quick help with wiring

blizzie420

blizzie420

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Hey hey. So I am trying to wire up my lights and bought a 9 ft grounded extension cord (the replacement kind) and need to get it wired up but the fixture doesn't have a ground wire. Is using the grounded cord pointless or am I missing something?? :?
 
Johnboh

Johnboh

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blizzie420 said:
Hey hey. So I am trying to wire up my lights and bought a 9 ft grounded extension cord (the replacement kind) and need to get it wired up but the fixture doesn't have a ground wire. Is using the grounded cord pointless or am I missing something?? :?
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thats ok. if there isnt a ground wire on the fixture you will be fine. look to see if there is any bare metal on the housing that you could wrap the ground cable too.

just make sure you test it out, and stay home for a while. check the cord for to much heat, if the cord is warm/hot something might be wrong or its overloaded
 
High Time 420

High Time 420

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Johnboh said:
thats ok. if there isnt a ground wire on the fixture you will be fine. look to see if there is any bare metal on the housing that you could wrap the ground cable too.

just make sure you test it out, and stay home for a while. check the cord for to much heat, if the cord is warm/hot something might be wrong or its overloaded
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Follow his advise, spot on.
 
brimon

brimon

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normally if the fixture does not have a ground wire then there is no need to ground it, but it is always a good idea to do it yourself. just screw a metal screw into the fixture and wrap ground wire around it, just like Johnboh said.
 
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