Do these have to be pressed into the wire or could they be hard wired to the wire?
889175
mine had short 'pig-tail' wires on each lamp and each 'pig-tail' had one of those snap-connectors​
889176
The leads from each lamp have those fittings that clamp onto the feed wire - I used them and had no problem. However I assume you could cut off the leads and splice the leads into the main feed wire (would take a lot of time for each lamp). If the press fittings fail in the future, that will be my cure.
889177
I would assume the connectors that come attached to each light could be cut off and the light's wire hard wired to the line wire, but I used the lights' connectors that pressed into the line wire and every light has worked great for almost a year now.
1748915
SK7's answer is very good. Also be sure there is ample bare copper wire inside the wire nuts (to make good contact wire to wire) and that they are screwed tight.
272489
You can hardwire them, or plug them in. I have mine hardwired, but you need to keep that adapter that comes with it. So you have light --&gt; adapter --&gt; hardwired. Or you can do light --&gt; adapter --&gt; plug into outlet.
1138007
It will need to be hard wired. The wire is very thin and the instructions are poor.
791026
Nope, they're wired. I presume you could buy an aftermarket gizmo to run them through your house wiring or perhaps even wireless.
939478
This had to be hard wired. I also thought it might be able to be plugged in but no. However, I bought a plug and used the wiring to add the plug and it worked fine.
1437672
Thanks for your question. Yes, it needs to be hard wired. It is a wonderful sounding receiver.
592495
They are insert and click. Press the tab, insert the wire and release. No problem. They are approximately 4' long
2060989
No. They are pretty tight i actually plan on reinstalling them with the copper 'u' clamp (i think thats the name). Works fine with standard speaker wires. Not sure of gauge but it is tight and a little difficult to wire them all up.
689988
Ours were hard-wired by an electrician so that we turn them on using a light switch.
1607668
It needs to be hard wired. However, if you want to plug it into the wall you can buy a plug at a hardware store to convert it.
1757724
They are designed to be direct wired; however, you can put a three prong plug on them to make them a plug-in.
586952
They slide into the hole on the wire post. If you look at the connector, it looks hollow. These go in that hole
1268531
Yes these do. There a some out there that have to be hard wired. These must be newer generation
2176963
They are made so that you can connect more than one string together. Just make sure that you have an adequate extension power cord to handle whatever load you are going to put on the circuit.
327331
You can cut the wire and hard wire in a box. The wire is low gauge so it breaks easily mine are just plugged in.
465346
I would say yes but they do have to be hard wired so adding some chain would be the least of your dilemma. peace