"JohnF" wrote in message
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I have 2 ceiling boxes that are wired as follows: a 2 wire power cable
(feed) enters Box 1 and a 2 wire cable leaves Box 1 to go to Box 2 which
contains another 2 wire that leads to a single pole switch. The light in
Box 2 gets its power from Box 1 and can operate off the switch. Box 1
light is always hot so it operates on a pull chain. Is there any way
that
I can use the existing setup so that the one single pole switch operates
both ceiling box lights. Should there have been a 3-wire some place in
this
mix? Thanks in advance. John


I appears you need a third wire from what I understand here. Disconnect the
black wire from the light fixture on box 1 and run a wire of appropriate
gauge to the cold side of the switch or the hot side of the other light/box
2 (black wire again) which will probably be easier. Time for a trip to the
attic!
You may need the next size up of wire nut. Don't force three wires into a
small one.Be careful because sometimes colors can be incorrect and trip a
breaker. If you want to run a test on which wire is hot and which is
nuetral, connect a meter to the black wire and earth ground (green or bare)
and there should be about 115 volts or so. To test for the neutral connect
your meter to the white wire and the ground and there should be 0 to a few
volts or so. This way you know for sure without tripping or trashing a
circuit breaker....good luck on your project....Ross