[rascalk]

The outside pole light fixture has a black, white and copper wire. At the pole I have a black wire , white wire, a red wire, a copper rod and a white covered copper rod.

How do I connect? I connected the whites and blacks, but I don't know what to connect the copper coming from the fixture to.

[ballengerb1]

Your pole black connects to your fixture black and do the same for the whites. Is there a second switch somewhere that also operates this pole light?/ That may be the red wire but tell us if there is a second switch first. Also tell me more about these two rods, were they wired to the old fixture or are they part of the mechanical cover or something?

[rascalk]

Thank you for your response. No second switch. I don't remember if they were wired to the old fixture. They are part of the wires in the pole. They come up through the poles wiring. A bare copper one and a white covered copper one.

[ballengerb1]

Try just using the pole black, white and bare cooper, thumb nut the others and check to see if it works. Might use a tester first to confirm the black is power and white neutral. The bare copper is your ground wire not to be confused with a neutral.