Enlight LED downlight installation

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In my cloakroom the old halogen downlight fizzled out when a pipe leaked, I thought I'd just buy a nice new LED downlight and swap it out, but a few questions have arisen.

The electrician that installed the old halogen light did not connect earth to the light. I looked at the junction box and the other end of the cable is connected to the earth terminal, so I suppose it was a double insulated light and the earth cable is just snipped off and left.

The new LED light I bought has loop in and out, push connectors, as seen here http://db.aurora.co.s3.amazonaws.com/FamilyData/22995/13115/FileUpload/128528.pdf
as there is only one light I presume I need only to connect to the 'inner' L N and E on the block, but I can't find the information for that easily.

So, I think my job is just to strip back the cable to expose the earth wire, sleeve the earth, then connect up L N and E to the "inner" L N E on the light block. If there's more to it I'll just call in a pro.

Cheers
 
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Both earth terminals (and Ls and Ns) will be connected together so it doesn't matter which you use.

Yes, do as you have suggested.
 
You'll have to give the contacts a good push too although they are easy to fit.
 
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Thanks guys (y) job's a good'un, much better then the old light, it's a small room with a sloped ceiling so a wide angled bright beam LED is perfect.
 
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