On 10/30/2011 7:13 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:47:48 -0700 (PDT), Evan
wrote:

On Oct 30, 3:49 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:11:47 -0400, Art
wrote:

My bedroom has half of every duplex outlet switched. I have 3 lamps
plugged into various outlets on the switched side around the room, so
when the switch is turned on, all 3 lamps light. One lamp is right next
to my bed. I would, at times, like to turn it on ... usually when I'm
in bed. I know how to build such a circuit, but I don't want to make
something that might be available. All it would take is an SPDT
non-shorting switch, 2 polarized line cords with plugs and a box to put
it into. Oh ya, and a female outlet to plug the lamp into. Anyone see
such an animal? Thanks.
I would just plug that lamp into the hot side.
Besides this obvious solution, which was described above, if you are
dead set with wanting to be able to turn this lamp on and off when in
bed but also have it respond to the wall switch with the other
switched
outlets, the intelligent way to go about that has nothing to do with
modifying the lamp in any way...

The real answer involves using a pair of wire mold boxes, a short
piece
of wire mold raceway painted to match the room color and a three-way
switch to control whether the switched half of the outlet next to the
bed
is constant or controlled by the switched outlet feed...

clap on, clap off

Quite a few companies sell "switched extension cords" for under $10.
Here is one at Amazon for about $8.


http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-31324-...xp_grid_pt_0_0