Hi,
First time poster on here - and this might be a really simple question or one where you just tell me to go away and find more information.
Basically, I've been helping a friend set up a tropical aquarium in her house. The aquarium has a "junction box" - which has 4 eurpoean style 2 pin plugs. Each one of these plugs is labelled as 5A/250V~. Each socket has an associated on/off switch and is wired into a common cable. This cable has a normal UK style plug with a 3A fuse.
I've installed a filter and thermostat and a light - all of which have 2 pin plugs. All of the plugs have written on them 2.5A/250V~. I plugged them all in and they all worked. When I then turned the light off at the switch, it turned off the other appliances - as if the fuse had gone or they had tripped. Now they won't turn back on at all. I've replaced the fuse in the uk style plug, even though it didn't appear to be blown - but this has made no difference. Sometimes by touching the wires from the 2 pin sockets that feed the common cable, the light will flicker back on momentarilly - does this suggest that there is a loose connection? Or a break in the circuit?
How can I tell, and what tests can I use?
Any help or advice very gratefully received!
Thanks in advance.
First time poster on here - and this might be a really simple question or one where you just tell me to go away and find more information.
Basically, I've been helping a friend set up a tropical aquarium in her house. The aquarium has a "junction box" - which has 4 eurpoean style 2 pin plugs. Each one of these plugs is labelled as 5A/250V~. Each socket has an associated on/off switch and is wired into a common cable. This cable has a normal UK style plug with a 3A fuse.
I've installed a filter and thermostat and a light - all of which have 2 pin plugs. All of the plugs have written on them 2.5A/250V~. I plugged them all in and they all worked. When I then turned the light off at the switch, it turned off the other appliances - as if the fuse had gone or they had tripped. Now they won't turn back on at all. I've replaced the fuse in the uk style plug, even though it didn't appear to be blown - but this has made no difference. Sometimes by touching the wires from the 2 pin sockets that feed the common cable, the light will flicker back on momentarilly - does this suggest that there is a loose connection? Or a break in the circuit?
How can I tell, and what tests can I use?
Any help or advice very gratefully received!
Thanks in advance.