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    outside lighting fault tracing

    Hi BigJon I do have a meter, and a basic understanding of how to use it What I am unclear on is the first part of your mail I can only access the cable as it comes into the first (and then subsequent ) lamps - I cant (wont !) open the mcb holder, and from the consumer unit the cables are...
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    outside lighting fault tracing

    Hi Many thanks for your reply I have already swapped a working mcb in, so can rule that out How can I test each light point for contiunuity without power (the mcb trips) ? the cable run (under ground is over 100ft) Thanks Ian
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    outside lighting fault tracing

    HI all I have 3 separate lights in my drive (all low wattage energy bulbs) controlled via a standalone PIR - installed sometime in last 20 years by previous owner Recently the 5A mcb at the consumer unit wont stay 'live' - it keeps tripping, breaking the circuit. Cable is armoured and...
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