Obviously there is a direct short to earth here...the fault could be in the plug itself or the lamp units....maybe the plug isn't wired to the correct colour code? However, I get a lot of problems where the cable has been allowed to drag along the road, wearing the insulation through, so check that carefully.
John
July 2009
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