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New light with 7x 12V G4max 20W bulbs, replacing standard fitting/bulb

Posted by Mark Ryall, on
New light with 7x 12V G4max 20W bulbs, replacing standard fitting/bulb, trips electrics for upstairs light ring - not all power. upstairs light ring on 5A. ???

Les Ward

Hi Mark, if the circuit breaker trips straight away you probably have a short circuit in the connections to your new fitting. If the circuit trips after a while the circuit may be overloaded. If you add up the wattage of all the lamps in this circuit and devide this value by 230 you will have the current in the circuit (when all the lights are on) in Amps

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