How to wire a Pull Switch

[raywhu]

Thank you John

I am so glad there are people like you willing to help others.

Regards

Ray

 

[flameport]

Connect one black wire from the switch to the black wire going to the lampholder.
The other black wire from the switch is line.
The white is neutral.
Yellow earth.

 

[raywhu]

Sorry for my ignorance, Does line mean the live wire, and when I join the other black wire from the switch to the Black wire from the lamp do they then join to anything or remain on there own.

Ray

 

[JohnW2]

Hi John ... This is everything in the box, except for the shade, hope you can help now.

It would be easier/neater if you have got, or can get, a 4-segment connector block. Alternatively, you could use a separate 1-segment bit for the earth. Something like ....

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• JohnW2
• 24 Apr 2015
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Kind Regards, John

 

[raywhu]

John

You are an absolute bloody star, thank you so much.


Best Regards

Ray

 

[JohnW2]

John You are an absolute bloody star, thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Make sure that you don't leave any bare bits of any of the wires sticking out of any of the terminals in the block, because, if you did, they could easily touch the metal casing.

Kind Regards, John

 

[raywhu]

I will be careful, Thank you. I am so grateful to you.

Ray

 

[Risteard]

Does line mean the live wire

It means one of the live conductors. Both the line (or phase) conductor and the neutral conductor are live conductors.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

A series of photos.

It would be more useful if the OP posted photos of his light, surely?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The instructions make no sense

I bet they do.

 

[securespark]

It's been sorted.

Why go off on one now?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Sorry if I didn't explain it properly, I attaching it to a wall plug.

Do you mean a flexed plug and socket arrangement or are you connecting directly to a socket outlet?

In each case you will have to select a suitable sized fuse to protect the flex/cable. This may mean popping a 3A fuse in a plug or could mean fitting a 3A fused connection unit (assuming the socket is not of a lighting circuit).
Also if you have buried any cables in walls, they will need to be routed in the safe zones or mechanically protected, there will also be RCD protection to consider.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It's been sorted.

In a callously dangerous, irresponsible way which has not properly helped the OP and is yet another shameful episode of encouraging people to do things which could get them, or others, killed, and supporting the OP in his belief that it's perfectly OK for him to not be ***ed to do things properly because somebody else can be relied on to do for him what he cannot be bothered to do for himself.

 

[JohnW2]

In a callously dangerous, irresponsible way which has not properly helped the OP and is yet another shameful episode of encouraging people to do things which could get them, or others, killed ...

I thought the comment to which you were responding ("It's been sorted") was about the posting of photos.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

..supporting the OP in his belief that it's perfectly OK for him to not be ***ed to do things properly because somebody else can be relied on to do for him what he cannot be bothered to do for himself.