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  • Aug 2, 2010, 08:32 AM
    citygers
    How to fight a ceiling light
    I am trying to replace a light fitting but when I switch on the electric the circuit breaker cuts out the light switches, I have connected everything as the instructions say what am I doing wrong,

    2 black wires (existing) to 5 blue wires (new light)
    2 red wires to 5 brown wires
    2 earth wires to 1 earth wire
  • Aug 2, 2010, 03:44 PM
    Stratmando

    The Brown is live and cannot be switched to the Blue wire.
    The fixture should have a blue and whichever wire is coming off switch.
    I think you are switching live to your return.
    Does Breaker trip when switches are off?

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