Hi,
I am trying to troubleshoot two lights that have recently stopped working. They both stopped working at the same time. One is a ceiling-mounted MR16 bulb, the other is the outside light where the cable emerges near the front door. These two lights are physically close so I suspect that the problems with them might be related.
I have tried replacing both the lights (the MR16 ceiling light with a known-good bulb, the outside light with an entirely new fixture). I have tried resetting all the breakers.
I just used a multimeter to confirm that there is no voltage at the leads coming off the transformer for the MR16 fixture. Question: is it possible that the power supply for the outside light is wired downstream of the transformer, and therefore the broken transformer is preventing power getting to it?
What are the next troubleshooting steps? I want to take a look at the transformer and see if there's anything obviously wrong (presumably it might just be a dodgy connection from the mains), but I can't see how to do it short of cutting a hole in my ceiling. Is there anything else I should try first?
If any further details or pictures would be helpful, please say and I will supply them!
Cheers,
Martin
I am trying to troubleshoot two lights that have recently stopped working. They both stopped working at the same time. One is a ceiling-mounted MR16 bulb, the other is the outside light where the cable emerges near the front door. These two lights are physically close so I suspect that the problems with them might be related.
I have tried replacing both the lights (the MR16 ceiling light with a known-good bulb, the outside light with an entirely new fixture). I have tried resetting all the breakers.
I just used a multimeter to confirm that there is no voltage at the leads coming off the transformer for the MR16 fixture. Question: is it possible that the power supply for the outside light is wired downstream of the transformer, and therefore the broken transformer is preventing power getting to it?
What are the next troubleshooting steps? I want to take a look at the transformer and see if there's anything obviously wrong (presumably it might just be a dodgy connection from the mains), but I can't see how to do it short of cutting a hole in my ceiling. Is there anything else I should try first?
If any further details or pictures would be helpful, please say and I will supply them!
Cheers,
Martin