This question is slightly off the usual for this list (although there *are* safety implications), but I am hoping that EU list members can answer it.
When installing hanging overhead light fixtures to a junction box in the ceiling, there is a "canopy" or bezel that fits against the ceiling and covers the junction box - both for safety and for appearances. My wife has noted that fixtures made in the USA or in Asia, have canopies that adequately cover the junction box opening. However, lighting fixtures made in the EU (usually Germany) have smaller diameter canopies which make fully covering the US junction boxes difficult, although possible. She conjectured that the European junction boxes must be smaller than the typical US boxes, which are commonly 4 inches square (that's about 10.1 cm square). What might be the typical size of European electrical wiring junction boxes? Jack Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E. 65 Crandon Way Rochester, NY 14618 Tel: 585 442 3909 Fax: 585 442 2182 [email protected]
