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I can architect the worlds most complicated telecommunications systems but when it comes to home electrical work I am admittedly a COMPLETE moron.

So here is my question:

I have an existing light fixture in the basement. I know I can tap into it with 14/2 romex, go black/black, white/white, copper/copper, and run a line to a new fixture, so I would then have 2 lights on the same switch.

To add a 3rd light, would I just do the same from the new 2nd light? Or do I add any more lights off the existing light?

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Told you I am an electrical moron!

All of the lights will be low wattage LED so I am not worried about additional load on the circuit.

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Either one will work.


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See! you're not such a Moron........


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A "clothesline" will be easier than having a "spider" coming out of the first fixture.


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Originally Posted by curdog4570
just keep on keeping on. Black to brass, white to bright.


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Originally Posted by ironbender
A "clothesline" will be easier than having a "spider" coming out of the first fixture.


This.

You can only add so many wires to a connection before they just won't all fit inside their respective wire nuts without adding pigtails.

Doing the chain method is the simplest way for your skill level.


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Run them in parallel so that when one bulb burns out the others will continue to work. If you run the in series when one bulb burns out, they all go out and you can't tell which is the bad bulb.

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Originally Posted by KC

Run them in parallel so that when one bulb burns out the others will continue to work. If you run the in series when one bulb burns out, they all go out and you can't tell which is the bad bulb.

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Black to black and white to white with the romex IS parallel.


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Originally Posted by KC

Run them in parallel so that when one bulb burns out the others will continue to work. If you run the in series when one bulb burns out, they all go out and you can't tell which is the bad bulb.

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Originally Posted by acooper1983
Originally Posted by KC

Run them in parallel so that when one bulb burns out the others will continue to work. If you run the in series when one bulb burns out, they all go out and you can't tell which is the bad bulb.

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Originally Posted by KC

Run them in parallel so that when one bulb burns out the others will continue to work. If you run the in series when one bulb burns out, they all go out and you can't tell which is the bad bulb.

KC



But maybe he wants 'brown' light? crazy


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I quit doing that chit years ago. I have an electrician buddy that comes over, does what I want done, we share a beer, and he leaves. Simplest way.


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Telecom huh (me too)

OK -

Just keep extending the circuit like you have been but keep in mind 14 ga is only good for 15 amps. The "best practice" today is to keep lights and outlets separated so if you pop a fuse your not walking around in the dark. I.E. - I would not recommend putting power outlets before or after the light switch on the circuit.

lights always go in parrellel vs. series - so you have it right. If you get stuck and have questions PM me.

The Home Depot book on wiring is pretty good, look for it next to the electrical hand tool by where the conduit rack is. They were going to stop publishing them, so I'm not sure if they still have them.

BTW - what ever you do, don't hire KC for the job. Sounds like he had a bad episode with a string of Christmas lights when he was young smile.


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if your breaker is 20 amp use 12 gauge. if its 15 use 14. electrical work isn't rocket surgery but attention to basic details is key. things like proper termination, tight connections, etc are extemely important. loose connections build heat and this causes scale to build up in connections causing load to go up and things to burn.


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Some of y'all would have benefited from working with the old "Baldwin knob" electrical systems used prior to Romax cable.

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my old house was knob and tube with a fuse box and balloon construction with the wiring all run here and there through the walls with blown in old insulation. now that there was some scary schit.


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