Light from Socket

stevenrafferty · 4 Aug 2005

I want to install a light in a display cabinet but the closest source of power is a double socket on the wall nearby.

Is it possible to take a spur off this socket to power a switched light within the cabinet?

Obviously, the easiest route would be to have a plugged light but I don't want that.

thanks

Spark123 · 4 Aug 2005

If the existing socket is on the ring main it is possible to spur off to a fused spur unit (FSU) fused to 3A, you can use a non switched FSU and a light switch in the cabinet or use a switched FSU to do both. For the wiring from the socket to the FSU I would recommend 2.5mm² and from the FSU to switch/light 1mm² should be adequate.

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Light from Socket

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