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Got the light hung, but as you can see a number of the lights are not straight, anyone deal with this type of light before and have any idea how to make them straight? Just to clarify, I don't mean up and down, I mean they are twisted side to side.

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    Is there any adjustment/movement of mounting points(lights and top)? The second light on the right seems way off being tilted like that.
    – crip659
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 0:09
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    one or both of the cables are twisted
    – jsotola
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 0:31
  • Agree, cables are twisted. You need to straighten them before locking them into the housing. These light fixtures are super time consuming. I bought metal scaffolding to do mine.
    – Fresh Codemonger
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 2:21
  • I don’t believe any adjustments at the lights. Not mentioned in the manual. This is how the cables came. I guess I could try turning them at the top. Taking it down would be difficult
    – robl45
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 2:25
  • Just seeing this fixture makes me want to be a very tall cat. The sparklies!
    – Harper - Reinstate Monica
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 3:28

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I installed a similar light fixture. Mine was quite a bit more fidgety as each of my rings are suspended below the next and have to align 90 to the previous.

My first attempt had the lines crossing or twisting. I ended up rigging up some chains to hold the fixture away from the junction box so that I'd have enough room to adjust each wire.

My fixture and I imagine yours has little locks on the inside of the housing that hold the wires. These locks not only prevent the wires from dropping down but they also hold the wire with the current twist.

You need to have the wires without twist before locking them.

Good luck! At least you don't need to be on a 10' ladder on a 16' scaffold to access yours. I also had to trim my wires for the correct height of each ring.

Instructions on the light were about as helpful as what you could imagine writing down having never installed a light like this before.

light jig

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  1. At the top of the power/suspension cables, is there a support that can be turned, perhaps by gently using pliers?
  2. Cheat: Using thin transparent fishing line, tie a knot around each support cable and adjust, though it will be a fidgety operation.
  3. For the misalignment in the plane of the cables, gently bend the cable to correct the tilt. Again, fidgety.
  4. Give up -- install a fan so that the lamps swing in the breeze -- it's kinetic art!
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  • I tried 3. didn't make a bit of difference which was surprising to me. there is nothing as in 1. They are just locks to stop the wires from sliding.
    – robl45
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 0:42
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    Do like #4. Sometimes it is better to make something into a design feature than trying to hide it.
    – crip659
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 0:56
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    Could you get us a photo of the "locks' and add that to your question? I'm having trouble visualizing that.
    – keshlam
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 1:11
  • The locks are at the very top on the metal. You can see them on the photo if you zoom in. You just push up on them and the cable comes down.
    – robl45
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 2:22
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    Then you should be able to unlock, twist the cable (perhaps while extending and retracting it again), and relock. That's what I'd try. The photo looks to me like only the center lamp is out of alignment...?
    – keshlam
    Commented Jan 13, 2023 at 2:50

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