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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Yeah, I've tried replacing both with new ones. Its getting really frustrating now!
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Apologies, I didnt notice! I switched to a 3a fuse and tried again today. Same result as before. I am thoroughly baffled here :?
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Thats just the angle of the photo - I know enough to know that mains electric isnt going to coduct through plastic. Is a 13amp fuse wrong? If so, what should I be using?
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Here we go, I dont have a digital camera so I've taken this on my partners phone, I know its not great quality but its the best I can do. The pic shows everything I've done, everything else in the light fitting was connected already so I havent touched it. If theres something else it'd help to...
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    I've just given it a go, didnt work so well. Thought I'd test it before I went to the bother of putting a switch in and mounting it all. No light, and it tripped the fuse all the sockets are on. I'm sure I've wired it correctly, no loose connections, nothing where it shouldnt be. Anyone have...
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Fair enough, I probably should have given more details in my first post. I'm a customs officer, that kind of thing wouldnt really be appropriate! Are 'glands' the little plastic screw type things that the cable runs through? I dont, but the hole in the casing of the light has a little soft...
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    No, it does not, and I resent the implication. Its a big (9x4ft) space in the corner of the property(the interior layout has obviously been changed since it was built, not sure what the point of it was) which I intend to use as a walk in wardrobe. Theres a pipe that runs the length of the...
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    Wiring ceiling lights to a plug?

    Hi, I'm new here and hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Now before I start I'm not an idiot, I have some experience working with small electrical components and wiring but short of wiring plug have never tried wiring anything to mains and my understanding of how it works is...
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