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  1. FrodoOne

    Adding outdoor light to old style 2way light switch (strapper). Can’t get new light to function correctly

    The original Post included the statement I took this to mean that the OP was trying to add a light in parallel with the existing 2-Way switched light, wherever it may be - as (apparently) did others. If the object is to add a new Switch controlling a new Light by sourcing Line and Neutral at...
  2. FrodoOne

    Fluorescent light ballast help

    Please provide a link. Having read about the "Device for Connection of Luminaires" (DCL) , introduced to Europe in 2005, (according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_for_Connection_of_Luminaires ) I can see that it may be the cause of the demise of the "Maestro" Plug In Ceiling Rose...
  3. FrodoOne

    Fluorescent light ballast help

    You could replace them as required with units using LED Tubes (such as...
  4. FrodoOne

    Adding outdoor light to old style 2way light switch (strapper). Can’t get new light to function correctly

    From your statement concerning "strappers", it appears that the 2-way switches are wired according to the following diagram https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:3-way_light_switch_diagrams#/media/File:3-way_switches_position_2_uni.svg (However, it may be that they are wired according...
  5. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    I do not believed that I ever referred to a TT situation. (It is "interesting" that you refer to previous installations being "updated" to TN-C-S, which is [perhaps] an indication that other installations, such as yours, were more "primitive". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthing_systemn...
  6. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    It should have been "between 25:45 and 28:30." I mistyped - corrected.
  7. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    It is specifically stated (elsewhere in the video that this is not protection against a Lightning STRIKE. It is a protection against the "discharge" caused by a lightning "Event" in the area. As far as I am aware : - NO. Virtually all Domestic/Commercial installations are TN-C-S
  8. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    You could do worse! However, in that Post I did write:- "These are discussed in this video, starting at 21:00 and the reasons for System Grounding are discussed starting at 23:00. Note that at (at 27:00) he states "The (System) Grounding Electrode conductors shouldn't be any longer than...
  9. FrodoOne

    Bulkhead lamp for modern bulbs?

    Not banned in Australia, although they are often in "short supply". Of course, you can obtain "paint" for applying a "frost" effect on glass.
  10. FrodoOne

    Bulkhead lamp for modern bulbs?

    Filament LEDs get over this problem by having the small number of auxiliary components they require located in the BASE. The Base and the Base-Holder both act as heat sinks. Most of the HEAT generated in a LED filament Lamp is in the LEDs themselves and NOT in the auxiliary components.
  11. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    See Post #26
  12. FrodoOne

    Bulkhead lamp for modern bulbs?

    Start using "Filament LED" "bulbs". More efficient, also.
  13. FrodoOne

    Flag dynamics

    If you really do mean that "The flag is firmly attached to one side of the pole" and cannot be raised or lowered you in contravention of "Flag Protocol" in that a flag must be lowered at sunset, unless it is illuminated at night. https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/british-flag-protocol/...
  14. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    As discussed in Post #26, the purpose of a local "Earthing Electrode" (Earth Rod) is to provide low IMPEADANCE System Earthing, to "Earth" voltage surges - mostly caused by "lightning events". It is not to provide a low RESISTANCE (fault) current path - back to the Source of supply - which is...
  15. FrodoOne

    Cooling the home, are these costs real?

    While I only "scanned' the BBC article a cost of over £100 be week for "Air Conditioning" a "Living Room" is quite ridiculous and you may note that I am in Australia, where Cooling in Summer is essential. Further, modern "Reverse Cycle" "Inverter" Air Conditioners are actually efficient "Heat...
  16. FrodoOne

    Volts x Amps = Watts

    ??????
  17. FrodoOne

    Do I need an Earth Rod Fitted?

    In commenting on this I may be "sticking my neck out " - again. However, may I bring to your attention (once again) the Mike Holt video While this (lengthy) video refers to the TN-C-S system used in North America (and Australia), it should be noted that Grounding/Earthing serves two separate...
  18. FrodoOne

    Ceiling rose wiring

    Amazing (and "irritating") is it not that since no such "picture" has been forthcoming.
  19. FrodoOne

    Mounting TV inside a cabinet

    For the "discreet metal L brackets", if you mount them so that the vertical "side" to be anchored to the wall is pointing downwards, they are unlikely to be visible from floor level. You would need to mark the "level" for the brackets on the wall - with the cabinet in position - remove the...
  20. FrodoOne

    Help with DC 3 gang rocker switch panel please.

    Because Australia follows UK practice!
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