I saw a (working) glass table lamp with such cable/wire (and an unearthed brass lampholder!) only a few days ago
Quite so - particularly when more than one is dud! Mind you, even LED's tend to go out in batches of 20 or 40!
Kind Regards, John
Adding an inline switch?
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Indeed. I don't know if they exist but, if they do, a double-pole in-line switch would solve this problem for the OP.
Kind Regards, John
Sorted!
... but that's surely single-pole? (the OP would need two of them!)Sorted!
Kind Regards, John
A few of us suggested to avoid buying from e-bay so by way of explanation :
Many firms are selling stuff which they claim as genuine replacement spare parts or manufacturers genuine items, CE certified.
The reality for many of these claims is that they are copies of genuine goods (ie fakes) and are not manufactured or certified to the the same standards.
By way of example, I've just bought an aircraft seat belt extension. Whilst it looks OK, a critical engineering inspection of it shows that it is little better than scrap. Cheaply made with screws that have no threads, rough stamped metal edges, chrome plating that you can rub off with a duster etc. Mind you, it was cheap, so I got what I paid for.
So, getting back to electrical equipment, unless your e-bay seller is a genuine company selling genuine certified goods (CE or BSI marked) you are very much taking a chance on quality.
All electrical equipment for us in the UK must be CE marked. That, of course, still doesn't stop the eastern fakers from shipping in CE marked items.
Many firms are selling stuff which they claim as genuine replacement spare parts or manufacturers genuine items, CE certified.
The reality for many of these claims is that they are copies of genuine goods (ie fakes) and are not manufactured or certified to the the same standards.
By way of example, I've just bought an aircraft seat belt extension. Whilst it looks OK, a critical engineering inspection of it shows that it is little better than scrap. Cheaply made with screws that have no threads, rough stamped metal edges, chrome plating that you can rub off with a duster etc. Mind you, it was cheap, so I got what I paid for.
So, getting back to electrical equipment, unless your e-bay seller is a genuine company selling genuine certified goods (CE or BSI marked) you are very much taking a chance on quality.
All electrical equipment for us in the UK must be CE marked. That, of course, still doesn't stop the eastern fakers from shipping in CE marked items.
I'm still not convinced that these fairy lights are 230V
I missed this one! I wasn't suggesting that your knowledge/ability was limited because you said that the cable was transparent. I fully accepted that the cable was transparent but, as has now been explained, the fact that it was transparent (i.e. not with red/black or brown/blue wires within it) meant that you probably would not have the knowledge (and/or equipment) to enable you to ascertain which wire was live/line and which was neutral.
However, now that TTC has raised some doubts, a photo of the cable and (in particular) the plug would serve to reassure us (or otherwise!) that we fully understand what you have.
Kind Regards, John
Right I am in bed now, and my laptop has a card reader so I am just uploading the pics to photobucket...
Okey dokey....I've never seen a transparent plug!
So - it's either a remote operated switch, or a two pole switch connected into the cable.
Keep the 3 amp fuse......it makes things as safe as possible.
Bon soirée
John
So - it's either a remote operated switch, or a two pole switch connected into the cable.
Keep the 3 amp fuse......it makes things as safe as possible.
Bon soirée
John
Surely the live wire would be the core connected to the Fuse in the plug, as it is flat twin wire it would not be hard to follow.
In most cases I think the live is also the core that terminates at the first bulb, whereas the neutral passes by right to the last bulb, usually 20 bulbs
Sometimes there is a sort of ridge moulded along the side of the plastic sheath of one core
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