Making 2 Lights into 3 Lights


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Old 04-18-08, 04:12 PM
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Making 2 Lights into 3 Lights

I am trying to take 2 lights operated from a single switch and install 3 lights operated from a single switch. The old configuration was from the switch to the first light:
white to white and
black to black/red.
From the last light to feed(?) was the same: white to white and black/red to black.

Now that I have 3 lights I copied the first light:
white to white and
black to black/red
and from the last light:
white to white and
black/red to black.

Question: how do I connect the wires from light 1 to light 2 and from light 2 to light 3? Do I connect black to black and red to red and white to white or should it be black/red to black/red joined and white to white?

I've tried both combinations and the lights are on with the switch off and when I turn the switch on then off the breaker kicks. Should the red be capped after the last light?

Thanks.
 
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Old 04-18-08, 04:29 PM
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Where does the power come in? Where does the switch connect in?

This is one possibility of what you have.

 
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Old 04-18-08, 04:55 PM
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I would think that is an accurate depiction of the layout. The switch is on one end of the wall and had wires going to light #1(B/W), then that connected to light # 2 (B/W/R), then there were the wires out (B/W) to what I am assuming to be the power in. So if this is the case, any advice on wiring R/B between the lights? From the diagam - does the red go to the black wire on the light and the black wires connect to each other, but not the light fixtures?
 

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Old 04-19-08, 08:55 AM
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Yes the red is the switched power from the switch and the black is the unswitched power to the switch.
 
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Old 04-19-08, 03:54 PM
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Thanks for your help! All are connected properly now and working great.
 
 

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