Well I was a EE in college, but I know alot more about stuff that runs at 5V
than 120. I'm not worried that I won't be able to figure it out, I'm just
looking for a heads up because I can forsee being in the basement with a
flashlight trying to figure the whole tihng out while everyone is whining
about the power being out...


"a" wrote in message news:TwVRi.12899$GO5.5218@edtnps90...
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/

a