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  1. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    Hi, just to let you know that the guy that was going to do the job with only two wires never arrived. My son-in-law came by last night and both the socket and light are now working. He did of course have to bring in another wire, which he did very quickly, from a ceiling light. He...
  2. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    A guy is coming on Wednesday and if it works I'll take pictures ;-)
  3. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    A local electrician says that it can be done and he's going to swing by and do it (for free) as he doesn't trust me to do it. He's going to bridge two of the connections on the back of the socket. I will let you know how it goes.
  4. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    Two images ... http://i53.tinypic.com/303bvnq.jpg = back http://i56.tinypic.com/2rgywpz.jpg = front Normally in Israel brown is live neutral is blue and earth is green/yellow But this an old apartment (40 years old) and I only have red and yellow at this outlet. Thanks, Michael
  5. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    thanks kok328 and nealtw http://is.gd/5hZudZ The above is similar to what I'm trying to do. I just took a picture of the back of my new socket and will upload it a little later. I just moved and have to look in boxes to find my card reader; or I'll buy another one. Sorry not to...
  6. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    240 - thanx for the reply.
  7. redbourn

    light swithch -> switch and socket

    Hi, I have a light switch on the wall and bought a new gizmo that will allow me to continue to turn the light on and off and it also has a socket. Sorry that I don't know the tech names for these things. I turned off the circuit breaker and discovered that there are only two wires going...
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