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quote:I tried 1-ribbed and 1-smooth for white and black supply each,
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If I understand this statement correctly and you combined a smooth wire and a ribbed wire together under a wire nut, then this is wrong and dangerous.
At the light fixture, you need to connect both ribbed wires from the light fixture under a wirenut with the white neutral power wire. Then you combine both smooth wires from the light fixture under a wirenut with the black power wire. This is the ONLY safe way of connecting these lights.
As for the tripping, you should do as Hazy has pointed out and connect the HOT wire that feeds your light switch to the LINE side of the GFCI. And connect the neutral white wire that feeds your light fixture to the LINE side of the GFCI. This is the only way you will not have the GFCI tripping when the lights are turned on. Sometimes light fixtures produce a transiet voltage that trips a GFCI, this is not unusual and should not be a problem with your inspector.
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wow. the way I just wired it was the only way this thing would even work at all. i tried both ribbed on white, both ribbed on black... 2 ribbed to gether witha smooth to each black and white and vice versa and this was the only try that lit up.
WHY? and what is the danger? out of phase polarity?
There are no transformers, relays or diodes, resistors or strobe lights, just a ribbed and unribbed wire........
the ights start at the end, on the wire and end up with a wire consistng of ribbed and unribbed........4 lighs on the left 3on the right.
It's sometimes better to be lucky than smart.