I opened up my original light switch and there were only two leads, it doesn't appear that there's a ground wire. Can I connect this switch?
1831649
Yes. If it is a metal box you can add a green ground wire to the box either by screw or with clip.
1831650
sometimes they will not connect the ground to the switch but only to the box. On older houses they sometimes wrapped the ground around the incoming cables and locked it down under the holding clamp. if either of these is the case you can connect the ground wire from the switch to the box itself and it will be grounded. these switches have electronic components which may not work as well if not grounded in some capacity. also make sure the antenna is stretched out as much as possible. I fed the wire down thru a hole in the bottom of the box so it would hang out fully.
629434
Nope. No switch. Just two leads. I don't recommend these lights -- they appear to be junk knock-offs.
161641
There is a diagram on the ballast that shows just how to install it. There are fewer wires to connect than an old-school ballast. Just follow the diagram and trust it it has never lead me a-stray.
118685
To my surprise, the switch did not have a ground connection. I'm guessing that it's not required because there are no exposed connections (it attaches with wires and wire nuts), and that the construction is double insulated.
245909
I think yo have to connect the extra wire. Red one according to the pic. But not sure if it has to be live or ground
404170
Yes. I wired mine to the existing switch. If you don't have one, just add one inline to your power panel.
161638
I did the same thing. Just removed old ballast and used existing wire nuts to connect the new one. Very simple process. Just make sure the fixture is unplugged or disconnected.
1657713
only comes with the wire that is attached to each individual light. You have to get the low voltage wire (cut to the desired length you need to go through your garden) separately at Home Depot or similar store. The employee there should be able to help you choose the correct wire. You will need to measure where you want it to go in order to tell him how much you need. Hope this helps. Once you get them connected and working you'll love them. I do. I've had mine for years. You'll need an electrician to connect them to the transformer or someone that knows how to do it. Enjoy!
1724420
The diagram for the wiring of the switch came with the new switch. Perhaps you can E-mail the manufacturer. As I recall I simply attached the new switch and its wires exactly where the old one had been with the original wires corresponding to the same relative positions in the new switch. Gee, as I re-read my answer I see room for mis-interpretation and a lack of a concise answer. I hope I have not made your situation worse.
889466
I had the same problem with one switch I installed. I took it back out and found the ground was not tight. Once correct, it has been working fine. I am dimming LED's and they are smooth and flicker-free. My advice would to be certain the switch is grounded correctly. Hope that fixes it for you.
419361
You have to run two additional wires from the switch to behind the gauge cluster. Look it up on YouTube, or google it. I did it over a year ago, and it works fine.
2096508
Hi Leslie - yeah, these things are kindofa brat to install. It took my electrician several tries before he got it, and the instructions aren't clear. If I remember correctly, your wiring to/from the light needs to have a three wire configuration, where one wire is called the "traveler" wire... it essentially informs the other switch of the state of itself so they are always in sync.If you have an older home, you may be SOL - the wiring may not support this switch type.Rob
1282515
hello, why would you do that ? never interrupt the neutral wire, neutral is ground. to have "this switch" work you need to be connected to a ground to complete the circuit for the led.
1884220
You see 3 wires, first one is green and is a ground wire. Attach it to the ground if you do not use the bare copper wire also on the fixture which is another ground wire. The other two are clear and white. On mine the white wire went to the black wire in the box and the clear one went to the white wire coming out of the box. Since this is A/C current it really should not matter which one goes to which but make sure you do use the green or bare copper wires to create the ground contact. Hope this helps.
1496272
Yes but sketchy . You need to access the existing ballast, cut only the hot and ground feeding the fixture, then using the wire nuts splice the provided pigtail to the hot and ground feed wires. Install the led tubes and connect the connectors.. Do not cut any other wires, do not remove the ballast as it provides the end to end connection for the new tubes good luck
1761388
This light is only a double prong light. No third grounding prong. It should be fiine upright in your plug.
1928206
The lights cime with Its own wiring. You'll have to remove your old wires and connect the new wires though.