We have an old house and a couple light switch outlets are missing plates. Problem is that the style of plate seems to be obsolete. I've looked at Home Depot and several other hardware, lighting websites. we need a vertical wall plate for double horizontal light switches. Any ideas??? electric supply house should be able [...]
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Can i wire a spdt toggle switch to an extension cord?
On the toggle switch is says that its 6A _125VAC. Will that with stand 120 volts and can i wire it to an extension cord? Daniel K is correct. it will work fine, but you do need to be sure you don't use anything on it that exceeds the 6 ampere rating. The power strip [...]
Multiple Managed Switches?
I have setup my new office space to use four 24 port switches. I am only utilizing 1 VLAN and for some reason, the network is slow. These switches are 10/100/1000 and are all connected into 1 switch, not daisy chained. These switches are managed switches, and store n forward . I am not positive [...]
Technology Times – Pakistan's First Ever Newspaper on S&T » On/off switch
THE ON/off switch, an important feedback control principle, was invented by Muslim engineers between the 9th and 12th centuries, and it was employed in a variety of automata and water clocks. the mechanism later had an influence on the development of the electric on/off switch which appeared in the 1950s. Today a switch is an [...]
What is this GM limit switch?
I found this limit switch in a bin that had a lot of irrigation stuff in it when i bought my house. Maybe it was for the well pump? I have no idea what a limit switch is and what would it be used for at a house? It is a GM PLUS 2 Limit [...]
How do I set up my Ethernet switch?
I am currently using AT&T uverse, the problem is there is only one Ethernet port on the dvr boxes. my question is simply how do I set up a switch to the uverse box so I connect my blu ray player and xbox 360 to the Internet?
