Problem with outside lights

[SparkyScott]

Hey guys I was just wondering if you could help me out please,I installed 2 outside lights eurolux FS96 floodlights about 2 months ago and been working fine.Yesterday the power was off most of the day,when they were suppose to come on the lamps started flickering and only 1 came on,tonight there doing the same one flickers and the other one doesn't do a thing.I checked the voltage and it was 183v at the light fitting then I checked the power at the mains and it was 189V,the sockets were 180v.do you think the power could be affecting the lights?

Scott

[bergie]

190 volts is very low. better get eskom in there quick before your appliances fry.

[AndyD]

Wow, 180v at the sockets! I'm surprised anything electronic is working in that house. I would test the lights on a 220v supply before going any further. Why is the voltage so low? Is the neutral voltage elevated? I would run the usual barrage of tests at the incoming supply and see if the problem is in the house or Eskom.

[SparkyScott]

Morning guys,I checked the sockets this morning and the voltage was 197 and the same at the mains.I never done any other tests but I will do when I get home and I will let you guys know.

[Justloadit]

Just a question -
Is the battery in your meter good?
is your meter reading correctly?
How did you test your meter?

[Dave A]

Power out for most of the day.
Voltage problems there after.
Coincidence? Probably not.

[SparkyScott]

The municipality came out this morning and they said the clips on the mains cable in the street weren't on correctly and it was a new cable that was installed a few weeks back.there is now 210v at the mains and the outside lights are working.
The tester is brand new and so are the batteries

Scott

[AndyD]

Well 210volts is still a little on the low side but a step in the right direction from being in the 180's range. Might be worth putting the installation under a decent load and rechecking the DB supply voltage and neutral-earth voltage etc. Glad to hear it's all working again anyway.

[bergie]

at least its not 380 volts. i have seen a few times where city council gets mixed up and then they have to kak en betaal

[MGM]

Well, if you train your artisans over a period of 18 months, module based, this is what happens. Problems.

[shani]

The municipality came out this morning and they said the clips on the mains cable in the street weren't on correctly and it was a new cable that was installed a few weeks back.there is now 210v at the mains and the outside lights are working.
The tester is brand new and so are the batteries

Scott

Glad to hear that.