replacing kitchen unit lights

[fivemitchells]

I want to replace two existing (vile) strip lights under my corner kitchen units with (lovely) halogen lights. I have a kit with a transformer and three lights which will do the job nicely if I can get it wired up right.

The strip lights are wired directly into the 3-core lighting circuit, but the instructions with the halogen kit clearly call for a 2-core (live and neutral) connection. Do I have to fit a junction box with an extra bit of cable to the transformer? What do I do with the earth wires if I do that?

 

[andy]

i assume you mean they are double insulated and do not require an earth? if so, then put the earth in a terminal block, and wire the switched live and neutral into the light

 

[fivemitchells]

So do I still need a junction box and 2 core flex, or can I just wire the transformer straight into the circuit and block off the earth?

 

[andy]

you can wire it direct, but if yo can get the transformer there for whatever reason you can use a JB and flex. however, if you do use a JB then it must be accessable