we are trying to replace a floresent light with a single lig...

[billnlisa123]

we are trying to replace a floresent light with a single light.we have replaced lights before. but this wireing is different. when we took off the floresent light it had two sets of supply wires going to it . one set black,white and another set black white with the grounds tied together. Our single light only has one black ,white,ground . so we tryed many combinations . all three blacks,whites , grounds.(poped breake) one black from one of the supply wires and its white and ground. (light stayed on , switch didnt work)the other set didnt work either.What should we do ?

[markmark]

When you took off the florescent light, did you note how it was wired, before you disconnected the lights? Do you have a continuity/volt meter? With the light switch off, test to see which set of black and white wires are coming from the breaker box that have the voltage. The other black and white wires probably go to the switch, and those will have no voltage. With the continuity or ohm setting on the meter, see if the the black and white wires, that are dead, go through the switch. Connect one lead on the black and the other lead on the white wire, then, flip the switch to see if you have a continuity reading on the meter. If this is the case, put a strip of black tape around the white wire that goes to the switch to identify it as the "switch leg" and splice it to the black wire on the new fixture. Then splice the black, hot wire from the breaker, to the black wire going to the switch. Then splice the white wire FROM the breaker to the white wire going to the new fixture.