Need Electrical Advice

[dqdave1]

Run wire from panel box to switch box; leave about 6 inches hanging out of switch box for now. Now run your wire (12/2 romex with ground) from switch box ( leaving 6" hanging out of switch box) to each light box. Leave 6" hanging out of each box. Continue doing this till you get to the last box. Last box will only have one wire hanging out; all others will have two wires hangs out. Hopefully I have not lost you. Go back to the switch box and connect each black wire to the switch terminals. One black wire on each terminal; does not matter which wire goes on which terminal. Using wire nuts, connect white wires together and also the ground wires together. Now go to the first light receptical box. Most codes will want you to create a "pigtail to each lighting fixture. To do this, you will need a piece of white wire about 6" long and a piece of black wire the same length. Get both blacks together ready for a wire nut; add the 6" piece of black wire with the other black wire ends and use wire nut to connect these three wires together. You now have two blacks wires connected together ( going to next light receptical) and the "pigtail left to connect to the light fixture. Connect this pigtail to light fixture ( black to black) and repeat with the white wire. Do this again with ground wire. This prevents the electrical load from going thru the light fixture. Repeat procedure at each light receptical. When you reach last light receptical; just wire the black romex wire to black fixture wire ; white romex to white fixture wire and connect grounds together. Now go to panel box; attach black wire to breaker, white wire to nuetral bar and also the ground wire. Good to go. ( just follow how other wires in panel box are done; they should be a good guide for you.
Please do not make the white wire the "hot" wire as stated before. 12/2 romex can handle a max of 20 amps at 120 volts