Re: Main Voltage Halogen Lights

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Cheers for your replies guys. I need a bit of clarification tho coz while Ive done a fair amount of successful DIY wiring by following step-by-step guides in DIY books, I dont fully understand the electrical principals behind it.

When I say "all 6 in a row", I mean physically rather than electrically. If each light is connected to the next by both live *and* neutral wires ( 1.5mm twin and earth ) then is this the equivalent of wiring them in parallel? Will I then get the full 240 volts across each light?

 
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Just for clarity.... Live and neutral to each lamp is parallel wiring. Neutral of lamp 1 to live of lamp 2, then neutral of lamp 2 to live of lamp 3 and so on is wiring in series.
 
Parallel wiring will give the same voltage across each lamp. If the live and neutral are connected to mains, then it will be 240 volts across each lamp. If you connect the lamps via a dimmer switch, the voltage at the lamps will be determined by the output from the dimmer switch. Hope this makes it clear.
 
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