live wire for LED inline dimmer switch

[ihatealldiy]

Hi,
Could someone point out the live wire in this black wire for LED lights. I plan to connect a cheap inline dimmer switch which needs the live wire to be soldered .
The black wire has one plain black and the other with stippled white dots.
Many Thanks
Megan

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[RandomGrinch]

Sorry, I'm a little confused.
You mention a live wire, but then you mention a plain black wire, and one with stippled white dots - which may suggest an (extra) low voltage DC LED system - especially as you then tell us about a soldered in dimmer switch.

Can you give us some more details of what you have, and post some photos?

 

[blup]

Don't white dots indicate live? Pics please

 

[ihatealldiy]

Apologies.Thought the pics were uploaded.

 

[ihatealldiy]

Sorry, I'm a little confused.
You mention a live wire, but then you mention a plain black wire, and one with stippled white dots - which may suggest an (extra) low voltage DC LED system - especially as you then tell us about a soldered in dimmer switch.

Can you give us some more details of what you have, and post some photos?

Thanks. Pics uploaded.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The pictures are too small - just copy and paste them.

 

[ihatealldiy]

Don't white dots indicate live? Pics please

Thanks you. Pics uploaded.Does that help ?

 

[ihatealldiy]

The pictures are too small - just copy and paste them.

Agreed. For some reason it doesn't accept bigger pics (after all the resizing,etc) ..says Oops ..ran into problems!

 

[RandomGrinch]

Thanks you. Pics uploaded.Does that help ?

Thanks, but we still need more info.
What are the LEDs, do they have a separate power supply, if so what model is it?
What is the model of the dimmer, etc...
The picture you show does look like it could be a DC cable, but without further information, it's simply a shotgun cable with some markings on it.

 

[ihatealldiy]

Thanks, but we still need more info.
What are the LEDs, do they have a separate power supply, if so what model is it?
What is the model of the dimmer, etc...
The picture you show does look like it could be a DC cable, but without further information, it's simply a shotgun cable with some markings on it.

Its just a strip LED operating with the mains. The dimmer switch is a cheap one bought on ebay. I did watch some youtube videos on how to connect but they all stress on identifying the live cable and since my cable is black I was stumped. Not a big thing just a lighting effect which needed to be dimmed.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Its just a strip LED operating with the mains.

How is it connected to the mains, is it by a plug that can be taken apart, to see which wire is Live, or via an FCU?