Another Elec Tech Question #2
Long ago, I installed these same 1.8 watt led lites under the eves, 4 in front, 4 in the back, to lite up the sidewalks all around the house. I just connected them to the 2 outside porch lite 120v cir...
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RJsfishin wrote:
Yes, I am amazed that my bypassing the switch is ok.
So in the other thread I got hammered for the black wire to be hot all the time,.......or was it just for switching the white instead of the black,..... and in this thread it is perfectly fine for the black to be hot all the time.
And in defense of some, and disagreement w/ others,....wives are not all the same. Mine has this mindset that if a lite is burning, it must be costing money,....wattage meaning nothing to her, and no explaining it either. So yes, in some cases I have to treat her like a kid,.....and its working :)
Thanks for all elect information, even tho IMO some of the codes defy common sense.
Yes the concern was only for switching the white (neutral) wire. Electricity is always ready to follow the easiest path to ground just as water wants to flow along the easiest path. With the neutral switched off there is a potential for you to become that path.
