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cheers. sorry for asking so many questions but i am a complete novice in electrics. with terminals i've seen on sale they seem to require all corresponding wires to be put into one slot as they're not connected to the next slot in the block, where can i get the more traditional blocks found...

Just a quick question. When trying to connect the earth cables to the metal screw in the fitting it was a bit of a stretch but i managed. in the future in such circustances, can i feed the 3 earth cables into a single slot in a terminal block and on the other end connect an earth cable to the...

Thanks guys. Got amultimeter today and found out which cable was the switch live, managed to get the light connected and working properly. Changed another light in the house as well but this time made note of the switch live in the old connection before fitting the new one in. Learnt a bit as...

Cheers. After a bit of reading around and this helpful vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MLshqOmltU I think i know what i need to do. i'll get the mutimeter from maplins and if i have any problems i'll be back ;)

Thanks for the tips. I did make a mistake arlier, i meant to say that the 3 grey cable each contain a red balck and EARTH (green) cable. I'm pretty sure i understand what you're saying but i might have trouble identifying the switch live as it isn't coded in any way. @thomo27, i might...

Thanks for the replies guys. A lot of this is going way over my head, so i might need to call an electrician :-( @sprkwright, the the red green and black cables from the 3 grey cables in the cieling were connected to the old light through a plastic block, like an idiot i didn't pay...

Hi guys i'm new to thye forum and need a bit of help. I've just bought a new ceiling light and have been trying to wire it up but with no luck. The light has 3 connection. Live, Earth and neutral. Now my ceiling has 3 large grey wires each containing a red, black and netral wire. I've...