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Well done, you have a solution, I'll admit it hadn't occurred to me that they would be happy at that low voltage.

That is how I'd expect it to be... but I believe I've seen a similar statement to Johnys' before so I wonder if some makes have a slightly different arrangement?

and we can see the socket is broken What trips? a photo of that may help us

This will work if you can find 80V bulbs. IE 230/3 = 76.7V

The transformer can be anywhere between the consumer unit and the switch.

Another solution would be to install a Kinetic switch/receiver in one switch location and a remote kinetic switch in the other. Another could be to use 12V bulbs (which would all have to be of the same rating) wired in series and introduce a 36V transformer

Sorry, I wrote the following betweem messages #3 &#4 but for some reason I didn't press send. Rather than waste it I'll post now: In that case the answer is very easy... Fit a 1G smart switch in each location.

I agree you didn't say that but I can see how such an interpretation has been made.

Hang on... you think 6 years is not bad? I think 6 years is terrible for a conventional bulb and everyone keeps telling me how much longer LEDs last.

Mmm it sounds a bit unecessary but if it's all soundly constructed and protected then it should be OK. Some pics of the work would be useful.

http://www.velleman.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d2_kits.html I've used a number of their products in the past, they are good quality and complete as far as the kit goes, I haven't looked to see if it's still there but 35 years ago I assisted my stepson with a double dice kit which he then took to...

look at aliexpress for 'solder practice' or 'welding practice' to get some ideas, some of those are available on ebay from UK suppliers. Also look at 'wicked uncle' https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335027827546?

Will this be the final circuit? I've shown the existing circuit as red/black wiring only to distinguish it from the new work.

Now you have lost me, what is this 'flex outlet?'

In hindsight I think my timing may be out, I always associated the price hike with the introduction of sleeved pins and somehow associated that with decimisation, however I also remember using these plugs in my first house (purchased March 1983) some 12 years after decimalisation but don't...

We used to get them from the wholesaler and I'd like to say something like half the price of MK suddenly they jumped to way above the price of an MK which I think was around the time of decimalisation. For a short while we used some other nylon plugs instead but then they vanished.

I suspect a slight misunderstanding. this is what I'd do: supply to a switch and looped to the second etc

Ah yes, and the reason they lost favour with me. That's the later version where I found the wire holes are smaller and 2.5mm² was not as easy and the fuse clip had been degraded to a riveted clip and never as 'efficient' as the original :cry: and the price shot up:cry:

I have to say I've had a quick response to calls too, 5-10 years back A saw the bottom wire of OH LV distribution sagging onto a telephone drop wire and pulling it down to about 7 feet. As it was nearly school chucking out time I volunteered to stand guard if they were coming straight out. 10-15...