Flourescent strip lights

[Dave_J]

morning chaps

had to replace a 5ft twin 58W fitting in a school kitchen yesterday. TBH commercial aspect is new to me anyways, took old fitting down due to faulty ballast. Old fitting had a 4A inline fuse fitted on line conductor, new fitting has nothing so you just wire straight into fitting using push connectors.

Is this something i need to worry about or should one defo be fitted. Circuit is protected by a C10 Square D MCB

cheers

 

[Manator]

Did the old fitting have an emergency lighting pack fitted? Should be ok for the lighting on a 10amp, I am sure someone will be able to answer properly for you soon.

 

[Dave_J]

no Emergency, it was just a standard fitting

 

[ElectekAir]

I think it just depends on the manufacrurer some put them in some don't.

I would not worry about it.

I recently put about 64 in an office in Datchet they had them and the emergencys had two.

3 months later 90% of the holders have melted but it is manufacturing fault because it is the other side of carrier and the standard fitting were Dextra ones

 

[batty]

Handy if fuse is fitted because if ballast fails it doesn't take all lights out but really not the end of the world if replacement does not have fuse.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Just found this thread, Should link it to mine about 16A breakers on lighting circuits.