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"soft Wiring" A Wall Light.
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<blockquote data-quote="Aerfen" data-source="post: 404800" data-attributes="member: 26934"><p>I have bought an 'industrial' style metal wall light from China, intended to be hard wired. I don't want it hard wired into the wall but just to add a flex and plug it into a socket.</p><p></p><p>If I buy a connecting block, connect it up black wire (hot?) to brown in the flex , white wire (neutral?) to blue in the flex, would that be safe?</p><p></p><p>Also they have included a small length of green core with a copper loop, suggesting it should be earthed.</p><p></p><p>Should it, and how to do that? I have read that metal lights should be earthed but I have a very similar IKEA "soft wired" metal wall light and it has no earth.</p><p></p><p>Also one other thing, the cores included in the light have no external sheathing, they are just black and white cores. Is that safe? Its ready wired into the light through the tube and into the bulb holder so I really don't want to take that apart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aerfen, post: 404800, member: 26934"] I have bought an 'industrial' style metal wall light from China, intended to be hard wired. I don't want it hard wired into the wall but just to add a flex and plug it into a socket. If I buy a connecting block, connect it up black wire (hot?) to brown in the flex , white wire (neutral?) to blue in the flex, would that be safe? Also they have included a small length of green core with a copper loop, suggesting it should be earthed. Should it, and how to do that? I have read that metal lights should be earthed but I have a very similar IKEA "soft wired" metal wall light and it has no earth. Also one other thing, the cores included in the light have no external sheathing, they are just black and white cores. Is that safe? Its ready wired into the light through the tube and into the bulb holder so I really don't want to take that apart. [/QUOTE]
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