simple wireing help

[Predator]

Hi guys wondering if anyone can help,im going to put a light socket in my viv,the plugs is obviously wired as earth,neutreal and live.however ive been told i only need to use the live and neutreal on the light socket itself.its like a normal light socket that will screw in the wooden vivs roof.and it says loop on it or somthing,can anyone help me with this please

[_simon_]

What do you need help with exactly? It doesn't matter which terminals you connect the wires to on the light socket and just chop the earth off both ends so that it's not connected to anything.

[Predator]

well im changeing vivs over,so i need to use a different light socket,as the one in my glass viv screws into the lid,the light socket for this one only has 2 terminals,and the earth is chopped off as you said in the plug and socket,however the new socket i bought will have to be screwed into the roof of the wooden viv,however this socket has 3 terminals,do i still not use the earth in this new socket or do i need to saying as it has 3 terminals

[_simon_]

As far as I'm aware you still only need live and neutral. Why it's got 3 terminals I don't know.

[Predator]

i have no idea it says loop on it?

[Meko]

if its got 3 terminals and you've chopped the earth off at the plug and socket end, either just use the live and neutral or strip the cable back and use all 3 cables, or nip out and buy ome 3 core cable.

[Dan Bristow]

it says loop as thats for when you put them up in houses and have other lights fed from the same mcb/fuse.anyway,just chop the earth off(if your using a metal reflector though the earth will need to be connected to that) and wire the blue to the N terminal and the brown to the L terminal. ensure the plug is correctly fused for the cable thickness. dan

[Predator]

okay thankyou for all your help guys