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bit more information? what is the circuit? lighting? where are the cpcs?
how many volts do you get to earth on all 3 connections? (if you have one close by)
how many volts do you get to earth on all 3 connections? (if you have one close by)
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CPCs cut off and as far as I am aware it is a lighting circuit. Will check tomorrow to make certaine.
The only live is the one the prong is in.
hard to say for certain but chances are:
top cable is the switch wire with the cable cores transposed
bottom cable is the feed
left hand cable is the fitting.
The easiest way to determine would be to operate the switch and see which other conductor becomes live.
Needs rectifying and sleeving but the most important thing is to get those CPC's connected - and verify that they're connected at the other ends of those 3 cables
top cable is the switch wire with the cable cores transposed
bottom cable is the feed
left hand cable is the fitting.
The easiest way to determine would be to operate the switch and see which other conductor becomes live.
Needs rectifying and sleeving but the most important thing is to get those CPC's connected - and verify that they're connected at the other ends of those 3 cables
As above switch live.
Needs CPC.
Needs CPC.
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Needs more than a cpc. Needs rewiring and a proper termination made.
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Expand please...
It needs to be in an enclosure of some kind.
a new strip of connector blocks, and something like this
http://www.screwfix.com/p/chocbox/54936
of course you can just buy something like this if you prefer
http://www.screwfix.com/p/5a-4-terminal-standard-junction-box-white/8906d
this is assuming the connection is a readily accessible place, if not you must use a maintenance free method of terminating them.
You will need to cut back each cable by about 3cm to expose some CPC, sleeve them with G/Y and also oversleeve the switched live with some brown
a new strip of connector blocks, and something like this
http://www.screwfix.com/p/chocbox/54936
of course you can just buy something like this if you prefer
http://www.screwfix.com/p/5a-4-terminal-standard-junction-box-white/8906d
this is assuming the connection is a readily accessible place, if not you must use a maintenance free method of terminating them.
You will need to cut back each cable by about 3cm to expose some CPC, sleeve them with G/Y and also oversleeve the switched live with some brown
What's your other prod connected to? Looks like a standard lighting loop as mentioned earlier.
I think nothing - that's why it's showing voltage but no actual volts
Is it actually saying theres a voltage, i know someone with one of them and it bleeps and some of the indicaters light , just with one probe on something and even on the connected neutral.
i dont trust them at all.
They are designed to test between Two points
i dont trust them at all.
They are designed to test between Two points
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