Dimmer Switch Ceiling Wiring - Help!

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I am trying to change two ceiling fixings in one room. They are both connected to a dimmer switch(with 2 knobs - 1 for each light). After removing both the fixings and rewiring them to the nex fixings, the lights do not work anymore. The first fixing is wired correctly as it was a simple 1 cable(3 wires) but the 2nd fixing has about 4 cables with numerous wires coming out of it and I do not know how to wire them correctly. Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou.

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give us SOME fricking chance.. :rolleyes:
we need pics of the other light wiring and the back of the dimmer switch..

also, please write out the following line 100 times..
"I will always take pictures of the wiring BEFORE i take it apart in future"... ;)
 
Keep the red and blue in that connector.

Connect all remaining reds to centre 'loop' terminal.

Connect all blacks to N terminal (with blue flex).

Connect yellow to (sw) L terminal (with brown).

All earth wires to earth terminal.
 
Back of wiring of dimmer:
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Wiring of other light:
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Wiring of main light again (for better angle maybe):

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Keep the red and blue in that connector.

Connect all remaining reds to centre 'loop' terminal.

Connect all blacks to N terminal (with blue flex).

Connect yellow to (sw) L terminal (with brown).

All earth wires to earth terminal.
 
Thank you for everyones replies.

@Taylortwocities - not as far as I know.

@sparkwright - What do you mean by with blue flex and brown?
 
Thank you for everyones replies.

@Taylortwocities - not as far as I know.

@sparkwright - What do you mean by with blue flex and brown?

I'm talking about the terminals where the wires from the lampholder go.

Put the ceiling wires in the empty holes, no need to put them in the same holes as the lampholder wires.

As Taylor says, at the switch the red wire should go into one terminal, with a short linking wire to another terminal.
It should already be done, perhaps you didn't see it as it's at the bottom out of sight.
 

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