The second wiring used in the u.k. for a floors worth of lights.
the live and neutral and earth come to the lamp holder of the first lamp in the chain of lights. This in live is connected to a cable to the switch and to the next light holder.The return cable (quite often a different core colour - should have a red or brown sticky tape on each end) comes to a new connection at the lamp holder. This connector connects to the lamp .
The neutral comes to a different connector which connects to the lamp and connects to the next lamp.
The earth comes in and connects to the switch box and the next lamp holder.
typically, if you have a fault there are several lights not working and the fault is either in the first one not working or in the last one working .
If you can say which one of the cases you have, then it should be easy to advise.
the switch might be any one of a number of devices - switch, fused spur, isolator, rcd etc.
the live and neutral and earth come to the lamp holder of the first lamp in the chain of lights. This in live is connected to a cable to the switch and to the next light holder.The return cable (quite often a different core colour - should have a red or brown sticky tape on each end) comes to a new connection at the lamp holder. This connector connects to the lamp .
The neutral comes to a different connector which connects to the lamp and connects to the next lamp.
The earth comes in and connects to the switch box and the next lamp holder.
typically, if you have a fault there are several lights not working and the fault is either in the first one not working or in the last one working .
If you can say which one of the cases you have, then it should be easy to advise.
the switch might be any one of a number of devices - switch, fused spur, isolator, rcd etc.
