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I am attempting to install LED down lighters. Everything is wired up and tested and I am now trying to insert them into the ceiling. They are held in place by a pair of butterfly spring clips. The longer legs of the butterfly clips I hold against the body of the down lighter and insert into...

I am replacing incandescent downlighters with LED downlighters. There are six in total. When I removed the current down lighters I noticed they were wired up such that there was a live and a neutral going from the dowlighter to a terminal block. Into the terminal block from the other side...

Markk1988, Many thanks for responding. What you say makes perfect sense and is a great solution to the problem. Thanks again.

I am replacing current incandescent down lighters with LED equivalents. Unfortunately the replacement units are a smaller diameter than the current down lighters. How can I reduce the size of the hole to enable me to securely fit the new units? The ceiling is plasterboard and due to...