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I'm trying to install this light in my house, but I don't know how the wiring works for it. The light has a switch on the front of it that controls both bulbs and the switch has two black wires coming out of it.
Two of the wires coming from the bulbs were tied together.
Here's a picture of the wiring on the back of the light. Any ideas?
Based on what you've shown, you should be able to wire it up like this...
However, those red Wing-Nut® twist-on wire connectors are only rated for a maximum of 6 #14 conductors. So you'll have to split up the neutrals in to two groups, and connect the groups with a pigtail between them.
If I understand this situation correctly, both red cables are Positive and carry the current from switches. You may want to check both red cables if they really correspond to these 2 switches. If so, I guess You need to choose which circuit (1st red + N + E or 2nd red + N + E) You want to use, cuz I guess You will be using just 1 switch/dimmer (as Your 'new' light needs only 1 Positive cable).
I would check (for safety meanings) red cables (if both run current while switch/dimmer is on), put 1 red to 'A', 1 negative to 'N', 1 earth to 'E' and ISOLATE remaining red cable (using some isolation tape or else). If everything goes well, 1 switch will turn Your 'new' light up and remaining switch would be obsolete.
I'm not sure about all the fixing (if it needs to be done by qualified worker), but I did something like that several times myself.
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Time to break out the multi-meter. You can safely assume the two black wires from the switch are interchangeable. But the white wires from the lamp sockets are not. Cut that blog off that connects the two and test each side. The outer metal ring needs to be the neutral and the center tab the hot. Use the multi-meter to see which wire has continuance from either the ring or center tab. Wire both center tabs (of the light socket) to one of the black wires from the switch.
To then wire the light to the wall. The other black will then be wired to the hot (black) and the two free whites will be wired to the neutral.