I need to know how to join the wires of 3 florescent light strips together and join that to an exten

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I need to know how to join the wires of 3 florescent light strips together and join that to an extension cord.home theatre

this is not hard. 1 take the knockouts out of the end of the lights that are going against each other and where the cord will go. 2 mount the lights using a nipple or connector between the lights to keep the sharp edges away from the wires. 3 cut the female end off the extension cord and push into the lights. pull it long enough to reach the ground screw.

4 strip the outside insulation of the cord completely inside the fixture. strip the green wire and wrap it around the ground screw. if you install the connectors tight between the lights they will bond the other lights, if not you need to install a ground between the fixtures attached to the green ground screw. 5 if the ballast in the fixtures are electronic, then the extension cord wire is fine for the next step, if the ballast are the older magnetic type you will need thhn type wire. the magnetic ballast put off alot of heat and will melt the cord or romex. pull a black and white wire thru the lights and wire nut to each ballast and the cord at the end of the lights.

6 install covers and bulbs and plug it in.

make sure the bulb type matches the ballast or they will not last long. a t8 bulb fits in a t12 fixture, and visa-versa, but it will stress the bulb and ballast and they will fail. common costly mistake. be safe and good luck

I need to know how to join the wires of 3 florescent light strips together and join that to an extension cord.ballet theater opera theater

Call a electrican don't burn your house down
ok I hope you have extra wire if not you will have to cut the extention cord.

mount your lights where you need them.

run a spare wire into one ballast then loop more wire to the next one and so on.

go back to the first one that you want to tie into the extention cord and add a wire going down the wall.

at the and of this wire add a male connector and plug into the extention cord.

If you followed my instructions right you will have light.

This is not the proffesional way to do this, if you would like to know elecrtical code you would do basically the same thing but you would use Romex wire and electrical boxes.
If these are new, there should be two loose ends of wire in each fixture, one white and one black. Connect these same color wires in light one to the wires of light two and finally the wires of light three. Do not alternate the wire colors. When you get to the last light, connect the pair of white wires to the white wire on the extension cord, and the pair of black wires to the black wire of the extension cord. This is referred to as a daisy chain. So, all white wires are connnected to each other including the extension cord, and the black wires, likewise.
no you dont need to know,, call a pro before you kil some one you fool
Don't do it!

Doing so will create a dangerous situation; if the fixtures were intended by the manufacturer to be daisy-chained together, they would come with provisions to do so.

Adding an extension cord is an even worse idea. Extension cords are meant only for temporary wiring; they should not be used for extended periods of time, and are not an approved wiring method of the National Electrical Code.

Doing any or all of the things you have in mind will void the "Listing" of the fixtures. (All electrical products should carry the "Mark" of a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory", or NRTL. This shows the product to be "Listed" to comply with preset standards written by various organizations or government bodies (OSHA, UL, ANSI, and ASTM, for example.)

There are many of these NRTLs that test products for the US market (UL, ETL, FM Approvals - in the US, watch out for the CSA Mark, without an accompanying "US", chances are that it does not comply with US Standards; in Canada, the "UL" Mark is accompanied by a "C"), the products are tested to be used as produced and altering them, or not installing them per the instructions is a violation of both the National Electrical Code, and the Listing. Doing anything that voids the Listing makes the product more dangerous, and, could increase your liability should personal injury or property damage occur due to the (mis)use of the product.

Once again, don't do it. Buy the correct fixtures, and install them according to the instructions.