Re: Basic wiring question


"Brandon Anderson" <bdanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Think about this for a second. Put a lamp in and test to make sue the
> green is ground (you should get inf ohms between it and the other
> two). Once that's done, it doesn't matter. A lamp is passive, it
> just conducts, so as long as it is between the hot and neutral, it
> doesn't care what color the wire is. Since the wireing is an old
> standard, there's little point in trying to comply with it.

Correct practice is to connect neutral to the outer metal contact portion of
the socket, with hot to the button. This is true on all screw base sockets
as well as all pre-focus. Polarity is irrelevant on a 2 pin socket.

It is possible to accidentally touch the flanges on a med-prefocus lamp
while inserting. Should the outer ring be hot, you can get electrocuted
should your hand/arm come in simultaneous contact with the fixture housing.

SB


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