Blueshark
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My son just moved into an older house that has a few low voltage ceiling light fixtures. As agreed, the previous owner kept one of the lights. My son didn’t get a chance to see how the light was connected to the GE RR7 relay installed in the connection box. He was able to replace the light connected to another low voltage relay since the original light was still there, but, is having problems with the RR7 relay to which no light was connected. The two relays seem different.
The attached picture shows the 120v/ac wires (black and white wires), the GE RR7 relay that has a black wire connecting it to the 120v black wire, and a single (smaller) black wire coming out of the ceiling connection box.
Using a test light bulb, socket and wires, we tried many different connections but were never able to get the light to turn on and off, using the wall low voltage switch. During one test, my son heard a low “pouf†sound coming out of the RR7 relay. I have the bad feeling that we have blown the RR7 relay. From what I have found on the Internet, they are difficult to find and are expensive.
I have searched this forum but can’t find any similar problem discussed. Would anyone have any idea on how to connect a light to this GE RR7 relay and where to buy them in Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Thanks for your help!
The attached picture shows the 120v/ac wires (black and white wires), the GE RR7 relay that has a black wire connecting it to the 120v black wire, and a single (smaller) black wire coming out of the ceiling connection box.
Using a test light bulb, socket and wires, we tried many different connections but were never able to get the light to turn on and off, using the wall low voltage switch. During one test, my son heard a low “pouf†sound coming out of the RR7 relay. I have the bad feeling that we have blown the RR7 relay. From what I have found on the Internet, they are difficult to find and are expensive.
I have searched this forum but can’t find any similar problem discussed. Would anyone have any idea on how to connect a light to this GE RR7 relay and where to buy them in Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Thanks for your help!