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    Oct 1, 2011, 08:47 AM
    Combining 4 wires to wire a 2 pin fixture in parallel, will it blow something?
    I am wiring a simple one bulb fixture in a closet. The old fixture had a 3-prong outlet plug as well as a bulb and the new fixture only has the bulb. There are two black and two neutral wires (for a total of 4 wires coming from ceiling) but only two screws on the new fixture. Can I combine the two black to one screw and two neutral to the other or will that supply too much power to the 60 W bulb?
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    Oct 1, 2011, 09:20 AM
    Don't put 2 wires under 1 screw. Add a small pigtail wire, 1 black and 1 white to the existing wires using the wirenut. This will give you 1 wire for each terminal. No problem with a 60 watt bulb but if it is a bare bulb, consider a CFL in a closet as it produces very little haet and reduces the possibility of fire due to clothing on the bulb. New codes do not allow bare bulbs in closets.
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    Oct 1, 2011, 11:37 AM
    First, is there a wall switch for this light or does the fixture have a pull switch on it.
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