can i spur off a fused switch

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I am trying :confused: to work out the best way of connecting some low voltage downlighters to the mains for the kitchen cupboards, i have a fused switch which in on the main ring ( 1 wire in and 1 out ) ready to be connected to a hob fan and was wondering whether i can still spur off this to supply a switch under the cupboards for the lights. There will then be - main ring in, main ring out, spur (to lights) on the feed in, and then the hob on the fused switched side. Is this ok.
Also what cable should i use to connect the lights (2.5mm from the spur to the switch, then transformer joined to the switch, then whats best to connect to the lights).

Thanks

Sorry if anything is confusing that just me ;)

BTW lights are 5x 20w L/V downlighters with 105w transformer.
 
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from what you are saying you wnat top spur off a spur, the answer to that is NO.

Why not "break into the ring and put a switched spur onto the ring?

cable to spur shopuld be 2.5mm t & e after spur it depneds on size of fuse, but 1.mm t & e to your lv transformer is fine
 
the fused switch is a break in the mains, so does the hob fan already count as a spur?? eg. say i used a single socket instead of the fused switch and plugged in the hob fan i believe i am still able to spur from the socket ( using it as a juction box, can i not do the same with a fused switch :?:
 
anymore thoughts on the above.....or should i just connect a socket instead of the fused switch and plug the cooker hood in, and spur off the socket for the lights??? :confused:
 
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