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<blockquote data-quote="Robin Spark" data-source="post: 73277" data-attributes="member: 5444"><p>Hi m4tty,</p><p></p><p>so just to clarify you have 5 downlights at each end of room that you wish to control by no1 of 2 gang dimmer?</p><p></p><p>So your taking feed straight from consumer unit and into dimmer with line into L1 of switch.</p><p></p><p>Neutral looped into choc block in back box.</p><p></p><p>Then for 1st gang another T&amp;e goes from switch, Line into L2 and neutral into chock block. You then loop in/out to each of the 5 downlights.</p><p></p><p>For 2nd gang cut a small piece of cable using the brown core and link the perm live feed from L1 from 1 side of switch to L1 of 2nd gang. This is now your feed.</p><p></p><p>Then finally all you need to do is have another T&amp;E from 2nd gang Line into L2, neutral again connected into choc block. Then this T&amp;E loops into each fitting of your second set of five downlighters.</p><p></p><p>So in total you use 3 cable runs, 1 to feed supply to switch and then 2 more cables - 1 for each set of lights.</p><p></p><p>I havent mentioned the cpc hopefully you know what to do with this<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Hope this makes sense!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robin Spark, post: 73277, member: 5444"] Hi m4tty, so just to clarify you have 5 downlights at each end of room that you wish to control by no1 of 2 gang dimmer? So your taking feed straight from consumer unit and into dimmer with line into L1 of switch. Neutral looped into choc block in back box. Then for 1st gang another T&e goes from switch, Line into L2 and neutral into chock block. You then loop in/out to each of the 5 downlights. For 2nd gang cut a small piece of cable using the brown core and link the perm live feed from L1 from 1 side of switch to L1 of 2nd gang. This is now your feed. Then finally all you need to do is have another T&E from 2nd gang Line into L2, neutral again connected into choc block. Then this T&E loops into each fitting of your second set of five downlighters. So in total you use 3 cable runs, 1 to feed supply to switch and then 2 more cables - 1 for each set of lights. I havent mentioned the cpc hopefully you know what to do with this;) Hope this makes sense! [/QUOTE]
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