recessed lighting in series blows fuse

I have installed three recessed lights in series. I started with the two furthest away from the switch and they worked. I added the first (in series) and final of the three and then the fuse blew. It is a 15A fuse. I removed the first light, replaced the fuse and tried the original two lights again without the first in the series. The fuse blew again. I am not sure why this is happening and wondered if there is an initial surge when using halogen can lights which may cause this. I also tested the light that I removed with a meter and the circuit seems to be complete.

I appreciate any thoughts on what may be going wrong.

thanks in advance.

 

The first thing I would check would be the wiring to see if there is a crossed connection or an obvious short that exists when the bulb is in the holder.

 

Why would you put the lights in series? You need to put them in parallel. In series you'll divide the voltage between the 3 lights, so each will only receive 1/3 of the 110V.

 

Maybe by series he means daisy-chained?