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    Jun 3, 2008, 03:00 PM
    Wire three lights to one switch
    How can I wire three lights to one switch?
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    Jun 3, 2008, 03:29 PM
    Have black and white(or acceptable colors) for power go to switch box, then a black and white from switch box to first light, 2nd, and 3rd.
    Connect all greens together. Connect all whites together and to lights whites. Connect all light blacks to the 2 blacks in each box(last light will only have 1 set of wires(Black and white?)
    The switch gets 2 blacks(power and to lights).
    In the switch box, the whites tie together and don't connect to switch.
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