Parallel wire diagram. Parallel ballasts use a single wire for connections to each end of a fluorescent tube. Each bulb connected through separate line also known as live or phase and neutral wire. The wiring of lights or lamps in parallel connection is too simple you need to provide neutral and phase hot wire to each light bulb or lamp. Generally instant start ballasts are wired in parallel.
Components connected in series are connected along a single conductive path so the same current flows through all of the components but voltage is dropped lost across each of the resistances. In the above fig it is clearly shows that all the light bulbs are connected in parallel ie. Parallel and series circuits james gill. Further as long as you can follow a path from the red wire of a light back to the positive side of the power supply through red wires and the same through black to the negative side you have wired in parallel.
Outlets switches and light fixtures are wired in such a way that the hot and neutral wires maintain a continuous circuit pathway independent from the individual devices that draw their power from the circuit. Make a parallel electrical circuit. In parallel circuit adding or removing one lamp from the circuit has no effect on the others lamps or connected devices and appliances because the voltage in parallel circuit is same at each point but the. In the above diagram i shown how to wire lights in parallel with supply but one thing more that we mostly use the parallel connection in house wiring and other electrical wiring installation.
Most standard 120 volt household circuits in your home are or should be parallel circuits. 2 and 3 lamp parallel ballast wiring. How to wire a single pole light switch duration. A shunted lampholder connects the lamp pins together.