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Lamp wiring 4 ways

Sofia Chmielewski Gallego

8 years ago

I am trying to replace a lamp and I have some doubts about how to connect the wires.

I know I need to connect the neutral "N" to white and the "L" to black. So far I have been twisting the bare copper cable to the ground screw. Now, I have the ground cable (usually green?) but there is no green coming out from my ceiling. What do I need to do with the green?

Thanks in advance.

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Comments (3)

Mike C
8 years ago
The bare copper wire with some paint on it is your 'green'. The bare stranded wire on your fixture is also a 'green'. The third wire with a funny icon in your hand is probably also a 'green'. Get a wire nut that will handle 3 wires and nut those 3 together.
Sofia Chmielewski Gallego
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you so much!
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Ron Natalie
8 years ago
That funny icon is a ground ( but it's upside down as depicted).

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