How To Wire A Fluorescent Light To An Extension Cord

Prepare your light fixture and gather your supplies.

How to wire a fluorescent light to an extension cord. Instead they have a green grounding screw mounted directly onto the fixture. The fluorescent fixture has now been converted to led light. Electric light fixture cords have two distinct indicators flat light fixture cords have two indications that are fairly easy to identify which will reveal how each wire is connected. Remove the female end of the extension cord using wire cutters.

If you use a 2 wire extension cord a multimeter can be used to check when done that the smaller prong on the cord has continuity with the middle of the light socket connection. Now you know why its called female lol step three. Recently moved in to a new workspace with some very funky wiring. If it does then you will need a three wire extension cord with a grounding pin.

Most fluorescent fixtures do not have a grounding wire. Repeat this step for the white or neutral wires. Twist the black or common wire from the cord to the black wire or set of wires on the fixture and secure them with a wire nut. Basically there is a flourescent light installed overhead with a three prong plug.

Insert the led bulb and you got your economical led bulbs. If you use a 3 wire extension cord and connect it matching colors and ground you will be all set. Wrap with electrical tape. Determine the length you want your cord to reach.

Otherwise you can use a two wire cord. Make the wiring connections. Secure with the wire nuts. Strip an inch of insulation from the back and white wires on the fixture and one end of the electrical cable with the electrical pliers.

The female end is the plug in side where another plug is inserted. This will be a bare wire or one coated with green plastic. Direct wire ballast bypass led tubes. Wiring diagram of floursent lamp floursent lamp connections lamp connection floursent wiring wiring diagram electric wiring how to make tube light.

Attach the respective white neutral wires black hot wires and bare ground wires together. That plug goes to a power strip also attached to the ceiling which in turn is connected to an extension cord running to an outlet at the floor. The side of the cord that has lines on one side identify that side as the neutral the neutral wire of a 120 volt circuit is typically the white wire.