I have an under-cabinet 13W T5 fluorescent light fixture that is direct wire. I am adding a simple power cord to it. It has a ground wire, and the box says the fixture may employ a grounded-type receptacle and must be grounded to avoid electrical shocks and to ensure reliable lamp startingSo what do I do with the grounding wire? I can't imagine a simple fixture like this--where millions are sold with a power cord--can be that complicated or dangerous?
Use a 3 wire cord for it and plug.
the ground wire will terminate on the green ground screw on the receptacle and in the light fixture it should be terminated to the metal part, usually the cover. so if the metal cover were to become energized it would become grounded and trip the breaker. if the cover was energized without a ground wire then the first person to touch the metal part would get zapped
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The grounding wire should attach to the metal frame of the fixture. There is a grounding stud or screw on the frame. The cord should be a three wire cord restrained to the frame of the light. The plug of the cord will have two blades on it one of which is larger than the other. The larger one should be attached to the white wire of the light. This is the neutral. The smaller blade should be attached to the black wire in the unit. This is the power or hot side of the outlet and plug. Wire it just like this and you will not have any starting issues.Hope this helps.
