Hello there.

Just joined to ask for help with my newly purchased used ceiling light.

There are 5 bulbs on the ligh and 3 wires: one red, one blue, one black. 1 build lights up when I hook the red and the blue wires to the house circuit (old house, no ground). 2 bulbs light up when I hook the black wire to the same spot as the red one. The 3 other bulds light up when I hook the black wire to the same spot as the blue one (picture). How do I get all 5 bulbs to light up together?

Thanks for your insight!

  • manualoverride@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Not an electrician; I’m guessing this is in Europe? Due to the block connectors and and absence of wire nuts. What was the fitting like before? Having a metal light fitting on a circuit with no earth is not safe. An amateur install may result in exposed live metal components. If you don’t have the ability to test this light and figure out which wire is which I’d call an electrician.