"Terry" wrote in message
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So you have a light fixture that hasn't worked since you moved into
the house?

Yes. It's a hallway light, and that's the only thing that doesn't work.
All other lights, outlets, etc. work. I just assumed it would be something
routine like a bad 3-way switch. The switches were both old, so I bought
two and replaced both. I took off the light fixture and have just a bulb
and a socket wired to the two wires that went to the fixture.