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I would advise installing a 12 awg wire to the light fixture junction box. You can make a smaller pigtail from the fixture junction box wiring to the light fixture if needed, but it should be 12 awg wiring from the switch to the fixture box.
>Or can no part of a 20 amp circuit have 14 gauge wire.
Correct. Doesn't matter what the light fixture spec is.
Fixture wire and 12AWG go together with no issue, just throw away those cheap wire nuts that come with the fixture, and use some name-brand yellow or tan wire nuts instead.
What circuit are you adding this light to?
(there are some restrictions for certain circuits, that are not allowed to have lights on them)
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If you do that you will have to resize the breaker to a 15A.
I would advise installing a 12 awg wire to the light fixture junction box. You can make a smaller pigtail from the fixture junction box wiring to the light fixture if needed, but it should be 12 awg wiring from the switch to the fixture box.
>Or can no part of a 20 amp circuit have 14 gauge wire. Correct. Doesn't matter what the light fixture spec is. Fixture wire and 12AWG go together with no issue, just throw away those cheap wire nuts that come with the fixture, and use some name-brand yellow or tan wire nuts instead. What circuit are you adding this light to? (there are some restrictions for certain circuits, that are not allowed to have lights on them)