Help.
One of my energy saving bulbs on a 2 bulb, 3 way switched lighting circuit just blew. I turned off the switch to replace the bulb and found that the good bulb was flashing very weakly at about 10 flashes/minute. Further investigation revealed that there was a stray 40v on all the red wires of both ceiling roses and all 3 switches. This voltage had been insufficient to indicate on a normal 100w bulb and presumably has been like this for some time as no changes have been made to the electrical system. I measured the voltage on the other hallway 2 bulb 2 way switched circuit and this indicated 15v which makes me wonder now whether or not this kind of behaviour is normal for 2 or 3 way switching. Can anyone out there tell me what's going on please?
Cheers
Pete
One of my energy saving bulbs on a 2 bulb, 3 way switched lighting circuit just blew. I turned off the switch to replace the bulb and found that the good bulb was flashing very weakly at about 10 flashes/minute. Further investigation revealed that there was a stray 40v on all the red wires of both ceiling roses and all 3 switches. This voltage had been insufficient to indicate on a normal 100w bulb and presumably has been like this for some time as no changes have been made to the electrical system. I measured the voltage on the other hallway 2 bulb 2 way switched circuit and this indicated 15v which makes me wonder now whether or not this kind of behaviour is normal for 2 or 3 way switching. Can anyone out there tell me what's going on please?
Cheers
Pete