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wiring accessory lights
Posted by steverus on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 5:43 AM

is it best to wire lights in series or parallel

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Posted by skeenapac on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 9:39 AM

It does depend on the application, but normally I would choose parallel. The problem with wiring lights in series is that when one goes out, you lose all on that circuit. Remember those terrible, frustrating Christmas tree lights of time past?

James http://railway.skeenapacific.ca

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