Basics: Wiring a Lighting Circuit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Cable size: 1.0mm TPS or 1.5mm TPS
I'll be uploading a few 'Basic' videos for beginners while filming more advanced videos.
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I have done nothing but dig trenches and lay conduit at my apprenticeship, thank you for these.
How’s it going now?
You'd be the best person an apprentice could ask for! Great video
Only 1 of 15 videos i found that is actually easy to understand thanks
Straight to the point, extremely helpful!
Hi Dave, Thanks for the vid's, they are absolutely great. A video on wiring up multiple power outlets/GPO's "say 3" would be great. Thank's
Couldn't have done it without ya sparky Dave!!!
Brilliant simple and fully informative
Thank you! very easy to follow, i understand what you did
Wonderful good explanation keep sending more videos.👍
Perfectly explained!
This really helps, appreciare you for that. I also need a video on wiring celing fan switch
Thanks Dave that was awesome!
Nice a simple and to the point. Great video!
great vid mate...
Thanks for this awesome video 👍🙏
Great video.
:) VIDEO REQUEST : Installing a Hot Water Kit (I see you have an old vid on a hot water cylinder..). Also maybe a vid diagnosing comment problems with Stoves/oven units?
Good what you're doing mate! keep it up. Thanks!!
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Hey mate, I have one power outlet on the garage ceiling and would like to add another one for another light fitting, how do I go about it? Cheers.
thank you THANK YOU. makes my life much easier
Very good
. big thanks
Thanks for your videos
Can I use a 10amp switch to change a switch on an electric cooking range cheers
That's a turrufic video.
Thanks bro.
I'm just trying to work out how to wire in two LED spots but will use a plug and not wire them into the mains. I am going to connect the spots in a circuit with one wire going to the switch. The cable I've bought has no earth. It's a metal switch. Is it necessary to have an earth? The cable that will go from the light switch to the plug also has just the live and neutral wires. Is it ok to do it all with no earths, especially considering I'm using a metal switch and a metal box?
Hey SparkyDave,
How do I add a plug base for an exhaust fan to an IXL Tastic.
thank you very much mate legend!
hi . After you connect the red hot wire to the middle or C terminal on the switch , do you have to connect the red wire from the light socket only into the number 1 terminal or can it go into the number 1 terminal or either one ?
thank you so much for this
Thanks Dave great video. Just asking my place has the wires out of the wall, how do I test which wire goes to the light and which one goes back to the switchboard? Thanks
Good man - great info Thanx.
Hi Dave, our single gang switches have just 1 white and one red cable connected to them. In one room, the red cable goes to socket 1 but in the second room it goes to the C socket. Which version is correct?
Thanks for this bro! Saved my arse
Great one mate
Thanks, very helpful. Is it the same process for 1200mm fluro?
Very helpful,thanks
Good video - 26th Nov 22 - Melbourne - converting garage light to auto
good job mate
Thanks mate helped alot.
What is loop used for? Should I not worry about it? Thanks.
Pretty straight forward.ta mate
Hi Dave, thanks for this. To add another batten light to the circuit, would you just feed from the first batten crimping wires into the same terminals?
perfect, thank you!
Perfect explained
You do great vids mate, my father in law was a sparky too, and he left the house wired but never finished (30years) he only has one cable coming into the light switch, why do you think that is? I’d love to send you some pics or vid of what’s left..
Great vids mate so helpful, keep it up
Cool. thanks
Would love to see a demo for wiring in home automation switch modules, e.g. Shelly switch modules.
Thank you. To the point. Is this the same for Australia?
is it safe to twist the copper wires if you set-up a power line for the switch?
Hey Sparkydave nice straight forward video mate, thanks for sharing. If you wanted to run a second, third, etc light/s that are to all turn on at the same time from the same switch, would you just connect another red, black, green wire into the same spots on the first batten fitting and on to the next light and then repeat for the third light, or is there a better way?. Cheers Andy
Bang on. That way you have no more than 2 sets of wires at each fitting.
Very good thank you
This is gold 👍
Thanks bro
Nice
Easy
Awesome accent
Thanks
Hey Dave, just a question in regards to video, assuming youve opened the light switch and replacing with something alot newer, how would one determine which wire is going to the switchboard and which is going to the light, cheers
Before removing the wires from the old switch either a) look at and remember which wires go to common and 1 and loop, or b) remove each wire one at a time from the old switch and install into the new switch. ie remove the common from the old switch and install into the new THEN same with each other wire one at a time.
The switchboard wire is always live. Regardless of whether the switch is on or off. Best way to test is with a multimeter, flick your switch off and on while testing which one remains active
Great idea
Can this cable size supply the 3:1 lamp heaters and fan combo. The heat bulbs are 275 watts each * 2 off
Hey mate, with this entire new circuit, does this have to come off an entirely new CB?
@@MrMagoo-vt8cu haha I meant circuit breaker, but thanks 😄🤙
Brilliant!!
Hey Dave, to switch on my light, i have to flick the switch up. is there a way to reverse it? i could turn it 180 degrees but the red marker will be facing the wrong way and would annoy the crap out of me.
Reverse the feed wire with the traveller wire
Your legend mate
Great videos, can you do one with multiple lights to 2/3 gang switch cheers
When will you be able to show us how to install a ceiling fan..that is one you havent done...great video!!
thanks dave
Hi,mate, can you use cable that has the current coloured wires.
Hey there man, I just had an question on the thing you pointed out since I just started an VET course to become an electrician,
I was just wondering if it matters where you put the red part in the light switch, because we had an practice session and I couldn't understand what I did wrong.
Also, does the one connected to the power have to be in control and the one connected to the light bulb have to be in 1 or 2, And if not, would it still work if I were to put the red wire from the light bulb to the control and the red wire from the power to 1 or 2, would this way still work ?
I also don't understand where the common, 1 or 2 is within the light switch since it wasn't pointed out in the material we use in the course. can you please give me any tips on these or any other ways to try and make it easier for me?
Sorry for wasting up a bit of your time but I appreciate you trynna help us rookies, much love ❤
Very good I fix my light too...can u upload how to fix pulling light for attic...& floor LED lights like in the kitchen plz
so what about a second light bulb? can it be wired in series to the first?
What wire goes on the other unused hole opposite to the green on the light mount?
Hi Dave how would you wire 3 separate rooms (lighting circuit) on the one circuit? Cheers
Best of luck hemi
You'll need a three-way switch
Hi Dave, I am in australia. Can I look at your video. Or two country with different standard.
In the US light sockets wired in thread of light bulb is neutral button on the bottom is live brass screw live silver screw neutral consult with codes before doing electrical work
Thanks 👍 🙏
good my lovely brother👍
brilliant
Awesome
Youre here in auckland, mate?
There is only a single red and black behind my switch.
Loads of cables behind the ceiling battens. It seems the mains power daisy chains in a channel cut into the cement ceiling.
hey bro can you make a video showing how to wire a socket for an LED downlight that comes with plug?
Yeap defo, keep an eye out
Hey bro, in my holder I have 5 cables, green black, red and white one and a red one again( lite one) you can help me? Where I can put the white one?
Hire an electrician
thanks
thanks, not qualified yet, but if i do or do not try to hardwire a fluoro in the garage 🤐 at least i know how to do it propperly
Hey Dave, for a plastic light with no earth terminal, what is the best thing to do with the earth wire at the light?
Just terminate it with a clip or tape
Good on ya mate
Thank you for sharing. In Australia I would have to pay someone at least $150 to do this. They'll try to scare you off. :)
Nice
You and your hands know this well.
Just a question why do u use light wire instead of switch wire
Hey bro where r u from
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Legend
What happens if you put the red wire from the switchboard into the #1 and the other red wire to the light into the common by mistake
Nothing at all it will still work.
On will be off, off will be on
How would I plug it into a 240v wall socket?
@@MrMagoo-vt8cu ok thanks smart ass
I followed like this but fuse gone . Why?
I thought Australia wire is red black green stranded wire about 2.5mm
what a voice
Hi Dave it's my first week as an electrical apprentice and I'm finding my self very curious and knowing how all this is done
what about now
@@krkmjr8429 I got fired lol 🤣😅🤣😅🤣
@@Jean-bj5md damn bro it's fine tho there is more jobs
@@Jean-bj5md lol - what happened?
It's newzealand or australia
New Zealand, cuz. American videos are muy confusing. Weird screws and exposed earth wires and colours which make no sense whatsoever. Throw in an inch for good measure.
Though inches and feet are an insane way of measuring anything except sandwiches
I Sorry meant number 2 terminal or either one
Why you not turn on the light 😮
Is that Keith Richards?
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