i bought a refurbished mole richardshon 1k tungsten light and it needs a switch on it or near it. it is wired for 3 prong grounded 120v. do you know of an adapter/cable that has as switch built in or perhaps just a switch that i could wire up and then wire to a plug? what ever it is it needs to be to take the amps of the system, 1000w light = 8.3 amps on a 120v line.
I'm not exactly sure what you are asking. Normally on a good set of wires, the black will be the hot wire and you only need to have the switch on that wire. Black=hot, white=neutral, green=ground. Any single pole 120v switch should do. You can buy small in-line switches for lights and just check the ratings to be sure you're OK on the amps.
Personally, I'd take the light casing apart and you should be able to install a small toggle switch right in the unit. Radio Shack or whatever they call it now usually carries a lot of that, I just go to the junk box.
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First up, unless you want to burn down your house, don't just grab anything from the junk drawer. A 1000W light draws 10x the current as a regular house hold light. I've seen reostat switches on those big lights, so it is doable. What I would do is go to an electrical supply house (not Home Depot!), and ask them for a properly rated dimmer switch, and probably an in line junction box.
The other thing you could do would be to get some smaller bulbs for the light. That might be a lot easier.
Never use a dimmer. Your colour temp will change as you dim. Also some dimmers can cause interference.
BTW my junk drawer may be a little more than other people's. Any normal household 120v switch will work perfectly fine. They will be rated to handle 15 amp. It's the micro switches that I would use, then you've gotta check. I like Jerry's idea if you are not electrically inclined.
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Oops, just re-read your post. If it's only an on/off switch, then that's not a bid deal. I've seen those lights with switches on the cords, but they are big, over sized units. Again go to somewhere that specializes in electrical fixtures.
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