Bad light switch

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rmax

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I couldn't figure out which forum to post in....

I've got an LED fixture that has a bad on/off switch. This light will always be connected to a timer so to make it easy,

I'm thinking about removing the protective housing > removing the switch and hard-wiring the light to always on. It should be easy.

Any reason why this is a bad idea?
 
GBAUTO

GBAUTO

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Yes, that should be fine.
Just make sure that the timer cuts the line circuit with voltage, not the neutral wire.
 
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rmax

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GBAUTO said:
Yes, that should be fine.
Just make sure that the timer cuts the line circuit with voltage, not the neutral wire.
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Please rephrase?

More specifically I'll cut off the switch leaving bare wires > I'll twist the two wires together so the switch is always on > cover the now new switch hole with tape.

Good plan?

Should I post pictures?
 
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rmax

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It's not you, it's me. :)

The light wasn't firing so I'd jiggle the cord at the fixture or flip the switch on/off a couple of times and the light would fire.

Today the fixture didn't fire. I inspected the fixture closely and gently tapped all around the switch area until tapping right on the switch. At that point the light came on. So I really think the switch is bad.

What I plan on doing is popping the switch out and tying the wires that go to that switch together into permanent on.
 

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1212ham

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rmax said:
It's not you, it's me. :)

The light wasn't firing so I'd jiggle the cord at the fixture or flip the switch on/off a couple of times and the light would fire.

Today the fixture didn't fire. I inspected the fixture closely and gently tapped all around the switch area until tapping right on the switch. At that point the light came on. So I really think the switch is bad.

What I plan on doing is popping the switch out and tying the wires that go to that switch together into permanent on.
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Try operating the switch a couple times and remove, then reconnect the power cord. No warranty?
 
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rmax

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1212ham said:
Try operating the switch a couple times and remove, then reconnect the power cord. No warranty?
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Long story short I bought light from AMZN. Light looked used. AMZN refunded and said 'keep the light'. No warranty.

The light was working fine using just the timer. The other day I was checking on the plants and the light wasn't on. So I inspected carefully. The plants deserve stable lighting cycles.
 
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