How to wire a light socket?

[fattail95]

Hi there guys!

 

I have recently purchased these two items below to power a coralife 50 50, and I need to know how to wire them. The power cord has two wires and so does the socket. The question is, which ones go where? Thanks!

 

[GokesReef]

http://tinyurl.com/35gpcdd

 

Seriously, though, I have no idea. The first result seems to answer it, though.

[fattail95]

Does it matter which wires go to which? As you can see on the socket it has two wires, black and white, on the cord it has two wires, does it matter which way I hook them up or can I just put the wires on either way?

[Chutsk10]

I'm pretty sure it is not going to matter which one goes where.

[tundrashaul]

White wire on the socket should go to the ribbed wire on the cord if standard.

 

Your neutral (white) is the left slot when looking at the receptacle, just follow the prong.

[jbfrompa]

It does not matter.

[tundrashaul]

Incandescent will work either way, but it comes down to a serious safety issue.

[jeff@zina.com]

White wire on the socket should go to the ribbed wire on the cord if standard.

 

Your neutral (white) is the left slot when looking at the receptacle, just follow the prong.

 

This is the correct answer. Assuming the ground is on the bottom of the electrical outlet you're looking at.

 

For the lamp, it makes no real difference, for your own safety, follow this advice whenever you wire something up.

 

Jeff

[StevieT]

I smell smoke

[nibor]

This is the correct answer. Assuming the ground is on the bottom of the electrical outlet you're looking at.

 

For the lamp, it makes no real difference, for your own safety, follow this advice whenever you wire something up.

 

Jeff

True; but in this case it makes no difference as by the look of that plug, it is two prong only and can be inserted in the socket either way round.

[fattail95]

True; but in this case it makes no difference as by the look of that plug, it is two prong only and can be inserted in the socket either way round.

 

So i can wire it any way round?

[jeff@zina.com]

So i can wire it any way round?

 

You can. But you really should try to get the hot/neutral correct, as posted.

 

Jeff

 

 

True; but in this case it makes no difference as by the look of that plug, it is two prong only and can be inserted in the socket either way round.

 

If it's a current extension cord, it should be polarized and fit in the outlet only one way. You can thank the electronics industry for that.

 

Jeff

[pweissma]

It makes a big difference in terms of safety. If the threads are wired hot then there is a good chance of electrocution when screwing the bulb in or out. I'm very glad the op had the sense to ask. Excuse me for sounding smug but someone who doesn't know this very basic element of wiring probably doesn't know some other critical stuff such as how to make a secure connection.

[fattail95]

I am doing a course in Electronics at school, I know an awful lot about building curcuits and wiring, but 99% of my experience is in DC...

[pweissma]

It's an easy diy project but you need to know a bit about high voltage wiring. There are plenty of resources online.