What You'll Need:

What You'll Do:

Your task is to wire a single pole circuit within one
hour of receiving these instructions. You'll then use
your wired circuit to turn on a light.

- a wood wiring platform with one switch

- basic wiring tools

- one mounted light box

Your future will be much brighter upon completion of

these instructions!

- one 36 inch pre-stripped wire with a wall outlet plug

Note: Parental supervision suggested for those under 18.

- one single pole light switch

- one 24 inch 12-2 pre-stripped wire (will be explained)

- one light socket
- one light bulb
- one set of directions

Gather your materials.

Hold the 36 inch wire.

Place the switch box so it is on your right

side and the light box is on your left side.

Thread the 36 inch wire left to right through the

round clamp connectors on the switch box.

a. Assure all
stripped wire
(wire that is
divided into
three separate
wires) is in the
box.

Thread the 12-2 wire through the switch box

clamp connectors and the light box clamp
connectors.

5 cont.

a. Assure
stripped
wire is
inside
each box.

5 cont.

5 cont.

5 cont.

5 cont.

5 cont.

Locate your flat blade screwdriver.

Tighten the screws on the clamp connectors.

7 cont.

a. This keeps
the wires
from pulling
out of the
boxes.

7 cont.

At the switch box, adjoin the 2 white

wires with the yellow wire nut.

a. To do this,
hold the wires
side by side.

8 cont.

8 cont.
b. Then,
twist the
nut
clockwise
until the
wires
begin to
twist
around
one
another.

Adjoin the 2 bare ground wires with the

green wire nut.

c.
Tighten
until nut
is firmly
secure.

9 cont.
a. Keep the
wires side by
side.
b. Slide the
green wire nut
over the longer
wire, allowing it
to pass through
the top of the
nut.

9 cont.

10

For all remaining wires, you will need to

e d a J at the e d to o e t to the
appropriate terminals.

c. Tighten the
nut the same
as you did in
Step 8c.

10 cont.

10 cont.
a. The J
should be
tight
enough to
stay around
the screw.

b. Using the
needle nose
pliers, pinch
the bare end
of each wire
and bend it to
ake the J
shape.

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Repeat the J -hooking for the remaining

wires:

11 cont.
a. Two black
wires at the
switch box

x3

b. Two bare
wires at the
light box
c. One white
wire at the light
box

12

Locate the following three screws on the light

box: Two gold screws and one green screw.

13

Inside the light switch box, hook the bare

wire around the green screw.
a. Pinch the
hook closed
with the
needle nose
pliers. This
will keep it
from falling
off the screw
terminal.

13 cont.

14

Hook one black wire on a gold screw and

pi h the J -hook closed.
a. Repeat
this for the
other black
wire.

15

With the flat blade screwdriver, turn each

of the screws until they are secure against
the J -hooked wire.

16

Gently fold all the wires into the box.

Locate the light switch. There are ovalshaped holes on the top and bottom of the
17 switch.

18

Use the screw driver to secure the

mounting screws into the box.

20

You will J-hook ea h of the followi g wires to their

respective screws on the light base.

a. Locate the
two screws
passing
through
these holes.
These screws
are mounting
screws and
will secure
the switch to
the box.

19

Now locate the terminal screws on the light

box.
a. As in step
12, there are
two gold
screws and
one green
screw.

20 cont.

20 cont.
a. J-hook
the white
wire to the
white
screw

. J-hook
the black wire
to the gold
screw

21 Secure all three screws with the screwdriver.

20 cont.
. J-hook
the bare wire
to the green
screw

a. Tuck them
in so that the
mounting
screws align
into the
screw holes
on the box.

22 Fold all of the wires gently into the box.

23

Put the panel with the light switch on it on

top of the light box.

a. Allow the
mounting
screws to
pass through
the keyshaped
screw holes
on the light
base.

Using the screw driver, tighten these

24 screws against the light base.

a. Make
sure that
screw holes
on the panel
and box line
up.

25 Install the light bulb in the light box.

25 cont.

26
a. To
install,
turn the
lightbulb
clockwise
until it is
secure.

*Flip the
switch up
to turn on
the light.
*Flip it
down to
turn off
the light.

Plug the 36 inch wire into the wall.

Now, shed a little light on your success!!