I am looking to wire two additional lights from 1 switch in my garage. I have seen guides from ceiling roses and have done this before but not managed to find a guide from a switch. Thanks
2 additional lights from 1 switch
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1 Standard Twin core and earth to one light fitting
you will hava a problem as there will not be a neutral at the switch. the cable at the switch will contain only a live and switchwire. do you want all lights to be switched at the same time ?
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That was the idea but I can add another switch if necessary.
Like this?
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The original light is a nightmare to get too so I don't know yet if I can get an additional wire in. If I can I will do so.
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Cheers
If you can't, then you can't have more lights, as you won't have a neutral.windowleaper said:
if you can get to the cable feeding the existing light, you can connect in a junction box then a cable down to a new switch and a cable to the new lights. it may be easier
have a look at the sticky at the begining of the forum for comon lighting circuit arrangements.
have a look at the sticky at the begining of the forum for comon lighting circuit arrangements.
A junction box is the way to go. The original cable turns out to be a 3 plus earth and I just bought 2 plus earth. Had a look at the diagrams but couldn't see how to wire up the junction box with a 3+ to a 2+. Hope this make sense
where can you see the 3+ earth cable end? at the fuseboard or the light?
if you look at the first picture in the 'sticky' and think of the first ceiling rose as a junction box and the cable going upwards as the same as the cable going downwards (ie. 2+ earth). the cable going upwards would be to your new light, the cable going downwards to your new switch.
clear as mud ?
if you look at the first picture in the 'sticky' and think of the first ceiling rose as a junction box and the cable going upwards as the same as the cable going downwards (ie. 2+ earth). the cable going upwards would be to your new light, the cable going downwards to your new switch.
clear as mud ?
Nope I don't understand. The 3 way+ runs from the switch to the existing light (which I can not get acess into to connect another cable to the second light). I will have to fit a junction box in the middle of this cable. Question 1 can I just run my 2+ cable to the second light from the junction box or do I need to put in a switch? Question 2 what does the yellow wire connect to in the junction box apart from the yellow to the original light. All other wires go to that of the same colour?
can you see where the wires connect to in the switch? (C,L1,L2)
if you are going to connect a junction box it needs to be in the cable that goes from the fuseboard to the light
if you are going to connect a junction box it needs to be in the cable that goes from the fuseboard to the light
dont know if you can get this picture
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