I have one recessed light frame which has some broken bits as shown in the pasture, so it fell off the ceiling. I need to replace it but without the light itself. I've checked out with Mitre 10 and J.A. Russell Ltd they don't have the same size.
The cut-out on the ceiling is about 75mm.
The Dimension of my old recessed light frame is
Inside: about 70~71mm
Outside: 85mm
Anyone knows where I can buy this kind of or similar recessed light frame? Thank you.
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cateyes:
Secondly, those downlights might not fit with the existing connectors, so will require to get an electrician to do the job, I guess. That would be too expensive for such a tiny job. I need to double check with this though.
The referenced Downlights have a 240V 3 pin cord on them, Your ones have a 12V transformer and a 12v MR16 Lamp holder lead,
BUT, the 12 v transformer is wired off a 240V cable,
As a home owner you are legally permitted to replace your light fittings, so you are able to remove the transformer and connect the new downlight directly to the 240V cable
you'll just need some of this
wellygary:
cateyes:
Secondly, those downlights might not fit with the existing connectors, so will require to get an electrician to do the job, I guess. That would be too expensive for such a tiny job. I need to double check with this though.
The referenced Downlights have a 240V 3 pin cord on them, Your ones have a 12V transformer and a 12v MR16 Lamp holder lead,
BUT, the 12 v transformer is wired off a 240V cable,
As a home owner you are legally permitted to replace your light fittings, so you are able to remove the transformer and connect the new downlight directly to the 240V cable
you'll just need some of this
Thank you for the info. What is the name of that thing in the picture you gave?
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wellygary:cateyes:Secondly, those downlights might not fit with the existing connectors, so will require to get an electrician to do the job, I guess. That would be too expensive for such a tiny job. I need to double check with this though.
The referenced Downlights have a 240V 3 pin cord on them, Your ones have a 12V transformer and a 12v MR16 Lamp holder lead,
BUT, the 12 v transformer is wired off a 240V cable,
As a home owner you are legally permitted to replace your light fittings, so you are able to remove the transformer and connect the new downlight directly to the 240V cable
you'll just need some of this
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wellygary:
As a home owner you are legally permitted to replace your light fittings, so you are able to remove the transformer and connect the new downlight directly to the 240V cable
you'll just need some of this
No, you need an enclosed junction so that no primary insulation is exposed. If you just leave the chocolate block connector in the roof space that is not how its done.
But better still, get the proper sockets and plug the light in so that when the cheap piece of LED junk fails its a simple swap out. There are smaller ones that will fit thru a MR16 sized hole just fine.
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