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Introduction
Depending on which way is easier to run cable, you can wire a ceiling fixture with the power coming into the box (as in this project), or with power coming into the switch (see Wiring Two Ceiling Fixtures, Related Projects).
The type of fixture doesn't matter. Whether it is a flush-mounted light, track lighting, a chandelier, or a ceiling fan, the rough wiring to the fixture is the same.
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1. Begin making connections
NOTE: Shut off power. Install fixture and switch box, if they do not already exist (see Installing Boxes in Unfinished Space, Related Projects). Find a junction box that has power from a circuit you can use. Run two-wire cable from the junction box to the fixture box, and from the fixture box to the switch. Connect the ground wires as shown. Connect all the black wires as shown. Note how the black wire picks up power at the junction box and carries it to the fixture box then on to the switch.
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2. Complete the connections
Mark the white wire running from the switch box to the fixture box with black tape on both ends. Attach one end to the switch. At the fixture box, connect the black-taped white wire to the black fixture wire, and the untaped white wire to the white fixture wire. At the junction box, connect all white wires together. (For how to connect wires, see Connecting Wires, Related Projects.)
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