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Installing a photo cell into an existing circuit
I want to install a photo cell on an electrical circuit that runs to an outside light fixture. There is a black and white wire (and ground) from the house, a black and white wire in the fixture, and the photo cell has a black, white, and red wire.
What is the correct wiring schematic that will allow the photo cell to turn my light off and on?
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Old Sep 6, 2006, 10:45 AM   #2  
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At the junction where the photocell will be connected, splice all the whites together. The feed black connects to the black on the photocell, the red from the PC connects to the fixture.
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How to install a photocell to a new luminary wall mounted light fixture.
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Wow, your terminology sounds rather technical.
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