Hi
Can I get a bit of advice? I have my loft lights wired to a light switch on an MK grid plate on the landing. I want to swap the switch for one with a neon, but the grid system only has DP neon switches. The lighting cable doesn't have a neutral.
I've seen a number of posts suggesting wiring the light to the Live Supply and live Load, and then running a cable between the neutral load and the earth terminal in the box in order to get the neon to come on when the lights are on.
I don't like the idea of wiring into the earth, so I want to run a different solution past you. Suppose I run the light into the Live Supply and Neutral Supply. And then bridge the Live Load and Neutral Load with a piece if insulated 1mm cable.
Doesn't that turn the DP switch into two SP switches wired in series? And the neon should work as, when the switch is closed, the current runs across the bridging wire between the live load and neutral load. Not best practise, I know. But I can't see why it wouldn't work and it seems much better than running a trailing a cable to the earth.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Can I get a bit of advice? I have my loft lights wired to a light switch on an MK grid plate on the landing. I want to swap the switch for one with a neon, but the grid system only has DP neon switches. The lighting cable doesn't have a neutral.
I've seen a number of posts suggesting wiring the light to the Live Supply and live Load, and then running a cable between the neutral load and the earth terminal in the box in order to get the neon to come on when the lights are on.
I don't like the idea of wiring into the earth, so I want to run a different solution past you. Suppose I run the light into the Live Supply and Neutral Supply. And then bridge the Live Load and Neutral Load with a piece if insulated 1mm cable.
Doesn't that turn the DP switch into two SP switches wired in series? And the neon should work as, when the switch is closed, the current runs across the bridging wire between the live load and neutral load. Not best practise, I know. But I can't see why it wouldn't work and it seems much better than running a trailing a cable to the earth.
Any thoughts?
Thanks