how to wire light switch for 100 watt bulb

[rdobbs]

Been 30 yrs since I wired my garage and have forgotten everything I
guess. Son wants me to put in a simple 100 watt bulb in his garage over his
inside door.
I want to run a single 20 amp breaker from the box to the switch
to the bulb. The bulb holder is the one with glass made only for one
screw in bulb. It has two brass looking screws and two silver ones
on the back side. The switch is the common on and off flip up and down.
Guess what I asking, starting at the box how is this wired? I've done
this many times before but age has caught me and my memory isn't
what it use to be. Thanks

 

[pattenp]

Black hot to brass screws and white neutral to silver. Switch goes inline on black to break hot before light.

 

[ABSTIFFGS]

in your switch box, terminate one black lead onto one terminal of switch, second black lead to second terminal on switch. Wire nut the 2 white (neutral) leads together. I like to connect both grounds together with a pig tail. Connect pigtail to ground screw on switch.
At light fixture, connect black to gold screw and white to silver screw. Install light bulb, turn on breaker, flip switch. It should work.

 

[The Cobbler]

and you don't need 20 amp circuit for that , 15 is fine

 

[CJ7VFR]

Here is a simple diagram for you. It shows the power coming into the switch first, then going up to the light. If you want to stay up to code, you are required to have a neutral wire in the switch box. This does that for you. And connect the wires to the colored screws as the others have said.

Jim

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

and you don't need 20 amp circuit for that , 15 is fine

 

[JRC3]

and you don't need 20 amp circuit for that , 15 is fine

Yep, and something like a 100w light fixture could pull power from just about any existing breaker. Or from any junction/box with room in it located nearer to the new light fixture...Like an outlet, existing switch or light fixture box, or any junction box.

And if there is an existing light switch somewhere you might be able to use it for supply and run a leg to the new fixture then use a duplex switch in the existing box.

 

[rdobbs]

Thanks everyone, Ive got it now.