Fluorescent lighting to a three pin plug (Problems)

[darranb]

I am trying to wire a fluorescent light to a plug socket for my garage.

For some reason when i plug it in it just flickers at the top of one of the tubes once and then nothing else?

I am using a 13a fuse is this to much?

I have attached pic 1 to show how i have wired it?

Pic 2 i was not sure of? is it an emergency back up? does this need to be wired in?

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• darranb
• 4 Jan 2013
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• darranb
• 4 Jan 2013
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[Iggifer]

It is an emergency backup battery, you don't need to connect it if you don't want to I guess;

Try putting your Live into L1 rather than just L, as I suspect L is your permanent live and L1 is your switched live

 

[Spark123]

Yes, it is an emergency fitting.
You'd normally have a permanent live to it and a switch live to switch it on/off.
It isn't really suitable for running off a plug, twin and earth isn't made for plugs either!!

 

[Iggifer]

It isn't really suitable for running off a plug, twin and earth isn't made for plugs either!!

Yea that too! Oops

 

[Spark123]

An emergency fitting is worth way more than a normal fluoro anyway, just flog it to a sparks and get him to fit you a normal one - everyone's happy!

 

[SaladFingers]

Change the twin and earth to flex

then inside the fitting, link out switched live and permanant live, it'll work then.

 

[Iggifer]

Yea I don't imagine a Philips EM fitting is particularly cheap

 

[Spark123]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

 

[SaladFingers]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

No, but anyone with some sense would bootlace the terminals or change over with a terminal box inside the fitting.

 

[Monkeh]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

That's what ferrules are for.

 

[Spark123]

And the odds on the OP having ferrules and a crimping tool are?

Not sure wether ferrules would fit anyway.

 

[Monkeh]

And the odds on the OP having ferrules and a crimping tool are?

Not sure wether ferrules would fit anyway.

About the same as him knowing the difference between T&E and flex. And as we can see from him cramming some old red and black T&E into an ugly old plug..

And yes, ferrules would fit.

 

[Iggifer]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

I have only ever seen them wired with flex

 

[SaladFingers]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

I have only ever seen them wired with flex

I think he's meaning not suitable for stranded wire rather than a single core wire, in which case the former can be used with a booty.

 

[Monkeh]

Push terminals aren't made for flex though, are they?

I have only ever seen them wired with flex

I think he's meaning not suitable for stranded wire rather than a single core wire, in which case the former can be used with a booty.

I'm guessing 'booty' is an odd regional term for ferrule?