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iTrader: (1)

I have just bought a bathroom ceiling radio that needs to be wired into the mains-the unit is from spain by the looks of it and has F and N for it's input, how do I wire it up to our UK wiring
your help would be most appreciated as electricity is not my friend

Cowboi

ok at a guess i'd say n is the netural. but that is a 100% guess.
does it have a plug on it? as you could cut that off and put a standard 3 pin english plug on it.
but i doubt very much that your gonna find a socket on ur bathroom ceiling.

you could run the lead through the ceiling and plug it in the loft or something. you your not ment to have 230 volt sockets in ur bathroom for a reason.

i'd say buy a battery radio or just use a normal one and stick an extention lead under the door. and put the radio in the corner away from the bath / shower.

johnny boy rs

before you do anything mate make sure what power supply is it can handle, we in britain use a 230V system in our houses as you probably know but i know that in spain they use a lower voltage system therefore check with whoever you bought it from that it can be wired straight into the house, otherwise it wont work in the first place or even worse burn out and cause a fire.

If it were up to me i wouldnt have one in my house as steam/condensation rising onto the ceiling will cause it to short out if its not installed properly.

As for the F & N i would say that the N is neutral and the F is your feed in (positive) but dont quote me on this as i would need to see it before i would install it

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iTrader: (1)

Cheers lads-the unit is designed for the UK 230v and is also designed to go into or I should say above the ceiling the speakers then fit like down lighters into the bathroom
F for feed and N for neutral sounds right but I need a definate yes from someone please

Cowboi

looks like your off into the to ig out the fiberglass then to install it.

how do u turn it on if the radio is above the ceiling though?

Lee Reynolds

Cowboi

Remote?

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iTrader: (1)

Lee thats the one I have got do you know how to wire it up please

Lee Reynolds

Id 'imagine' it is as above, F=feed and N=Neutral but wouldnt commit myself to saying do that mate without seeing it

didnt instructions come with it?

St3V3_C

It doesn't really matter if you get it wrong. It will still be right 50 times a second LOL

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iTrader: (1)

yeah but they are shit , it says F and N are power supply and then when you get to the bit about wiring it up it just says feed power to the installation

wayniac

it'll have a transformer built in matey... a bit like the PS2 lead, dont matter which way round it goes.

99.9% sure for you.

get it done

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iTrader: (1)

Cheers -it does say that the red light will flash for a few seconds to let you know it's connected correctly so I reckon you are right

Lee Reynolds

done it?

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iTrader: (1)

Not had time Lee Im gonna try this weekend when Accident and Emergency should be less busy
Cheers though

wayniac

link to the kit you got ???

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iTrader: (1)

http://www.taps4less.com/PP/TV-HIDRA...?ad=GoogleBase

Lee Reynolds

pmsl good thinking

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iTrader: (1)

I have done it Lee works a treat