Hi, I am in the process of replacing the wall lights in the living room of our 1973 era bungalow. There are two sets of lights, one either side of the fireplace both controlled by a single wall switch. There is no ceiling pendant light fitting. When I removed the two light fittings I found each one is supplied by a 3 core cable with the following wires. One red, one black and one black with a red sleeve. Live, Neutral and switched live to my basic understanding. There is no earth cable although checking the other light fittings in the other rooms, they all have an earth (green wire). Our light switches are all plastic and were replaced along with the power sockets and the consumer unit last year. All wiring is buried in the wall in metal conduits.
I have obtained Class 2 double insulated wall lights as replacements but my question is this. I assume the switched live (black/red sleeve) and the neutral (black) matches the live (brown) and neutral (blue) on the fitting but what happens to the spare red live wire from the 3 core cable? I assume I place it in a redundant slot on a connector or tape it up. However, assumptions being the mother of all cock ups I thought I'd better ask......
Cheers
Gerard
I have obtained Class 2 double insulated wall lights as replacements but my question is this. I assume the switched live (black/red sleeve) and the neutral (black) matches the live (brown) and neutral (blue) on the fitting but what happens to the spare red live wire from the 3 core cable? I assume I place it in a redundant slot on a connector or tape it up. However, assumptions being the mother of all cock ups I thought I'd better ask......
Cheers
Gerard