Blooze
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We had to replace our entryway light yesterday and after a few hiccups got it up. First off it had an old fiberglass box from whent he house was built in the late 70's that was basically hanging there on nothing. Took it out and put a Saf-T-Brace hanger with the metal box in it. Then of course the wires were just barely long enough to get to the box (12-3 big round black insulated stuff as the light in on a three way switch). Had to go through the knockouts that line up with the box hanger mounting bolts. The wires are sitting up against the bottom of the bolts as I can't bend the wires down enough not to. I do have the wires in far enough that the outer insulation sheath is what is touching the bolts. Should be OK. I used these cable connectors in the box.
The feeder grounds were pretty short, so I pigtailed onto them, ran it to the ground screw on the light strap, secured, and tied the end to the pigtail to the ground wire from the fixture. I had to use a flat washer, tooth washer, and nut between the strap and the box to make the canopy bolts stick out far enough as well. I mounted the strap using the 10-24 fan bolts and it is secure and tight. I get good ground continuity between the strap and the box, strap and the feeder grounds, and box and feeder grounds. Would it have been better to take the pigtail to the box then rely on the strap bolts to supply the ground to the fixture? It was hard enough getting all the three-way wiring back into the box.
The feeder grounds were pretty short, so I pigtailed onto them, ran it to the ground screw on the light strap, secured, and tied the end to the pigtail to the ground wire from the fixture. I had to use a flat washer, tooth washer, and nut between the strap and the box to make the canopy bolts stick out far enough as well. I mounted the strap using the 10-24 fan bolts and it is secure and tight. I get good ground continuity between the strap and the box, strap and the feeder grounds, and box and feeder grounds. Would it have been better to take the pigtail to the box then rely on the strap bolts to supply the ground to the fixture? It was hard enough getting all the three-way wiring back into the box.
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