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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 492952" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>Various terms 'Live', 'Phase', 'Line' have been used to describe what you call 'hot'. general the average UK person would call it Live. As ProDave said unless the switches were also replaced then that wiring should be correct. If not you do need an understanding of how the wiring should be connected and a continuity tester with the power turned off is probably best to verify all the switch connections are correct. A quick google cut &amp; paste may help you understand how all of your 'hot wires' should connect through the switches. But you can also see on the image if you were measuring between some of the intermediate switch terminals whilst one may have a connection back to the supply, others are just floating open and another would be back via the lamp to neutral (or ground). So any voltages you measure without a fixed reference point will be quite random to say the least. </p><p></p><p>Doc H.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]10426[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 492952, member: 1607"] Various terms 'Live', 'Phase', 'Line' have been used to describe what you call 'hot'. general the average UK person would call it Live. As ProDave said unless the switches were also replaced then that wiring should be correct. If not you do need an understanding of how the wiring should be connected and a continuity tester with the power turned off is probably best to verify all the switch connections are correct. A quick google cut & paste may help you understand how all of your 'hot wires' should connect through the switches. But you can also see on the image if you were measuring between some of the intermediate switch terminals whilst one may have a connection back to the supply, others are just floating open and another would be back via the lamp to neutral (or ground). So any voltages you measure without a fixed reference point will be quite random to say the least. Doc H. [ATTACH]10426._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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