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Posted by TKM on March 24, 2007, 8:44 am
That's a good suggestion. That connection carries low voltage but high
current power and must be tight. If the wire is a solid conductor, also
look for a broken wire inside the insulation. Single wires are more brittle
than stranded and a break is not always apparent.
TKM
> You're certainly on the right track. The logical point of the open circuit
> would be at the connector between the transformer and the track rails.
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>>A friend's situation is his Track lighting, in a hallway with switches at
>>each end, has stopped working....
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>> Historically only one wall switch worked since moving into the house and
>> only when the opposite end wall switch was in a specific position.
>> Recently a guest flipped the wall switch and the Track lighting no longer
>> works from either end in any combination of positions.
>>
>> I corrected the misconnected 3 wire cable between the wall switches. One
>> switch had the 2 "travelers " reversed.
>>
>> With the track lighting transformer disconnected at the ceiling junction
>> box, the wall switches now operated properly, applying power to the
>> disconnected wires.
>>
>> With track lighting transformer reconnected to both the track and ceiling
>> box power source, the track lights didn't work..
>>
>> A voltage check at the transformer output confirmed the 12 volt ac but no
>> voltage at any track lights. Light bulbs checked good when removed. Since
>> logic indicates a lack of electrical connection at the 2 conductor bus,
>> contact points were cleaned up but to no avail.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated as I'm lost <G>. Thanks, Dick
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