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[quote][i]Originally posted by Steve[/i] Todays job was to find a light for the hallway. I wanted to combine the two small hanging lights into one bigger one in the middle, because that ceiling was starting to get a bit cluttered with two lights, an AP, a smoke alarm, a speaker and a loft access - all you can see here [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13346935_10154452785480730_1544508514085857160_n.jpg?oh=12a154c3da72fe261647410ef4868f01&oe=57C3AA0A[/img] Went to homebase found a light and set about the wiring. First I ripped all the wiring out to the second light that wasn't needed, but the wire from the first light wasn't long enough to reach the middle of the hall, so i also ripped out with wiring to the switch and ran a fresh longer one - 3 switches for one light complicates things a tad if you don't know how its meant to wire up [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13321646_10154452785295730_4165068782710369206_n.jpg?oh=0c56198ffc554c9aa8afd4838d6951cc&oe=57D11289[/img] Then I found the center of the hall and put in a wooden support for the light, it didnt actually need it reall as it was quite light weight, but always worth doing for future options [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13321859_10154452785210730_4893134091351467405_n.jpg?oh=37f71061f9641439e7731cdab67c6d5e&oe=57C999BA[/img] Next was to extend the wire from the supply, this ran quite a long way so rather than rip it all out and replace it with new, I used an extension box [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13319846_10154452785080730_1174947739379830041_n.jpg?oh=44aba10fd718d9e44b83332dd67ba9da&oe=57CDACA0[/img] Hanging out the ceiling for the new light [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13394029_10154452785020730_755571542565456724_n.jpg?oh=0cd5381ff7e7028d3b871f644072de22&oe=57D235DA[/img] Then I had a bit of a head scratching moment, as whenever I turned the power on it was tripping off, I knew nothing was wrong with the wiring layouts, so was puzzled, eventually tracked it down to that extension box, the plastic gripper clips when I tightened them actually pinched the live and stripped some of the sheath so it was shorting out, re-did that but tightened the plastic clips less, then it worked fine, some finished pics [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/13325552_10154452784950730_2915259726000655529_n.jpg?oh=dee04da9bf06bdd232a9a446ea4a786f&oe=5807F1BD[/img] [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13312627_10154452784875730_5105654779588532612_n.jpg?oh=4d00c070973b55997a02bc0e04d3c8c2&oe=580BF33D[/img] The balls have a crackle effect [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13315606_10154452784760730_7162512470893367496_n.jpg?oh=c5ecc6a108e92823424efdc882e8267a&oe=580CF716[/img] [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13344573_10154452784630730_7954854534931240071_n.jpg?oh=e6be2d9862c95e9debeccecfa8167130&oe=580C262D[/img] [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13312662_10154452784590730_7451528794377061038_n.jpg?oh=3c68f34d7281dd0c374c1289e0aae2ce&oe=5808817Ep[/img] [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13335592_10154452784480730_4954002095780933253_n.jpg?oh=1538ff8e19862e0b7b228b3fee0fe031&oe=57D6E4DE[/img] Apologies if you found this update boring [/quote]
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