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How to wire 2 12V Hologens in Wall Unit with a switch rct20 01-06-2007
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Posted by on January 6, 2007, 3:51 pm


I have a Wall unit which used to have 4 12V halogens wired in. There
are 2 switches which used to work 2 lights each. I have doesnsized the
Wall Unit, so that there are now only 2 12V halogens. I have a bunch or
wires and a transformer from the old set-up, but am unable to get the
one switch to work to work the lights. What is the proper way to wire
this set up from outlet, to swithces, to lamps. I am not an electrician
obviously. But this should not be too hard.

If I bypass the switch, I can get the lamps to run, on constant on, but
would like to use the switch. When I try to wire the switch into the
flow, the lights go on when I plug them in, but when I try to turn them
off with the swith, it throws the circuit breaker. I am plugging the
whole thing into a normal wall socket.


Posted by Charles Schuler on January 6, 2007, 3:56 pm



>I have a Wall unit which used to have 4 12V halogens wired in. There
> are 2 switches which used to work 2 lights each. I have doesnsized the
> Wall Unit, so that there are now only 2 12V halogens. I have a bunch or
> wires and a transformer from the old set-up, but am unable to get the
> one switch to work to work the lights. What is the proper way to wire
> this set up from outlet, to swithces, to lamps. I am not an electrician
> obviously. But this should not be too hard.
>
> If I bypass the switch, I can get the lamps to run, on constant on, but
> would like to use the switch. When I try to wire the switch into the
> flow, the lights go on when I plug them in, but when I try to turn them
> off with the swith, it throws the circuit breaker. I am plugging the
> whole thing into a normal wall socket.

Wire the two lamps in parallel and connect the switch in series with either
of the transformer secondary leads.



Posted by RBM on January 6, 2007, 3:59 pm


The switch interrupts one of the two wires going from the plug to the
transformer. If the plug is polarized, the switch interrupts the wire
connected to the smaller prong on the plug


>I have a Wall unit which used to have 4 12V halogens wired in. There
> are 2 switches which used to work 2 lights each. I have doesnsized the
> Wall Unit, so that there are now only 2 12V halogens. I have a bunch or
> wires and a transformer from the old set-up, but am unable to get the
> one switch to work to work the lights. What is the proper way to wire
> this set up from outlet, to swithces, to lamps. I am not an electrician
> obviously. But this should not be too hard.
>
> If I bypass the switch, I can get the lamps to run, on constant on, but
> would like to use the switch. When I try to wire the switch into the
> flow, the lights go on when I plug them in, but when I try to turn them
> off with the swith, it throws the circuit breaker. I am plugging the
> whole thing into a normal wall socket.
>



Posted by on January 6, 2007, 4:06 pm


So if I hear you right:
1) I connect one of the wires from the outlet plug to one of the wires
leading to the switch, and the other wire from outlet the plug to one
of the wires leading to the transformer.
2) Then I connect the other wire leading from the plug to the other
wire leading from the transformer.

Correct?

RBM remove this wrote:
> The switch interrupts one of the two wires going from the plug to the
> transformer. If the plug is polarized, the switch interrupts the wire
> connected to the smaller prong on the plug
>
>
> >I have a Wall unit which used to have 4 12V halogens wired in. There
> > are 2 switches which used to work 2 lights each. I have doesnsized the
> > Wall Unit, so that there are now only 2 12V halogens. I have a bunch or
> > wires and a transformer from the old set-up, but am unable to get the
> > one switch to work to work the lights. What is the proper way to wire
> > this set up from outlet, to swithces, to lamps. I am not an electrician
> > obviously. But this should not be too hard.
> >
> > If I bypass the switch, I can get the lamps to run, on constant on, but
> > would like to use the switch. When I try to wire the switch into the
> > flow, the lights go on when I plug them in, but when I try to turn them
> > off with the swith, it throws the circuit breaker. I am plugging the
> > whole thing into a normal wall socket.
> >


Posted by RBM on January 6, 2007, 4:17 pm


One of the wires from the plug goes directly to the transformer
The other wire from the plug goes to the switch, then from the switch to the
transformer

> So if I hear you right:
> 1) I connect one of the wires from the outlet plug to one of the wires
> leading to the switch, and the other wire from outlet the plug to one
> of the wires leading to the transformer.
> 2) Then I connect the other wire leading from the plug to the other
> wire leading from the transformer.
>
> Correct?
>
> RBM remove this wrote:
>> The switch interrupts one of the two wires going from the plug to the
>> transformer. If the plug is polarized, the switch interrupts the wire
>> connected to the smaller prong on the plug
>>
>>
>> >I have a Wall unit which used to have 4 12V halogens wired in. There
>> > are 2 switches which used to work 2 lights each. I have doesnsized the
>> > Wall Unit, so that there are now only 2 12V halogens. I have a bunch or
>> > wires and a transformer from the old set-up, but am unable to get the
>> > one switch to work to work the lights. What is the proper way to wire
>> > this set up from outlet, to swithces, to lamps. I am not an electrician
>> > obviously. But this should not be too hard.
>> >
>> > If I bypass the switch, I can get the lamps to run, on constant on, but
>> > would like to use the switch. When I try to wire the switch into the
>> > flow, the lights go on when I plug them in, but when I try to turn them
>> > off with the swith, it throws the circuit breaker. I am plugging the
>> > whole thing into a normal wall socket.
>> >
>



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