On 7/25/2008 1:38 PM infiniteMPG spake thus:

The cable should be connected to the fixture using a "suitable
Romex connector" as the person above stated. This is a cable clamp
(probably marked "NM" or some such, for non-metallic cable) that
will fit exactly in the hole provided in the light fixture. This is
what you're probably thinking of as a "strain relief" (basically
prevents the cable from being pulled out of the fixture).

That end I don't have a problem with, it's where the Romex runs from
inside the wall to outside the wall. Just pull it thru a hole? I was
originally thinking a 2X4 box there and then use a single small holed
faceplate to run the wire out. Do you mean to just have like a 3/4"
hole in the sheetrock and have the Romex pull out the hole and then
into the light fixture with a clamping style connector?

Yes, exactly. No need for a box. Consider the fixture to be the
equivalent of a box with a connector on it.

Not a dumb question at all, by the way.


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