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Ikea light fixture no earth

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  • 08-06-2019 5:26pm
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    awec
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    Hi all,

    Have a new Ikea light fixture. It feels like it’s made from metal.

    There’s an earth cable where I’ll be mounting it, but I don’t see an earth connection on the fitting and there’s no mention of earth in the manual.

    The live and neutral cables enter the fixture via rubber tubing, and are connected inside a plastic box if this makes any difference.

    Do I just tape up the end of the earth wire and tuck it away?

    Cheers!


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    Randyleprechaun
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    There may be a terminal some where to connect the earth to.

    Can you post pictures.


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    awec
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    This is the inside, the insulated cable you can see goes to the plastic box that has the live and neutral connection.


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    It's probably Class II.


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    As a rule IKEA know what they are at. If the instruction manual does not show an earth I would doubt that it is required. Just because a light has a conductive metal part does not mean that an earth is always required.


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