Need help on electrical wiring.?
Question:Im installing a motion sensor which comes with 3 wires,red black and white and want to connect it to a indoor light that only comes with 2 wires white and black.How do I go about installing them and powering them?
Answers:
Hook the white wire to the white on the fixture and the white coming in.
The black coming in gets wired to the black wire on the detector.
The red gets hooked the the black in the fixture.
To be honest, it seems you might be better served getting an electrician. If not...
1st, make sure to turn off the power. I'd imagine the red and black wires are for the incoming power (to the motion switch) and the outgoing power (from the motion sensor to the light). Look for markings on the wires or near where they go into the sensor (didn't this sensor come with instructions?), LINE designates incoming power, LOAD is for the load being served (the light). White is the common wire and will connect to the other white wire. If I had to guess, I'd say the red is incoming power, black is outgoing to the light. Whatever you do, BE CAREFUL, electricity is no joke.
I don't know what the wires on the motion sensor are except red and black are your live wires, and white is your neutral. The two wires off your light are black is power and white is neutral. You should find the instructions for your motion sensor, it should tell you how to hook it up. Try searching for your model at yahoo or google.
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