Recent content by Error37

Yes good idea, I was planning on doing the plug test. Hadn't thought about using the multimeter on supply though, cheers!

I guess the new light is dodgy (or my DIY skills), because I connected earth's to E, neutrals to N and the switched live into L. Then terminated the other Lives into a terminal connector/choc block. When turning on the power and pressing the switch, the new light comes on briefly then goes off...

No, at the outside light there are 3 of these cables, if that makes sense?

It was the lack of an L1 terminal that confused me, coupled with one of the cables having no neutral (in my mind), but your subsequent replies clarified how it's done when I'm not guessing! I'll try the connections now and see if it works, thanks very much for the help.

I'm so amateurish I didn't take a photo. To be fair, the only wires that were connected to the old one was the neutral into 'N' and the switched live into 'L1', nothing else was connected. It was double insulated but the new light is metal.

Thanks for your quick reply. No I don't think you're being dismissive :) Thanks for taking the time to help! So in reference to your last point, the switched live and the live (that come from the same cable) both go into the 'L' terminal of the new light?

Hi all, I'm sure this is a basic question so sorry in advance. Couldn't think how to phrase the question in an online search so thought posting to a forum may be easier. I did search this forum and the Wiki first but couldn't see an answer - I did see something similar to what I want to achieve...