Ah.. 20A switch.. good point..

The breaker is 20A, the wire is all 12ga, the outlets are your standard
household 15A circuits.

The switch leg was wired off the shop outlet circuits - 20A, but I pulled
the power off the switch and wired in a dedicated 20A circuit from a new 20A
breaker. The only reason for 20A is just to keep it consistent. I suppose
I could drop in a 15A breaker instead. I also thought it might be handy to
have some overhead outlets to plug in a drill, circular saw, etc. Now I
realize that would be on my lighting circuit, but it would be low load
devices and infrequently used. The shop 110 outlets are now all on their
own circuit, and I have a dedicated 220 for the dust collector and 220 for
tablesaw, jointer, and whatever else comes along.

"Joe" wrote in message
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On Dec 10, 11:00 am, "Kevin" wrote:
Is it ok to wire into a ceiling light fixture (regular old bulb screw-in
fixture) a circuit of outlets?

It's on a 20A circuit and using all 12ga wire.

Visually..
breaker box -- light switch -- bulb socket -- outlets (to plug in shop
lights).

So when I flip the switch, I can turn on/off the outlets.

Use a 20 A rated switch and avoid possible current surge problems,
Just good practice to keep everything on the run matching.

Joe