[Shop-talk] wiring an LED tube

[Donald H Locker]

1 - Please use properly sized wire nuts rather than solder for making connections. They are more durable and solder connections are not safe in household wiring situations.

2 - The new lamps should come with connection information.

3 - If there are no connection instructions, the green/yellow wire definitely connects to your cord's green wire; the blue wire (neutral) connects to your cord's white wire; the brown wire (line, single phase) connects to your cord's brown wire.

c.f. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/reference/chpt-2/wiring-color-codes/

Donald.

On 3/4/23 12:17, Tim . wrote:

> I have some LED lights that I am finally installing to replace the last of my fluorescent tube fixture in my outside shop.
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> Unfortunately, they do not come wired to a plug.
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> Questions:
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> Can I use the plugs from the old fluorescent fixtures? I assume I can even though the old plug wires are slightly larger gauge.
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> How do I connect/match up the wires? The old plug has White, Black & Green. The new LED has Brown, Blue & Yellow/Green wires.
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> I will be soldering the connections.
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> Questions may seem basic or easy to most but I know next to nothing about wiring.
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> Thanks!!
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