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Wiring Multiple Lights

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Wiring Multiple Lights. At the beginning of the circuit the hot source is connected to the common terminal on sw1. Wiring lights in series results in the supply or source voltage being divided up among all the connected lights with the total voltage across the entire circuit being equal to the supply voltage.

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Two 2 wire cables run between each light fixture after that and 3 wire cable runs from the last light to sw2. Wiring lights in series results in the supply or source voltage being divided up among all the connected lights with the total voltage across the entire circuit being equal to the supply voltage. This would be a two wire cable black white ground take the black wire and connect it to one screw on the switch and connect the ground wire to a screw inside the electrical switch box mounted to the wall.

The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures.

If you are not looking for information about wiring lights in series but rather wiring a series of lights together on one circuit the way the lights are connected is a parallel arrangement and not series. Get all your tools and equipment to hand you will need pliers flathead. The l line also known as live or phase is connected to the first lamp and other lamps are connected through middle wire and the last one wire as n neutral connected to the supply voltage then. What i want to do is have both lights work off the same switch.

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