Proch wrote:
I recently began a project where I built a shelf and moved lots of my
computer stuff under the floor and into my basement. Part of it was a mount
a power strip with a 15' extension cord onto the ceiling and then use those
U shaped nails to neatly get the cord to the electrical socket. I spent a
whole day doing it and when I was done, everything was great - except that
when I turned off the basement light, the battery backup started beeping.
The electric socket is switched...

There are two flat cables leading into the socket (which is mounted on the
ceiling) and one that comes out. This one goes to a light. That light does
NOT go on or off with the switch. It's my intention to open the box and
rewire it to not be switched. Before I cut the power, can anyone give me an
idea of what I'll see when I open it, and what the best way will be to make
it not turn off when the switch is thrown.

Maybe one line just happens to pass under the switch, and all I'll have to
do is switch between the outlet and the light (I wouldn't mind if the light
were switched...)

Thanks



Just go to the cutlery drawer, get a regular dinner knife and jam it into
the socket in question while a friend flicks the switch on and off...

Seriously - it may not be an easy fix. You don't sound too much like you
know what you're doing.

If you just *have* to do it yourself - your local library has tons of books
on electrical repairs and would be a perfect place to start. I recommend
this book:
http://amazon.com/gp/product/1589232135/

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