I was under the impression you wanted to fit a switch where a switch once was before. full stop.
So you have a switch and a light to wire up then. You will have 2 cables to wire into the switch, connect live to the switch, switched live (to the light) to the other side of the switch, and connect the neutrals together in a terminal block, do the same with the earths. Then take the other cable to the light, and connect L N E as normal.
Could the old light have been one that had an intergrated switch/pull cord. Maybe you would have been better getting a light with this function for a straight swap.
thanks again for the help. From the configuration I have I think that the old light was one with an integrated switch. Unfortunatelly, the one I want to install doesn't have a pull cord switch integrated to it, but that's allright. What would life be if everything was straightforward? not that i would mind just for once!!
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