Yeppers,what was it and lenght and gage of wire you guys make run out of?Sry for all this as im about tapped out on my secondary Panel.And have a damn zinsco box and breakers are very high,for it..
Well the wire he used was the 5feet or so that came with the fixture I believe that is #18awg (american wire gauge). The rest we used some old #12awg wich is what he had lying arround. All his lights together push about 4 amps. He had a similar issue with his panel being full so what I did was the following. (I don't recomend doing it unless you have electrical experience)
1. Take off panel cover.
2. Remove cover from service section of panel accessing the line side of your panel. (Wires going to main breaker)
3. Losen off those lugs slightly on the main breaker holding the main wires.
(CAUTION: These wires and lugs will be live)
4. Take your new wire and strip the ends put them into the area where the main is but don't tie them down yet.
5. Have about 3feet of wire coming out of your panel then install a juction box.
6. Add a 15 - 20 AMP inline fuse (to prevent overcurrent) then come back out of the junction box and finish running the wire to where ever you want it in your house.
7. Add a receptical box and plug to the end of the wire and secure it firmly to the wall or where ever.
8. Once the load side of this project is complete return to the service hatch of your panel.
9. Put the ground wire on the ground bar, put the white wire on the neutral bus. Then... Remember it's live, put the black wire on either one of the 120V phase lugs.
10. Tighten down all the lugs and close your panel back up.
11. Remember not to do this unless you have electrical training.
IF YOU DON'T. GET A FRIEND TO HELP YOU WHO DOES.
I will work on visual aids encase needed.