Hari raya puasa is just around the corner. Ayam not muslim, but to cheer anyone passing my condo unit I decided to put on the lip lap LED lights in front of my main entrance door. People all are concerned about covid 19 (including me), so I feel I want everybody to be happy happy.

There is existing electric cable for front light already (connected directly to a pendant lamp). So I decided to detach the pendant light first, then do simple wiring as shown in the illustration, safe or not? Note the cable from the ceiling only got live and neutral.



1. First get an extension cable and cabut the plug
2. Connect live wire to live wire, neutral to neutral, but ground (from the extension cable) left hanging.
3. Connect lampu lip lap to extension cable

Safe or not eh? Please gib advice.

I know the proper way is to convert the cable from the ceiling into an electrical socket, but I don't feel like drilling holes and bother the tenants here during weekend. Maybe will do it myself after MCO and all.


Note:
1. I don't want to be that person who burn down the condo building just right before raya.
2. Also donwan to be fried by electricity and susahkan orang kena pandu ambulance.

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Update:

Done liao.

Actually I cannot find which one is live and neutral wire from the ceiling. My voltage tester macam rosak, dua dua wires show ada current, WTF.
But since the 2 pin plug any direction pun boleh, I hentam je sambung wires from the ceiling to the extension cable. Switch it on for 1 hour and no panas, should be okay I think.

Only after pasang the lights did I realise macam not meriah since the lights are too few lol, should buy another 1 to sambung. Anyway better than nothing, looks nice when lip lap actually.

See photo in post at the bottom.

This post has been edited by billylks: May 17 2020, 02:08 AM

2 pin plug, get an adapter more easy. 2 pin not inter changable?

Actually I did think about cutting the 2-pin socket and connect the 2 wires directly to the ceiling (I have cutter and stripper).
But the LED light punya cable so thin, if I strip the cable I will get around 1mm wires, yes that thin. That is why I decided to use the extension cable in between.

Up

you sure your led 220-240 v?

why not just get battery type lip lap easier. if outdoor got solar de also quiite good liao

recharge type also got

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/nava-cop...SAKn4j&search=1
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/10-meter...SAKn4j&search=1

This post has been edited by Ned_Fromthenorth: May 16 2020, 04:53 PM

if switch on for long, better check the heat on the thin cable, we don't want fire start from the cable melting.

220 China, 240 is our standard, scared if fire starts from here.

Checked already before buying, itt is labelled 220-240 V. Also I already tested it with 240V, works fine. Of course got warm a bit.

Never thought about buying battery powered LED before this. Now is too late to order lol.

This post has been edited by billylks: May 16 2020, 04:56 PM

MR DIY also got jual

dun think LEDs run off AC, there must b an AC>DC LED driver unit sumwhere

Converter (aka the controller) is built into lights in between the 2-pin plug and the LED. The controller is the one you picit picit to change the lip lap pattern.

dat controller is both the controller and driver unit combined

if u wanna tap power off the the ceiling lights, jes snipe off the 2-pin plug, get a block connector and join it to the ceiling lights (+ to +, - to -)

That was my original thought, easier that way since I got the wire stripper.

But when I received the light then baru perasan the cable it used like super thin, maybe 1 mm per wire. Doubt that I can strip the cable that thin successfully. Nak sambung to the block connector lagi. So I think the next best thing is to use the extension cable in between. Safe or not liddis?

Ok jer
The 2 pin plug also don't have earth

All right. This is what I want to hear! That you very the muchie.

Later tonight or tomorrow I will do it and share the photo.

so thin kenot join to mains wei

better jes get long extension cord lah

anyway i will oni join to mains if i intend it as permanent/semi-perm kinda thing

I assume the wattage is very low deswai the wires are super thin.

But yes, will use the extension cable in between. TQ


This post has been edited by billylks: May 16 2020, 05:26 PM

extension is best lah

u splice from the light will look so unsightly got 1 cable snaking out across the ceiling from the pendant light base

anyway, gud luck dun get electrocuted

Done liao.

Actually I cannot find which one is live and neutral wire from the ceiling. My voltage tester macam rosak, dua dua wires show ada current, WTF.
But since the 2 pin plug any direction pun boleh, I hentam je sambung wires from the ceiling to the extension cable. Switch it on for 1 hour and no panas, should be okay I think.

Only after pasang the lights did I realise macam not meriah since the lights are too few lol, should buy another 1 to sambung. Anyway better than nothing, looks nice when lip lap actually.

Oh mai gosh

Somehow seeing both green ketupat & red tanglung (apologies if its not xP) in 1 picture makes my heart go Fuwa Fuwa

The lights so sad
Should self DIY with power supply, Node MCU and 5m Ws2812 led string for more power.

The red tanglungs are from chinese new year, lazy to take them down, lol.
I also put up christmas decoration during christmas.

Just that deepavali I don't know what to put. Want to draw kolam I think only girls draw it.

Wei okay lah liddat, not that sad if see the lights in lip lap action.

I got better one at my balcony, that one a lot of LED and super bright.

The easiest way are extension cable white color shield appearance , from wall plug straight to the point or add another timer and hassle free on and off