Wiring a switch can depend on where it lands on the circuit. So an end of run switch is the last component in the wiring of a circuit and in effect the wire feeding the switch is coming from the light fixture and not the other way around.
Wiring With Switch At End Or Run Light Switch Light Switch
End of run light switch diagram. Prior electrical wiring knowledge is necessary when installing a single pole light switch at the end of a circuit. In our diagram the source of power comes through the switch box. The hot and neutral terminals on each fixture are spliced with a pigtail to the circuit wires which then continue on to the next light. The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures. 142 nonmetallic electrical cable. The black wire which is the hot wire leads directly to the bottom connector on the switch.
This light is in the bathroom and controls only one light. This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. Just a ceiling electrical box with a circuit in it. The switch of course should be oriented so that the on position is up and the off position is down. If power comes into the switch box first the neutral white line from the service panel and the white line that leads to the light are spliced together. On most switches there are two ways to connect the wire to the switch.
Multiple light wiring diagram. The way a light switch is wired depends on whether the power comes into the light box or the switch box first. Step 2 this tutorial will explain the job as if there is currently no light fixture or switch installed in the room. In this tiny house video i install a rocker light switch on the end of the wire run.