A lifetime's supply?Basically, it was an American wall light, so while I was in the US I bought US threaded 250v bulbs,
Why? What's wrong with you?and while I was there I bought the wire as well.
Why? What's wrong with you?
What you need is to dump all that useless gear you've bought from America, and go out and buy the proper approved UK versions, and put it down to experience so you won't make the same mistake again.
I know it's not what you want to hear and more than likely you'll just ignore this advice but it is the only sensible thing to do.
For wall lights you would generally use 1.0 mm2 or 1.5 mm2 twin and earth flat cable. Don't use round flex, it's just not generally used on fixed wiring.
Use green and yellow sleeving over the bare earth wire.
5 or 6 amp connector blocks are typically used to connect between the wall light and the wiring emerging from the wall.
Are you sure that you're interpreting 'internal wiring' correctly? I thought it referred to wiring within the light fitting (not 'fixed wiring') - in which case flex would be appropriate.For wall lights you would generally use 1.0 mm2 or 1.5 mm2 twin and earth flat cable. Don't use round flex, it's just not generally used on fixed wiring.
Are you sure that you're interpreting 'internal wiring' correctly? I thought it referred to wiring within the light fitting (not 'fixed wiring') - in which case flex would be appropriate.For wall lights you would generally use 1.0 mm2 or 1.5 mm2 twin and earth flat cable. Don't use round flex, it's just not generally used on fixed wiring.
Kind Regards, John
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