Safely split ceiling lamp for three bulbs.

[Spools]

Hey all.

New here and new to 3 phase.
I had some electric experience on set in Los Angeles as a gaffer for a couple of years, but it was mainly single-phase - counting amps and avoiding blowing circuits type deal. Also did basic wiring in my old 73 chevy truck as well. So nothing huge.

But now, living in Austria, I'm met with 3 phase.

I have a kitchen ceiling unit that I'm looking to replace with a custom lamp.
(I've done some wood working and now looking to add 3 individual bulbs from this new unit as an overhead unit)

Question is, can I simply split the existing hot and ground three ways from the existing lamp directly to the respective three new bulbs/units I intend to have?

 

[Avo Mk8]

Question is, can I simply split the existing hot and ground three ways from the existing lamp directly to the respective three new bulbs/units I intend to have?

Yes
(assuming you're not powering theatre lights )

 

[Spools]

Yes
(assuming you're not powering theatre lights )

Haha - LED - under 60w each - dimmer at switch. Straight forward.

I suppose a better question is, what is the best way to split it?

Divy it up three ways, connect and shrink wrap?
I'm a bit of a perfectionist with this stuff and having trouble envisioning the cleanest way to do this.

 

[Avo Mk8]

Haha - LED - under 60w each - dimmer at switch. Straight forward.

I suppose a better question is, what is the best way to split it?

Divy it up three ways, connect and shrink wrap?
I'm a bit of a perfectionist with this stuff and having trouble envisioning the cleanest way to do this.

Depending on the space available, what you can buy, and local practice, you might use push-in connectors as below

Wago 773-104 Push Wire Connector 0.75mm - 2.5mm 4 Way | Wago_Connectors (773-104)

www.tlc-direct.co.uk

or the lever type (assuming your wires are the appropriate gauge!)

 

[Rockingit]

Yes
(assuming you're not powering theatre lights )

Most of those are now LED anyway!! (New ones, naturally)

 

[James]

Instead of trying to split 1 wire into 3 wires,
go to the first light, cable in and a second cable out to the next light, rinse and repeat as necessary

 

[Spools]

Thanks, guys.
I curbed this project for a couple weeks, but back to wrap it up.

I like the plug and play idea of a connector.
Amazon.de is showing poor results - I see this here
But I don't like the design with how all of the hot is left, and all of neutral right for example.

I found this on google, which looks much cleaner as I can simple keep each L/N together for each lamp:

3 Way 2 Conductor Push-In Quick Connect Wire Splitter

Housing : Polyamide or PolypropyleneRated Voltage: 0-42V DCRated Current: Input: Max 9A; Output: Max 1.5AWire Capacity: 0.34-0.75mm2

www.ledlightinghut.com

What do you guys think? Any thoughts on that product?
It's rated at 9amps... I can't imagine I'll draw nearly 20% of that on 230v.

 

[brianmoooore]

I found this on google, which looks much cleaner as I can simple keep each L/N together for each lamp:

3 Way 2 Conductor Push-In Quick Connect Wire Splitter

Housing : Polyamide or PolypropyleneRated Voltage: 0-42V DCRated Current: Input: Max 9A; Output: Max 1.5AWire Capacity: 0.34-0.75mm2

www.ledlightinghut.com

Rated 42 volts max.

 

[Spools]

Rated 42 volts max.

Nice catch - thank you. Any suggestions on something similar?

 

[brianmoooore]

The wagos already mentioned. I'm sure they're available throughout Europe.
I see you're in Austria, the only place I can now watch F1 live from, thanks to ORF and Servus, without paying exorbitant fees to that crook and general scumbag, Murdoch