wiring downlighters

[jon3674]

Could someone please help and explain how i wire downlighters together, the downlighters in question are 230v 50w each and there are 12 of them they are on there own lighting circuit. At present i have run a length of 1.0mm t&e from the c/u to the first downlighter and then run a second length of cable to the light switch from the fist downlighter, How do i wire in the rest? the downlighters have no earth connection so what happens here too? do i use junctions boxes at each light fitting?

Any help much appricated

 

[jj4091]

See the wikki ref lighting circuits then loop from one light to the next.

 

[Steve]

What do you need 600 watts of lighting for??????

 

[scott6471]

Just loop from light to light.

At the first light you connect the live from the CU to the live going to the switch. Assuming the wires are brown/blue and not red/black as new cabling is now brown/blue, the blue core in the cable to the switch is actually a live conductor as it is just the path back from the switch (it should be marked at either end with brown tape or preferably oversleeved to indicate it is a live conductor). The oversleeved blue cable is then connected to the live conductors looping between the lights.

Using JB's at each point connect live to live, neutral to neutral and earth to earth (called the cpc). I know the lights don't need the earth but the earth should stay continuous nevertheless.

The lights just connect into the JB's across the live/neutral conductors.

Scott

 

[jon3674]

Thanks Scott, that has been very helpful

Cheers Jon