Trouble with lights

[Paul6756]

I'm trying to put up a new light to replace the old one..

I've wired the 2 blacks to the 3 neutrals from the light
I've wired the 1 switch black wire to the 3 browns from the light.
I've left all 3 reds joined alone.
I've joined the earth from the light to the earths.

Yet one of the 3 light bulbs does'nt light.

I've tried a new bulb
I've tried a new light fitting yet each time one of the 3 bulbs does'nt light.

Can anyone help. I'm sure its something simple.

Thanks.

 

[andy]

I'm trying to put up a new light to replace the old one..

I've wired the 2 blacks to the 3 neutrals from the light
I've wired the 1 switch black wire to the 3 browns from the light.
I've left all 3 reds joined alone.
I've joined the earth from the light to the earths.

Yet one of the 3 light bulbs does'nt light.

I've tried a new bulb
I've tried a new light fitting yet each time one of the 3 bulbs does'nt light.

Can anyone help. I'm sure its something simple.

Thanks.

sounds as tho your wiring is correct upto the light fitting. get a multimeter and mak sure there is power at the lamp holder

 

[comms]

Could be eddison screw fitting, if so take a look inside the bulb holder odds on one of the contact terminals is either missing or bent so not making contact withe the bulb.

 

[felix]

I've tried a new bulb
I've tried a new light fitting yet each time one of the 3 bulbs does'nt light.

By "a new light fitting" do you mean a complete new set of lights or just the bulb holder in the first set. If you only changed the holder then you're looking for a break in either the brown or blue wire leading to that holder. One possibility is that you tightened a terminal screw onto insulation instead of bare copper. It's easily done.

 

[Paul6756]

Thanks for the previous help. however the same problem persists.

I've tried a complete new light, but its the same arm of the light that won't light even on the new fitting. I suppose that my only option is to buy a multimeter?

Paul

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Sounds like a bad batch of luminaires with the same defect.