Re: Electrical Outlet Wiring

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:21:40 -0500, alvinamorey wrote:

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:25:35 GMT, franz frippl <bogus@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:39:29 -0400, 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



Perhaps the better choice would be to create a brand new circuit just for
the computer equipment. Add a circuit breaker, string some wire and
you're done.

Sometimes computers like to be isolated from everything else. There would
then be no dimming of lights when the printer kicks in. Less chance of
breaker blown because of something else on the line.

What the heck kind of printer do you use to dim the lights? I have
never had that happen. Printers are low power users.

It's an older laser printer. When I had it on a 15 amp circuit in an
older home, occasionally I did see some fluctuation.

The point of my post is that isolating the computer from any other type of
interference or possible disruption might be a better choice than trying
to tie it in to an existing circuit. It's not clear from the original
post what else might be on the circuit. It could also be an older home
with outdated and cobbled together wiring.
.

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