Outdoor light, wiring confirmation help

[mariodecristofano]

Hi Guys

Would really appreciate some brief advice. I have also checked through previous posts & the wiring diagrams sticky posts also.

I am doing a very simple job. Wiring up an outdoor lantern to an already existing switch inside the hall, which leads to an outside rose which is currently fitted with a blanking panel. Its basically ready to accept a light.

My light has a chock-block with two cables, blue (Neutral) and Brown (Live)

Taking the blanking panel of the rose, shows four cables connected to a respective chock block.

There's a sheathed red yellow cable
There's a green/yellow which I'm assuming is Earth
There's a blue which I'm assuming Neural
There's a red which I'm assuming is a live.

What's the yellow cable? Is this a switched live?

Which one's do I wire into the chock block on the light.

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• mariodecristofano
• 31 May 2014
• 1

 

[mariodecristofano]

I'm assuming I wire up Neutral and brown on the light to the yellow with red sheath. Is that correct?

 

[AndyPRK]

Yeap seams a good idea.

And if it doesnt work try using the red as the live.

 

[mariodecristofano]

Thanks Andy

And just for others benefits, that worked. The red-sheathed yellow was the switched live, and the red, permanent live. I've no idea why you'd want your light permanently on, but anyway, that worked.

 

[bernardgreen]

I've no idea why you'd want your light permanently on, but anyway, that worked.

Permanent Live would be used for a motion sensor or other automatic means to turn the light on. The switched Live would then be an over ride ON when needed.

 

[mariodecristofano]

ooohhh I see. Thanks