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I chased 2x 3A cables into the wall when I had my re-plastering done, with the view to installing LED strips (1 & 1.5m long). now it seems I really didn't think about the electrical layout well at all as the only way to do it with one switch operating both is by wiring them in series, and when doing so they emit virtual NO light. Now I knew there'd be a voltage drop in theory, but didn't know the effect would be that pronounced!
weirdly I did much the same before and it worked ok so I think cable length / selection could be a factor.
I need to school myself on 'lectrics it seems.
CSB edit: thinking about it 2 switches will solve everything.