3 Batten Lights, 1 Switch

[rustylad]

Hello there.

I was looking through some posts here and it seems like there's some helpful people so I thought I'd ask my own question.

I want to put 3 batten lights up in my garage, all to be powered by one light switch by the door. I'ts been a long time since I studied electrics at college so I wanted to check if my wiring plans were correct.

Here's a diagram I whipped up:



Would it work? Is there a better/more efficient way to wire it up?

Many thanks

Ryan

[Someone-Else]

Yes it will work, but a waste of cable.

If you really want 3 batten holders, wire the first one as per your drawing, then loop the 2nd one from the first one, and then loop the third one from the 2nd one.

It may also be that you have "forgotten" more than you think. You have drawn florescent lights and called them battens.
You should also supply them from a 6A MCB



Above is a batten holder




Above is a florescent

[rustylad]

@someone-else

Thanks for your reply. I was just going off the names on Screwfix as that's where I bought the gear from. http://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-li ... cat3640003

Many thanks

Ryan

Edit:

To clarify, is this what you meant?



Edit 2:

On second thoughts, no that doesn't look right.

[Someone-Else]

But it is right, although it may be easier to loop in and out the same end of the light.

[big-all]

have you thought about area lighting ??
as in two or three switches allowing one two or three light in use

[rustylad]

@someone-else

So those connector blocks for the neutrals are in the right places? I didn't think lights 1 & 2 would work because there's nothing in their neutral terminals.

@big-all

The garage isn't really big enough to worry about that. Besides, how many more questions do you think I'd have if you threw more switches into the mix?

Many thanks

Ryan

[Someone-Else]

I figured you would be using the choc blocs in the lights, guess I figured wrong.

You loop in and out of each lights connections. The only "extra" choc bloc needed is at the switch.

[rustylad]

@someone-else

Thanks for the help.

[OnlyMe]

Yes it will work, but a waste of cable.

If you really want 3 batten holders, wire the first one as per your drawing, then loop the 2nd one from the first one, and then loop the third one from the 2nd one.

It may also be that you have "forgotten" more than you think. You have drawn florescent lights and called them battens.
You should also supply them from a 6A MCB



Above is a batten holder




Above is a florescent

The correct name for a fluorescent is actually "batten holder".