Most of you are all probably correct about not being a good idea for Jennifer to use that light fisture but lets go back a few years to yes" when I was a kid". when most houses had a single white porcelain fixture on the wallor celing for at most a 60 watt bulb. Now in my basement I bet I have more than one foot of adapters that were used on or in those fixtures. all of them would screw into the fixture like a light bulb. some of them had a pull chain and some of them you could plug in two other things and still runn a light bulb. others were a single screw in adapter so you could instead of having a bulb plug in something. and others yet are like a Y connection so you could run not one but two light bulbs. I remember when I could see all those adapters were brown in color. of course most people do not use those anymore as someone figured out they would cause a circut to over heat. this goes back when at our main box did not have a circut breaker but a simple screw in fuse. . just thought I would stir up the memories of those who are old enough to remember and that woujld be the baby boomers and older. Lee
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 08:41:37PM -0600, Ron Yearns wrote: > The house wiring going to the light fixture junction box is likely the same > size as the rest of the house. However the fixture wires are much smaller > usually a number 18 which is good for about 5 amps. So if you just screwed > something into the socket as the old style adapters you have a 5 amp wire and > no ground. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kevin Doucet > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:53 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question > > > > Does a light socket have less juice going to it than an electrical outlet? > > At 08:36 PM 1/21/2010, you wrote: > > > > > >Dear Jennifer: > >I would think that your light socket would have > >enough capacity to run your computer and related > >equipment, but I would prefer to install a > >standard outlet in the closet, and if you need > >the light, I am sure that it would be a fairly > >simple matter to install both a light socket and > >an outlet. If this socket is switched by a wall > >switch, it would be all the more handy. > > > >Yours Truly, > > > >Clifford Wilson > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Jennifer Jackson > >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:24 PM > >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question > > > >Hello Everyone, > > > >I am doing a lot of reorganizing in my home > >since the flood last week. It has certainly > >encouraged me in my desire to downsize and > >declutter. One of the things I have done is to > >get rid of the giant desk that used to > >monopolize my dining room and I am planning to > >set up my computer and all it's accessories > >inside the closet that is under my stairs. > >Everything is going to fit nicely, but I am not > >certain about my best choice for the electrical supply. > > > >I could, of course, just run a power strip with > >a long cord around the corner to the nearest > >outlet outside the closet. This however creates > >an unsightly hazard that collects dust and > >stuff. There is a light socket on the wall, and > >I have considered getting one of those outlet > >adapters to screw into that, but I am concerned > >that it might not be meant to have that much of > >an electrical draw on it. My third idea is to > >use the bit on the drill that is used for > >installing deadbolts and making a small round > >whole in the wall that is shared with my living > >room and just plugging it into the outlet there. > >Lastly, I could have an electrician or some > >other skilled person install a new outlet in the closet. > > > >I want to be safe and use the minimum amount of > >expense and effort on this. So given that, what are your thoughts please? > > > >Jennifer > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 > >Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4795 (20100121) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 > >Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4795 (20100121) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell, the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned it to his master. "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly. "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim." .
