Ihave 13 walthers street lights and i am trying to hook the lghts to toggle switches.i did put jumper wires on the toggle switches and i found a problem when i turn one switch it will turn thr light off that is hook-up to another switch.
Without a diagram of how you have things hooked up, there's not much we can advise on where you made a mistake.
If you connected the "jumper wires" as you call them to the wrong side of the toggle, then yes they will all go out when you turn off the first one.
This is how it should be hooked up.
Jim
I was wrong about my wiring for my street lights.Here is how the lights is wired.I have 2 terminal Barriers that i purchase from radio shack.They are double row.8 Rows ,i put jumper wires on one side with a 16 guage lamp cord that is hook to the power pack.I hook up the lights with the red to 1 terminal barrier, and hook up the black wires to the other terminal barrier. Thank you ace24
Sounds like you have the same problem as another user with the barrier strips.
First, to try and get your head around it, maybe we should convert to the more common terminology and the wya they are organized. You kind of have the rows/columns backwards. If it is an 8 position barrier strip, you have 2 rows of 8 screws. 16 total screws, each column of 2 screws seperated by the raised 'barrier'.
Now, each 2 screws in a given column are connected together, permanently. So you have 8 pairs of connections.
If you ionstalled one of the jumpers on one row, that links all 8 screws on that side together. Since each screw on the opposite row is connected to the screw directly across from it, you have effectively made all 16 screws one giant connection.
There are two ways to proceed from here. You can connect one wire from each of your lights together, and connect that bunch of wires to one side of your power supply. Connect the other wire of your power supply to any screw on the barrier strip. Doesn't matter which, since you have the jumper, they are all effectively connected together. Connect one side of a SPST switch to any screw on the barrier strip. Connect the other terminal of the switch to the free wire on each light you want that particular switch to control. Reapeat for as many switches and groups of lights you have.
The other way will require a second barrier strip and jumper. Connect one wire fromt he power supply to any screw on barrier strip 1. Connect the other side of the power supply to any terminal of barrier strip 1. Connect one wire of each light to any terminal on barrier strip 1. Connect one wire of a SPST switch to any terminal on barrier strip 2. Connect the other terminal of the switch to whatevr light you want this to control.
Or, forget all this, and get an Atlas Connector or two. Connect the two wires from your power to the side screws on the connector. Across the top are 2 screws for each switch (the Connector has 3 switches in each unit). Connect the 2 wires from each light to these terminals, however many lights you want controlled by each switch. If you need more than 3 switches, you buy a second Connector and the spades on one side connect to the screws of the second Connector, and you just wire more lights to the screws across the top.
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Why do we ditz around with barrier strips. Those things cost MONEY. LION has two bare wires strung under the layout and twisted around nails that hold them in place. Your lamps have two wires hanging of the bottom of them. You twist one wire around the common bus, and the second around the hot bus, you solder them in place, and you are done.
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ace24 I was wrong about my wiring for my street lights.Here is how the lights is wired.I have 2 terminal Barriers that i purchase from radio shack.They are double row.8 Rows ,i put jumper wires on one side with a 16 guage lamp cord that is hook to the power pack.I hook up the lights with the red to 1 terminal barrier, and hook up the black wires to the other terminal barrier. Thank you ace24
Use this with Randy's instructions and you should be good to go.
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My two cents:
Walthers streetlights use 16-volt bulbs. Also, they're expensive, and the bulbs would be difficult to replace.
If you run them at 12 volts instead of 16, they will last a lot longer. They won't be as bright, but I find the dimmer bulbs to look better anyway.
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i try your second idea and it work. Thank you very much. ace24
You are welcome ace. Glad it worked out for you.
Randy 'would you please send me a diagram of wiring for streets please. Thank you very much. ace24
Jim's picture in his post after mine is the diagram you need.