I need to know how to join the wires of 3 florescent light strips together and join that to an exten

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I need to know how to join the wires of 3 florescent light strips together and join that to an extension cord.home theatre

this is not hard. 1 take the knockouts out of the end of the lights that are going against each other and where the cord will go. 2 mount the lights using a nipple or connector between the lights to keep the sharp edges away from the wires. 3 cut the female end off the extension cord and push into the lights. pull it long enough to reach the ground screw.

4 strip the outside insulation of the cord completely inside the fixture. strip the green wire and wrap it around the ground screw. if you install the connectors tight between the lights they will bond the other lights, if not you need to install a ground between the fixtures attached to the green ground screw. 5 if the ballast in the fixtures are electronic, then the extension cord wire is fine for the next step, if the ballast are the older magnetic type you will need thhn type wire. the magnetic ballast put off alot of heat and will melt the cord or romex. pull a black and white wire thru the lights and wire nut to each ballast and the cord at the end of the lights.

6 install covers and bulbs and plug it in.

make sure the bulb type matches the ballast or they will not last long. a t8 bulb fits in a t12 fixture, and visa-versa, but it will stress the bulb and ballast and they will fail. common costly mistake. be safe and good luck

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