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I have a US 60W table lamp with an E26 screw thread bulb holder, a two core flex, US plug and inline switch. I'd like to use it in the UK but am not sure which is the safest way. I'd rather not use an adapter plug. Any advise more than welcome A few questions 1) Will E27 bulbs work in a...

Yes it's a Scantronic 9448+

crafty, I've recently done some work on external security lights with pirs, but nothing to do with the alarm which has been disconnected from the mains apart from when I tried to see if it powered up. The alarm was broken before the previous owners of 2 years arrived, so I have no idea what...

Thanks for the reassurance sparky40 :D Is there a registered list of approved alarm fitters or do I just look in the yellow pages?

I'm at work at the moment so can't check the fuse. I remember on one end it had a variety of symbols (no letters or numbers) and on the other something like A1T 250V, but I'm really not sure until I check again. I'll post again when I'm home I agree another fault could have blown the fuse...

I've recently moved into a new house with an alarm system that although in the past apparently worked, currently does not. Looking inside I noticed one of the 20x5mm 1A glass fuses has blown. I wanted to replace this to see if this would cure the problem. Looking around I notice you can buy...

As the 2c+e is supply to the FCU and the two 3c+e are load could it be that the 3c+e that goes into the PIR security light should be connected red, blue, earth to feed the security light's PIR which in turn has a switched live output to feed the light itself (along with blue and earth). Then...

secure park. The PIR for the security light in question is built into the security light itself, so the yellow cable is not a switch from a PIR. I assume then that I don't need a securitylight with switched live. Is this right?

Looking at the FCU the 3c+e blue is N and the red is L. I don't think the kitchen fused switch has anything to do with it as I can turn off the power to the security light FCU by flicking the upstairs ring mains off (kitchen switch still has light on). The FCU to the security light has the...

this is a new house to me. I've found a fused switch in the kitchen but not what it does. This could be connected to the FCU upstairs for the security light. Who knows. Unfortunately it is grouted into the tiles and cannot be removed to check its wiring. Using a multimeter on the upstairs FCU...

there are 3 other lights connected to one pir on the other side of the house but these have a cable which enters the wall on the ground floor near the circuit box. I'm pretty sure these have nothing to do with the pir light I'm having problems with which enters upstairs. It appears to be stand...

the instructions for wiring the light are for a 2c+e (red,brown,earth) cable. It says connect blue to 'N', earth to earth and brown to 'L'. If I connect the 3c+e cable I have I assume its earth to earth, blue to 'N', red to 'L' , but I don't know where to connect the yellow

sorry for the confusion. The 3c+e cable to the light is red,blue,yellow +earth, it was simply that the instructions with the light were blue,brown+earth for a 2c+e conncetion. The fused switch has 3 cable : two 3c+e (one of which goes through wall to light) and one 2c+e. The yellow cable that...

I have a problem. I have a faulty outside PIR security light and removed it to replace it with a new one. The cable through the wall to the light is a 3 core and earth cable, but the new security light has instructions for wiring to a 2 core and earth cable. I should have paid attention to how...