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Advice please - multiple wires from light fitting
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 549656" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>For the moment, ignore the 4 core red / blue / yellow black. Make the ends safe.</p><p></p><p>The normal red and black cables:</p><p></p><p>ONE of them has a red sleeving on the black core. DO NOT LOSE TRACK OF WHICH ONE THAT IS. That is the switch drop aka the pair of wires that go to the light switch. The other two are the live feed in and the live feed out to the next light.</p><p></p><p>Join all the reds in one terminal block, that does not connect to the light fitting.</p><p></p><p>The two unsleeved blacks go to the light fitting neutral terminal.</p><p></p><p>The black that is sleeved red, goes to the light fitting live terminal.</p><p></p><p>I would expect the light to work from all the correct switches but the fan not to work. Can you try that and let us know please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 549656, member: 6969"] For the moment, ignore the 4 core red / blue / yellow black. Make the ends safe. The normal red and black cables: ONE of them has a red sleeving on the black core. DO NOT LOSE TRACK OF WHICH ONE THAT IS. That is the switch drop aka the pair of wires that go to the light switch. The other two are the live feed in and the live feed out to the next light. Join all the reds in one terminal block, that does not connect to the light fitting. The two unsleeved blacks go to the light fitting neutral terminal. The black that is sleeved red, goes to the light fitting live terminal. I would expect the light to work from all the correct switches but the fan not to work. Can you try that and let us know please. [/QUOTE]
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