Hi all,
Got a floodlight problem thats got me baffled as i put in three at home which were fine a year ago so the neighbour who was broken into friday asked me to put in a couple.Im not an electrician by any means,just a keen DIY'er.
She had a bulkhead light above her door which i stripped off and put a weatherproof junction on then from that i added one of the choc box junctions (do they still call them that or am i showing my age!) . I basically simply added the two lights into that junction box running like for like (two lives into the live,two neutrals into the neutral etc as this worked fine at my home).
Well went to try it out tonight and the two halogen bulbs (500w) both blew !!!!Checked the wiring and its all correct so im a bit baffled.The two lights as i say are halogen 500w floodlights,i wasnt sure of which cable to use so asked the guy at TLC who said i needed 1.5mm twin core and earth which i used.Im wondering if that may have been to lightweight for the job.
Any ideas folks as its got me totally puzzled!!!
Many thanks,
Jon