Your junction box looks fine, only problem I have, and I am surely the only one in the country, is that you are using 3Amp connectors, but believe me no-one will fault you on that. I have a personal thing about connecting blocks. Now you just need to tackle the second photo.
You wouldnt need a good earth continuity reading on the actual fitting, only the front of the lamp is touching it. If the brackets comes loose and falls off the fitting, it is no big deal either, because you will note in the pic there is a good earth connection on the metal bracket at which point the wiring is connected in a junction box.
Murdock, asbestos tape? Can you still get anything asbestos, especially tape? I thought that it's a banned substance because it's proven to cause asbestosis (a form of cancer of the lungs).
I am using the exact same fitting from ARB, i was also thinking of bending it away from the bracket,as opposed to it lying on the ceiling next to the hole.
In the default configuration that box would be fried.
J.
Originally Posted by ians
This is an interesting thread, i noticed mention of 12/230 volt downlights, 100 /200mm clearance etc.
Here is a picture of a 12/230 volt downlighter with a sans 60598-1-1999 approval number.
What i find rather interesting is that the heat resistant wire is 110 mm long, however the way the metal bracket secures onto the fitting makes the celarance between the lamp and the wiring about 70mm as you can see in the picture and provided the twin+e is pulled away fro the fitting could even touch the lamp. The right way to install this fitting would be to bend the plate so that the connection box is away from the lamp
Thank you Sparks.
What kind of connector block would you have used in this scenario, i am finding that the bigger ones will limit the number of downlighters that can feed from the junction box because they cant fit in as neatly.
For the supply problem I am thinking of drilling a hole into a round conduit junction cover and feeding it through there...
This is a tricky situation, i can always re-build the PVC pipes but i see there's long wires running continuously through all of them, this means I will have to rejoin them somehow, and that could lead to a single pvc conduit junction box being too small for all of the wires..
J.
The entry box on the light is intended for one cable entry and if it is connected as such, and the lid fitted, that would be sufficient.
However there are two cables entering the entry box and it now has to be considered as a connection box.
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The correct way of installing this type of lighting is to run one cable along the line of lights, interrupt the cable at each light with a 3 way box and run an additional cable from the 3 way box to the light. A four way box may also be used in a similar fashion
The distance of the cable from the globe is irrelevant in 220 volt fitting as the connector is also plastic and is sufficiently situated a safe distance from the globe. As long as the connected cable runs directly away from the fitting.
In a 12volt light fitting situation there is a required distance that the transformer needs to be from the globe because of the combined heat of both pieces of equipment.
To make a mistake is human, to learn from that mistake is knowledge and knowledge is strength.
hi jonnymes your connection box looks good. just connect another surfix to the round box using a dome cover.it has a 20mm threaded hole in it. the connector blocks look like 16 amp. look on the back to see the rating.
I will be doing exactly this
Please be advised that it is illegal for any persons who is not a registered electrical contractor with the department of labour, to attempt any repair or installation work upon an electrical installation. Any subsequent damage to the installation or property will be the the responsibility of the person who has transgressed the law and your insurance company will most probably waiver their liability to any claims...just sayingI will be doing exactly this
To make a mistake is human, to learn from that mistake is knowledge and knowledge is strength.
Well aware of this fact.Please be advised that it is illegal for any persons who is not a registered electrical contractor with the department of labour, to attempt any repair or installation work upon an electrical installation. Any subsequent damage to the installation or property will be the the responsibility of the person who has transgressed the law and your insurance company will most probably waiver their liability to any claims...just saying
I am doing most of the work myself because I just don't trust most electrical contractors anymore, and even if I use them, it will mean i have to supervise the contractor's self trained off the street laborer inside my roof to make sure I really get what im paying for.
When I am finished with my renovation, i am getting a trusted professional electrician in to do the CoC, and move my DB board.
J.
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