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flickering outdoor lights

  • 17-10-2013 7:52pm
    #1
    homer1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭


    Hi All

    I have installed a few outdoor lights recently, there are 3 different circuits. When I went to turn them on they started to flicker constantly so I turned them off straight away and went to check all the connections. I noticed that the neutral I have used is borrowed from a cable that I had outside for the past year I had intended for Electric Gates and it may have gotten wet. When I turn on any of the lighting circuits the RCD tripped within a minute or less.

    Any help would be great??


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  • #2
    tomdempsey200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭tomdempsey200


    have you borrowed a neutral off an rcd protected circuit then...

    and your phase is off a regular lighting way?

    it'll trip straight away if that's the case


  • #3
    homer1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭homer1982


    tomdempsey200 wrote: »
    have you borrowed a neutral off an rcd protected circuit then...

    and your phase is off a regular lighting way?

    it'll trip straight away if that's the case

    I'll check again in the morning but it looks like I may have borrowed the neutral from the RCD circuit. If this is true I'll let you know.

    Big Thanks


  • #4
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Are they Christmas lights?


  • #5
    homer1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭homer1982


    Yes I borrowed the neutral from the RCD protected circuit, I switch it now and its all working perfectly.

    Thanks lads


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