Hi I have and old vintage chandelier. its made for using indoors but, i want to use is for a dinner party outside for one night under a canopy. the light has five arms and uses 25 watt bulbs. the chandelier is 85 years old and does not have a ground wire. I would like to hook the light up in my house later but, I dont even know what wire is hot or negative. I have installed new fans and light fixtures in my house before with instructions. I like to do creative things . I dont want to harm the light . can anyone help me?? or tell me where to look or read about this. what kind of battery to use ,car battery etc.. at least tell me how to tell which of the yellow clear plastic coated wires is hot . don't want to hook it up and have a major whoops wrong wire?? I have a book on wiring but it dos'nt talk about old vintage lighting . Ive looked at the wiring on each socket of the chandelier and all of the wires are in good shape and secured well to each socket. the light was working and just taken out of a house built in the 1940's was not there to see or mark the wires.. I just looked at the wires and one wire has black small print numbers and letters on it . it feels round and the other has no markings and feels like a ridge or a bump on the plastic. which wire is the hot one ?? my house is old too (1955) and does not have ground wires . it has the metal tube that encloses all my electrical wires in my house. thanks jill

Hi, I am re-doing the kitchen lighting with track lighting. I would like to know the distance from the wall to install the fixture over the sink area. I have a window over the sink. Thanks in advance. Paul