is.

0 0 0
I I I
I I I
0--------0--------0
I I I
I I I
0 0 0

 

[Deleted member 9648]

im not sure why people worry about the way they wire lighting it doesnt matter if you have spurs off to a few lights or daisy chain because as long as the protective device is rated less than the current carrying capacity of the cable and the circuit is calculated to take the lighting load you cant go wrong

Well why's he askin' how to do it in code form then?

 

[topquark]

im not sure why people worry about the way they wire lighting it doesnt matter if you have spurs off to a few lights or daisy chain because as long as the protective device is rated less than the current carrying capacity of the cable and the circuit is calculated to take the lighting load you cant go wrong

Makes it a pain in the 4rse to do yer voltage drop calcs though

 

[Engineer54]

How can something so simple, be made to look so difficult???

Perhaps James is in the wrong profession, he should of seriously considered Politics!!!

 

[Guest112]

Well why's he askin' how to do it in code form then?

yes perfect practice would be to wire lighting in a straight line from light to light but as he said hes adapting an EXISTING LIGHTING CIRCUIT....??

 

[FAA Greenie]

Lets put this in simple terms. Yes, you have to wire them in parallel. Whether that is daisy chained, spidered out or whatever else you can come up with, each light will need the same voltage. In series, each light on an 240V system will have 26.6V, making a very dim view if the situation. Pardon the intended pun........

 

[mogga]

In view of some other questions you have asked PLEASE Call a qualified experienced electrician as you seem to have a very basic grasp of what to do and I personaly dont think that grasp isnt enough

 

[ipf]

In view of some other questions you have asked PLEASE Call a qualified experienced electrician as you seem to have a very basic grasp of what to do and I personaly dont think that grasp isnt enough

Blimey Mogga. Are we talking dc. Negatives and positives all over the place. :6: