Recent content by Ryan Wilke

Please Sir - I´d be interested in seeing a pic of the ends of one of your built cords... - Ryan

Git, I am also a novice with lighting, but the wafer LED sound interesting. I´ll check them out too. Thanks! Ryan :)

I thought maybe because it was a LIGHTED TOGGLE SWITCH it might make a difference... ...Nope, no three-way switches here. :(

So, as planned - I killed the power again. I disconnected the two black wires from each other. I turned the power back on and CAREFULLY touch one tester wire (of my my two-wire tester) on one of the black wires and the other tester wire on the bare copper wire. ONE BLACK WIRE LITE THE TESTER...

Thanks for the quick reply....... I can do this....... I'll report back shortly.... - Ryan

I know that's possible. 5+ years ago I had one too, I could hear it running around up there. But I put some DECON killer in the attic and then it got quiet again...... I haven't noticed any attic 'activity / noise' in the past few years...... Ryan

Thanks again for your patience and guidance, Guys... Ryan

I'll round up a mirror and inspect the bulb socket for visible corrosion,,,I will look at trying to get my two-wire tester into the socket (without the power on). If it looks doable, then I MAY try it with the power on. Ryan

Dustball, I agree, I have a very limited prowess in electrical repairs/properties, but, rather than saddle up and drive 25 miles (one way, yep, I am not a city dweller) to purchase a third tester, is there a way I can use my two wire/prong tester to determine if there's voltage at the switch...

Shiftless, Yes, very similar; only difference is the one I bought (and hope to get working) does not have a clear toggle switch,,, refer to the link I posted back on #13...

But..not tonight. Tomorrow mid-morning I can cut the power again and do the above..... and then I'll report back here. Thanks for the help, Shiftless! :bowdown: Ryan :thumbup:

So, does the fine wired old switch indicate something - or - simply indicate it was a weekend novice project wired in years later? What you pictured is not what I had.... it has a metal post in the center, with a 50cent diameter button....It acted as if it was a rotary dimmer switch, since...

Yep, I'm finally getting back to installing this switch........ I shutoff the main power breaker. I removed the two black wires from the old switch and installed them on the two brass screws of the new switch. I installed a short jumper wire from the bare copper wires in the box to the...

BigGarage, Yeah,,,no,,, the switch I took out does not have two buttons. It has a single (larger - like the diameter of a 50 cent coin) center button that the operator simply pushes to turn on; then pushes the same button to turn off. The large button also turns, (like as it if was a dimmer...

Walta, Well, I don't know which type switch I have. The switch I bought (local hardware store) is a COOPER Wiring Devices brand, "Lighted Single Pole Switch", 15A-120V AC/CA; it has two brass screws on the right side and a single green screw on the lower left side (looking at the face of the...