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d4m1ty t1_jdrekow wrote

You mean the live wire on the chandelier fixture itself? There is no live on it. You can connect to either of the black wires on the fixture. It will flow into one and then out of the other regardless completing the circuit. If there was a polarity to the fixture, very rare but can happen, one wire will be marked differently than the other, like a red stripe on one a white stripe on the other and this will be noted in the install instructions

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Davyjoetee OP t1_jdrfam3 wrote

yeah on the chandelier. i thought there was a right and wrong way as they go to different parts of the lamp

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Diligent_Nature t1_jdrftih wrote

You were correct. The neutral should go to the threads for safety.

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nsa_reddit_monitor t1_jdsfa3s wrote

If you're not sure if it's wired right, here's a simple test: stick your finger in it. To ensure an accurate result, you'll need to compensate for geography. In the Americas: if your arm jerks around a bit and you feel funny, you did it wrong. In Europe, it's even easier. Just check if you're dead or just dead inside like usual. If you're dead, you need to swap the wires around. For India and Africa, don't bother with the test at all, there's no enforced electrical code anyways.

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