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Basic electrical question?
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:36 am
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:36 am
Installing a new fluorescent shop light. Got the black and white wires matched and nutted up. What should I hook the ground wire to? The main wiring simply protrudes thru a hole in the ceiling. should I screw the ground wire to the fixture or just let it hang loose? Will it hurt if the neutral wire touches the new fixture?
Looks like that's how it was originally installed, but I'm not sure if that's correct.
TIA
Looks like that's how it was originally installed, but I'm not sure if that's correct.
TIA
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Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:39 am to tigerinthebueche
Should mount to a green screw on the ceiling box I believe
ETA: I'm a far cry from an electrician
ETA: I'm a far cry from an electrician
This post was edited on 9/10/17 at 11:40 am
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:40 am to bootlegger
There is no box. Wires come strait thru the Sheetrock.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:40 am to tigerinthebueche
the fixture should have a green screw on it for the ground.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:41 am to tigerinthebueche
Ah, ok. One of the others will be here shortly to learn us something.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:48 am to bootlegger
I guess what I'm really wondering is can I attach the ground wire to the fixture itself?
A green screw came with the new light, but it was in a packet, not attached to anything thus my question
A green screw came with the new light, but it was in a packet, not attached to anything thus my question
This post was edited on 9/10/17 at 11:50 am
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:50 am to tigerinthebueche
Yes, bare ground goes directly to fixture.
Eta, and no, the neutral cannot touch the bare fixture. Neutral is a current-carrying conductor.
Eta, and no, the neutral cannot touch the bare fixture. Neutral is a current-carrying conductor.
This post was edited on 9/10/17 at 11:52 am
Posted on 9/10/17 at 11:50 am to rustyjohnson
Thanks guys.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 2:09 pm to tigerinthebueche
black is hot=power side and white and copper are common grounds connected to the same ground in electrical panel so you "can" leave the green ground disconnected as most people do, or tie it in with the bare copper wire or if you don't have one, then tie it in with the white wire.
on a side note, why in the world are you even wasting your time installing a florescent light, just put up an LED light and never need to change a bulb again
on a side note, why in the world are you even wasting your time installing a florescent light, just put up an LED light and never need to change a bulb again
This post was edited on 9/10/17 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 9/10/17 at 2:52 pm to keakar
The bare ground is a safety feature, there is a place on the fixture to attach it with that green screw. The white wire becomes "hot" while the circuit is in use and cannot be treated like the bare ground conductor.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 3:17 pm to keakar
Honesty, I never even thought about LED. .
I just wired the ground to the fixture itself. Guess that's ok, right?
I just wired the ground to the fixture itself. Guess that's ok, right?
Posted on 9/11/17 at 4:49 am to tigerinthebueche
Yes, you are good.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 10:39 am to fishfighter
I just removed the ballast in my fixtures, rewired them and turned them into LED fixtures. They work great.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 10:39 am to tigerinthebueche
Is your neutral (white) wire bare where it would be touching the fixture? If not, it shouldn't matter.
As for the ground wire, if the light came to a small green tinted screw, then there is likely a hole near where the other wires on the fixture originate to attach that screw.
As for the ground wire, if the light came to a small green tinted screw, then there is likely a hole near where the other wires on the fixture originate to attach that screw.
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