Hi - today I have replaced 3 ceiling pendant lights in the kitchen. They are all connected to a dimmer switch.
They look great but they don’t work! I got my multimeter out and found something that to me is strange so wondered if someone can help.
At the first light on the chain, there are two brown wires from the ceiling, one from the switch and another that takes the live to the next light in the chain. Both brown wires are in the same terminal, fair enough. However when I checked for power there, I get no reading BUT when I separate those brown wires from each other I get a normal reading on the wire coming from the switch.
I’m baffled - why would I get no reading when those wires are joined together in the same terminal?
Many thanks
They look great but they don’t work! I got my multimeter out and found something that to me is strange so wondered if someone can help.
At the first light on the chain, there are two brown wires from the ceiling, one from the switch and another that takes the live to the next light in the chain. Both brown wires are in the same terminal, fair enough. However when I checked for power there, I get no reading BUT when I separate those brown wires from each other I get a normal reading on the wire coming from the switch.
I’m baffled - why would I get no reading when those wires are joined together in the same terminal?
Many thanks