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 Wiring guide : 3 color wire (green, blue,black), Which one neutral, live and earth

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post Jan 2 2018, 11:46 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Sep 8 2014, 09:28 PM)
You need another green wire to touch the alu casing. Either secure by the screw lock on the casing.
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hi, do downlight need to connect Earth as usually they only have Live & Neutral and unlike surface mounted they have plastic casing.

so for surface mounted can i just use an earth crimp connector (looks like a washer) and put it in between the light support mount & the screw onto the ceiling?

what about normal pendant lights? same thing connect earth to metal part of the body?

and do contractors normally pull Earth wire when doing looping for downlights or just pull Live & Neutral?

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post Jan 2 2018, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Jan 2 2018, 12:43 PM)
Any metal frame need to be ground it.

You need to advise the contractor to pull the earth wire together if they don't.
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ok, so for downlight no need because their casing are made of plastic, just need to remember to turn off switch & DB when changing it as the clips are still metal?
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post Jan 2 2018, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Jan 2 2018, 02:00 PM)
It is for safety. Not just changing the light.
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ok so for Recess Downlight Round one do we need to ground it?
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post Jan 5 2018, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Jan 5 2018, 09:56 AM)
Only Live incoming and out going.

No neutral.
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3 Lives going into switch no neutral or ground how does it work actually?
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post Jan 20 2018, 08:31 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Apr 30 2015, 06:15 PM)
Just don't get yourself injure. Makesure you tape the incoming wire properly that temporary not use.
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hi, is it true if you buy those programmable switch like Honeywell, to use it as light switch we need to pull the neutral line from the light wires to the switch? the light switch itself won't have the Neutral wire? it's a schneider light switch i plan to replace.
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QUOTE(ozak @ Jan 5 2018, 09:56 AM)
Only Live incoming and out going.

No neutral.
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hi, i looked at your picture again, i figure the rows of wire on top are Switch Live, the MCB Live comes at the bottom and is looped to the other 2 switches, but i'm seeing both left & right side got MCB Live coming in, so my question is why is there 2 Live + 2 Loop wires in the switch?

 

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