On 12/9/2010 1:45 PM, Ecnerwal wrote:
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On 12/9/2010 12:31 PM, Bill wrote:

Thank you. That works for me! There will be enough "blue tape" around to
eliminate any confusion.

With new 3/4" conduit around, it makes one start thinking about the
possibility for those ceiling outlets that seemed like such a stretch
before... They are just a new roll of colored tape away! : )

Or even easier, just have them share a heavier circuit (which has
indirectly already been suggested). I'll have to sleep on it.

The odds of having the lights go out increase dramatically as soon as
you do that. I don't think I've _ever_ had a ballast "short out and blow
a breaker" - they usually fail much less dramatically and the tubes
associated with them stop lighting up. Not that it could never happen,
just hasn't in 40+ years.

Start hanging power tools off the same circuit and things change. I
detest lights and outlets on the same circuits because I've lived too
many places with that setup and learned to hate the consequences.


Okay Ecnerwal, that makes good sense. Coming into this project with
little practical experience (as you may have been able to tell), my
unintentionally vague notions usually pick up some substance when I
share them here with some of the kind folks here who, like yourself,
know what the heck they're doing! In the process, the cost of
implementing my vague notions usually doubles or triples, at least!
But, besides learning a lot, I'm avoiding big design flaws that aren't
easily remedied, like the one you just pointed out. I'll will pick up
Ugly's guide (I was meaning to anyway), and start looking at some of the
numbers. I'm grateful for all of your help!

Bill