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- Hi One of our room lights got reported flashing intermittently and then would not work. I have checked at PIR and only 150v there is 240v at switch at com and L1 when switched. Even though its only 1 way switch. 2 cables coming in grey- com, L1 -brown, L2- black At PIR grey – […]
- Hi, I would like to ask if anybody knows how to dim a high power LED floodlight of the brand: Wegoodlife 500W LED from Amazon. Any advice would be much appreciated. – Stephan
- The lights in my "Diamond-X-collection" bathroom cabinet aren't working. That's the lights incorporated into the mirror and the ones that illuminate the cabinet interior. The latter are a rack of 9 led's in a line (ref K346B 150*12 3C3P but no specs). I have tried a couple of different replacement LED drivers. The one that […]
- Hi everyone, I have an issue since this morning when I received my order. The products I bought are: 1. Bande lumineuse RGB 840 LED COB DC12V 24V, 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M, étanche IP67 RA90 4800LM PCB 10MM – AliExpress 39 – https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004517150573.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.16.1df21802VhzCFH (12V, 5 meters) 2. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100….order_list.order_list_main.22.1df21802VhzCFH I connected the black wire to […]
- Hi all. I am trying to figure out how to add a few amber color LEDs to a 1953 Zenith K622 radio. One to light the tuner, one for the clock and one behind the center grill. I've gone down some rabbit holes. At this point, I would tap the original 110vpower and connect an […]
- I have a fluorescent desk lamp that recently developed a problem: it will turn on first thing in the AM, but by the time I've gone to make my coffee and return it is off. If I switch it off and wait 10 minutes, it will often come back on but this cycle may need […]
- Hi everyone, Just replaced a plastic 3 gang light switch for a metal flat plate. Took photo of old wiring layout and rewired exactly the same. Everything works except now the light switches are the wrong way round i.e. the lights are on when the switch is in the 'off' position and vice versa. Just […]
- I am wanting to install some outside lights in my patio, can I use H07RN-F for this? It will be run underground. My issue I have for SWA is finding a floor light fitting which will have the room to have the connections hidden. As it won’t be as flexible. Also if anyone has suggestions […]
- Good afternoon all, I have been asked to quote for an LED lighting upgrade to 2 x outdoor tennis courts. The existing metal halide lights are mounted on lamp posts, 6 per court. Could someone please advise on an appropriate amount of lumens per LED light and any preferred brands? The tennis courts are for […]
- https://timeled.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/time-led-766668-folding-floodlight-instructions-v1.pdf I have lost the plug for the light in this link above. Could anyone send me a link to a replacement plug if they have one please
- Hi all, I'm technically a 'trainee' but in a months time I will finally have all the qualifications to apply for an approved electrician jib card. The first job I will be undertaking is getting a house up to HMO requirements, which are outside the scope of bs7671 so it's all a bit alien to […]
- Have customer who has staircase led lights if switched on and off within few seconds the rcbo trips, if switched on left for few seconds then switched off no problems, i am assuming the surge by transformer is issue ?
- Hi guys 2 weeks ago ,I basically replaced a previous external standard light that was outside the house near the door with a 50w PIR floodlight. I kept the same cable that was connected to a switch inside . I attached the new floodlight using wago connections with new and old cable. Put it nicely […]
- I am looking to purchase LED strip, I will need around half a metre. My aim is to setup indoor table lamp (example idea: franklite TL605). I want it to be as efficient as possible, looking at 2835 LEDs due to them being the more modern solution. What are your recommendations and what is their […]
- Does anyone know this switch? It was used in the 1960s by my father to distribute power to either one or two lamps. In one position, one lamp would burn at full intensity, in the other two at half intensity. I am interested in the name of the switch and what it was originally used […]
- Welcome, I have two desks and each of them have the same setup, in terms of the amount of LED strips, the amount of LEDs (I counted), but only different is LED Driver. So: Setup 1: LED Driver (Ecopac 24W IP67 Rated LED Driver (EPV-24 Series)) – 24V 4 LED strips Uses 1.3W Setup 2: […]
- Is it possible to get a T / 3 way connector for a COB LED Strip White CCT Tunable 10 mm wide 3 pin? I wan to connect the strip to port A, Led to port B and extension electric wire to port C with another lenth of the strip at the end of this […]
- Just fitted 7 LED downlights and all working okay but want to replace the switch with a dimmer. Existing switch has the 2 browns in a block then at the top L1 = Black L2 = grey and the bottom L1 = Grey and L2 black but the dimmer just has one L1 and L2. […]
- Hi all, Can anyone recommend a decent 24V DC constant voltage LED driver. It’s for an install of bathroom niche LEDs IP65 downlights. They are mini and have a 35mm cut out. The 1.5mm T&E is already dropped to each cut out but need a driver that will fit through a 35mm whole and to […]
- Before I build this thing from scratch, I just want to see if anyone has come across a pre-existing LED driver that does this… Myself and some neighbours want to install LED strip lighting around our driveways, triggered via PIRs. Tried a strip my work had spare and it looked great. But, we all agreed, […]
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