I'm converting an old candle based chandelier. There will be 10 bulbs. I've purchased the sockets and wire and am about to start making it happen.......but I'm not sure about the wiring. The sockets have one yellow brass terminal (Y) and one white brass terminal(W). My thought is to wire it up so that at the point where the lamps are linked together, I would connect all the wires from Y and all the wires from W into two separate leads which I'd then link into the A/C cord.
Does that sound right? Do I have to be so rigorous to make sure that all the wires from Y and all the wires from W stay in separate bundles?
And once I get the wiring correct, is it wise to solder the twisted bundles?
Thanks. Electricity is my achilles heal.
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The center of the sockets should go to the hot side of the cord. The outer side of the sockets should be connected to the neutral(striped) side of the line cord, the side that connected to the wide prong of the line cord. Other then that, you are go to go.
Let us know how it works out.
Let us know how it works out.
