Wiring Diagram New Outlet. Wire the new electrical outlet. For wiring in series the terminal screws are the means for passing voltage from one receptacle to another. Don t use this receptacle when no ground wire is available.
Any break or malfunction in one outlet will cause all the other outlets to fail. Mount the new box in the opening. Multiple outlet in serie wiring diagram. The diagram shows the power entering into the circuit at the switch box location then sending one power line for the outlet which is hot all the time and a switched leg for the top half of the outlet being used for a table lamp or a floor fixture.
The diagram shows the power entering into the circuit at the switch box location then sending one power line for the outlet which is hot all the time and a switched leg for the top half of the outlet being used for a table lamp or a floor fixture.
Bare wire to the green grounding screw. A switch loop with an available neutral wire is used to control the light which complies with nec 2011 requirements. Ground wire is connected to the outlets as well as shown in the fig. White neutral wire to a silver colored terminal screw. Mount the new box in the opening.