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There is no neutral at that switch. The brown and blue of the existing cable are both lives, live in and live out. The blue should have a brown marker on it to indicate this.
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Yes I did have a brown sheath over the blue you're right. The right hand side is existing lights in the garage which are working fine and I have not changed. The black cable on left is the new floodlight cable. I will replace the brown sheath. This should then go into L1 to make switch work?There is no neutral at that switch. The brown and blue of the existing cable are both lives, live in and live out. The blue should have a brown marker on it to indicate this.
I don't understand why I'm not getting enough power from the second switch as I've looped in to feed the floodlight from switchYes I did have a brown sheath over the blue you're right. The right hand side is existing lights in the garage which are working fine and I have not changed. The black cable on left is the new floodlight cable. I will replace the brown sheath. This should then go into L1 to make switch work?
Thanks for all the replies. Penny just dropped! Of course need live in & out. Thanks again..Unfortunately you don't have a Neutral at the switch position , they original installer has 3 plated at the light or you have a JB ( junction box ) somewhere in the rafters.
Its unusual these days not to have N at the switch especially in newer builds.
You are unfortunately going to have to bring a N down to the switch to make the flood light operate
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