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How do I wire a home switch with the power running through and a leg for a light?
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∙ 14y ago
This is quite simple, and there is probably a diagram with the switch. Turn off the power at the main breaker panel. There is a cable with black (H=Hot, white (N=Neutral) and green (G=Ground) wires coming into the box to supply the power, and a similar cable going to the light. Connect the two G wires together and connect them also to the G (green) terminal on the switch (if it has one, it may not) and to the ground terminal on the box (if it has one, it may not). Use a wire nut to tie all the green wires together. Connect the two N wires with a wirenut. The switch has two terminals. Connect one of the hot wires to each.
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If you get any detailed "how to do it" answer here, you might attempt to do something you shouldn't be doing, and that may cost someone a shock, a home fire, or their life. <><><>
As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power
at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND
always use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes
(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)
to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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What is on off switch?
Say it is a power circuit, a light bulb is bright from the battery, flowing through the wires and the light bulb. There is a switch controling the power that goes through, so if you switched the off switch off, the power will no longer be flowing through(the light bulb wouldn't be bright any longer). Say it is a power circuit, a light bulb is bright from the battery, flowing through the wires and the light bulb. There is a switch controling the power that goes through, so if you switched the off switch off, the power will no longer be flowing through(the light bulb wouldn't be bright any longer).
Can you power a light switch power to switch then to light from a switch beside the one you want hot the switch that you want to take power from has the white as hot switch after light?
I can not understand your question.
What gives a switch the power to turn light on and off?
The switch its self has no power. When you flip the switch it connects the circuit allowing electricity to flow through to the light bulb. The lightbulb works by creating resistance(the filment) which gives off energy in the form of heat and light. So what gives it power is you :).
Can you extend power through a 3 wire switch leg for a half switched outlet to a new switch for a new light?
Yes
Tiburon neutral safety switch works intermittently fix?
If the neutral safety switch is only working intermittently, some of the screws may be loose or the switch may have gone out of alignment. You can use a 12-volt test light to check the switch. If there isn't any power running through the wiring, you will need to replace the switch.
What is the problem on your 95 rodeo if there is power to the brake light switch and switch works but will not light any brake light?
Power is being interrupted; the turn signal switch is a power juction see if the power is flowing thru it.
Can same switch box be provided for power and lighting in a house?
Yes this is done all the time in house wiring. The power source is brought to a light switch's junction box. The source for the light is taken through the switch to turn the light off and on. The same source feeder is then taken to receptacle junction boxes to power devices that have to be plugged in.
What happened when you switch on a light?
The switch completes the circuit, it is no longer interrupted, thus creating electrical current through the switch area. A power grid is just a giant circuit with many resistors and switches. The switch is an interrupting device in which the power of a grid flow by a certain area instead of through it.
How can you determine if a light switch is bad or if the wires running to the switch are bad?
take the switch off and wire a plug right to it and plug something in that should tell you if they are live but kill the power in that room first in the basement
Is it normal for tester to show hot on a light switch with it in the off position and no power going to the light it controls?
Yes. Even with no power to the light, there is still power to the switch. To power off the switch you usually need to open a circuit breaker.
What is an example of a circuit?
A connection from a power source, through a load and a return back to the power source. <><><> An example: electricity is supplied to the light switch on the wall through an insulated copper wire, even though the switch is in the off position electricity is present. There is another insulated copper wire going to the light bulb. When you flip the switch the circuit is completed and the light bulb comes on.
What happens when a switch circuit is opened?
When a switch is closed the path through the circuit is continuous.
