white pendant light fixture How to Install a Light Fixture With Two Lead Wires

Each lamp socket in the fixture has its own black lead and White neutral wire.According to the manufacturer of the lamps, the leads can be connected to the wire connectors of a single lead, or the leads of each outlet remain loose.If you have never installed a light fixture before, these extra wires can cause some confusion, especially since there is a black hotline in the electric box under normal circumstances.Understanding how to connect these leads will simplify the installation of the fixture.Turn off the power of the lighting circuit by turning off its circuit breaker or removing the fuse.Place the non-contact voltage tester next to the light switch and black line in the installation position of the lamp.If you turn off the correct circuit breaker, the tester will not flash or alert.Attach the fixture mounting tape to the fixture electric box with the fixture belt mounting screw attached to the fixture.The belt is about 1 inch wide and about 4 inch long.Rotate the bare copper wire on the electrical box of the lamp around the green screw located on one side of the strap.Twist the ends of the two lamp leads together.By screwing the wire connector to the end of the wire and the hot wire, connect the wire from the fixture to the black hot wire in the electric box.Repeat these connections with two white neutral lines in the fixture and White neutral lines in the pencil case.Look for thin copper rope attached to the back of the fixture.Wrap the end of this rope around the green screw on the strap.Tighten this green mounting strap screw.Place the fixed base against the ceiling or wall.Fix the fixture on the mounting belt using the fixture mounting screw.Install the bulb in the fixed socket.Install the lampshade and fix it on the side of the base with thumb screws or finial in the center of the lampshade.Restore the power of the circuit by replacing the fuse or opening the circuit breaker.