Question for elec techs
I installed a 120v led light outside on the garage, and decided to switch the white wire, instead of the black (hot) wire. All worked fine, except for when it got dark, the light burned about 1/4 brig...
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Building and electrical codes require the black wire to be "hot" and switched and the white wire to be neutral/ground. By wiring it that way, with the switch on the white wire, you leave it electrified at all times, even when switched off, a dangerous situation for the next guy who might have occasion to fix it. You also set up a possible short path via the ground (green or bare) wire.
My guess is that you burned it out.
If you put it on a GFCI protected circuit, as an exterior light is supposed to be, you certainly kicked the GFCI off.
My guess is that you burned it out.
If you put it on a GFCI protected circuit, as an exterior light is supposed to be, you certainly kicked the GFCI off.
