Exterior Light

[androiduk2002]

Looks beautiful Andy! I'm impressed. Have you decided what you are going to do about the wire?

Thanks Apache, Im gonna ask a few questions at college on Tuesday to see if anyone has any kicking around , failing that it will have to wait a while longer until i get a roll of each. Ive got to finish the trunking yet anyway and that might not happen until the end of next week.

 

[androiduk2002]

Nice pic's...Is that Bulkhead the sort wot only take Low energy bulbs or bog standard Bayonet?

?:|

:coffee

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0EIQIULRZBIRMCSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=17936&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit

Its one of those

It should take both upto 100W not that I plan to put anything that big into it , its just for low level light

 

[Apache]

Thanks Apache, Im gonna ask a few questions at college on Tuesday to see if anyone has any kicking around , failing that it will have to wait a while longer until i get a roll of each. Ive got to finish the trunking yet anyway and that might not happen until the end of next week.

I will have some spare 2.5mm kicking about if you are stuck and you think the lamp terminals will take it!

Drop me a PM if you are stuck. We can work something out.

 

[androiduk2002]

Cheers buddy,

Will do

 

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http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0EIQIULRZBIRMCSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=17936&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submitIts one of those

It should take both upto 100W not that I plan to put anything that big into it , its just for low level light

I recognised the external shape..

But they also do another version that is energy saving 2pin lamp only..

its the same external molding but the inners are different.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=SEGQDTJHAPFHQCSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=42272&searchbutton.x=11&searchbutton.y=8

 

[androiduk2002]

Its the normal baynet fitting type, we have always got a spare lamp laying around for when 1 gives up on us

 

[Apache]

I recognised the external shape..But they also do another version that is energy saving 2pin lamp only..

its the same external molding but the inners are different.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=SEGQDTJHAPFHQCSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=42272&searchbutton.x=11&searchbutton.y=8

Or buy the one Andy listed and fit one of these:

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0EI0JLGMRD4FACSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=34071&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit

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I got some 1.5mm blue left over.... but no brown or Grn/Yell

Always end up with half a blue drum left..

cuz use up more Brown and Earth looping into switch drops...

And use Earth on its own as strap to metal back-boxes...

But blue always shorter runs used!

At the moment I have Blue Black & Brown in 1.5mm singles.

and Brown, Blue, Black & Grn yell in 2.5mm singles.

:|

:coffee

 

[Evans Electric]

Nice bit of PVC conduit work Android , and as said earlier on, if you try to skimp on saddles for plastic tube , it sags and droops as soon as it warms up, you know like that problem Specs has but we don't mention. :coat :C

 

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Or buy the one Andy listed and fit one of these:http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0EI0JLGMRD4FACSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=34071&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit

@

 

[androiduk2002]

Nice bit of PVC conduit work Android , and as said earlier on, if you try to skimp on saddles for plastic tube , it sags and droops as soon as it warms up, you know like that problem Specs has but we don't mention. :coat :C

Yeah I have seen droopy PVC it does not look good, but wasnt sure of spacing hence why I asked want it to look good and to last, and before asked I have put small drain holes in both the fitting and the box :innocent

 

[Apache]

Your light is actually a less efficient light..9w Equivalent to: 45W. 360 lumen's light output

Whereas..

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=SEGQDTJHAPFHQCSTHZOSFFQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=34059&searchbutton.x=12&searchbutton.y=10

is 9w equivalent to 60w. 600 lumen's light output

:|

I raise you 545 lumens for an extra 2 watts

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/69768/Lighting-Lamps/Energy-Saving-Lamps/Bayonet-Cap-Lamps/Low-Energy-Compact-Fluorescent-Lamp-2U-BC-11W

 

[Lee321]

eh ?

patch #39 ??

 

[aptsys]

Is the circuit already RCD protected? Not been mentioned yet.

eh ?

That's what I thought. :C

 

[androiduk2002]

Answered in post 14 , split load CU installed May 2009

 

[Lee321]

Answered in post 14 , split load CU installed May 2009

ah but it looks as tho patch is saying its a requirement is what i wanted clarified

 

[Apache]

ah but it looks as tho patch is saying its a requirement is what i wanted clarified

Did I say that?

Depends which side of the fence you sit on - it you believe that the whole circuit that is modified requires RCD protection then it would be required! I'm sure we would all agree outside lights are a place that water and electricity are more likely than average to meet and an RCD would be desirable?!

 

[M107]

Looks good android well done.

 

[androiduk2002]

Looks good android well done.

Its the next bit im not loking forward to 90 horizontal then a 90 vertical into terminal box to go through the wall.

 

[androiduk2002]

Did I say that? Depends which side of the fence you sit on - it you believe that the whole circuit that is modified requires RCD protection then it would be required! I'm sure we would all agree outside lights are a place that water and electricity are more likely than average to meet and an RCD would be desirable?!

If needed i could fit one of these http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/261124.xml but would it need it as the ring I am spuring into is already RCD protected ?