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Round here most electrical wholesalers have a recycling bin and often theres a few of them batteries from alarm panels in there, as they dont get collected often and basically in there way, they often let you take them, i recently took about 20 and the local scrappy gives about 30p each. Some...

Bit concerned about the transparent wires you mention you got wrong twice?, was there 1 or 2 to each lampholder, these obviously need to be connected right,

Did the old one buzz when activated, I always assumed the Ac ones buzz and the Dc ones dont

This was done by a pub manager

Firm i work for has removed thousands of T8 and T5 tube fittings and replaced with led fittings in retail stores, all still with existing mcbs often original since the 1980s and I don't recall any issues. I have only ever witnessed inrush tripping mcbs with older halogen lamp transformers and...

A common issue is the flex breaking where it enters the casing, do a continuity check from the plug pins to the unit, it only needs 1 of the cores breaking to stop it working

There not cheap but look at wisebox, you would need 1 in the shed 1 in the house, 1 external bell push and 1 standard bell set up in the house. Cant quarantee it will work but maybe an option. Though to be fair you can get the receiver bits etc and transmitter bits and maybe build your own cheaper

B and Q used to sell clones of them breakers under a different brand, i thought the notch thing was for the green 45a rather than the orange 40a @JohnW2 Older versions were push button types using the fat base, then they changed to the toggle type like you have and stayed with the fat base i...

The dummy starter is only used if your old fitting is old enough to have a normal starter. If you look at the drawing above on a old style starter fitting Live and Neutral are at opposite ends of the tube, the dummy starter simply brings one end connection to the other end connection. L and N...

Steinel stuff had a good reputation in the past for there sensors, they now do pir floodlights but quite costly

Any connecters even the Dc output should really be in an enclosure. It's not just to contain the connecters but also to restraint the cable from pulling, moreso if the cables not clipped. Even something cheap like a choc box is enough, if as you say, you can slide shelf off for access...

Regarding fixing the strip you could fit the metal profiles that the strips fit inside. Regarding retrofit led in your old twin fitting it likely has a series set up, older single choke and 2 starters, usually evident by a flashing when starting, or a newer single hf ballast, just a...

Din mounted transformers don't always fit as there designed to fit a section with no bus bar. Some Ring bells are DC and others AC. Argos where I got mine sold the new AC door unit but only sold Ring DC plug in power supplies

https://professional-electrician.com/technical/stripping-back-cable-energy-wastage-the-impact-of-cable-sizing-on-energy-consumption/

Are them connecters rated for mains voltage