rbytsdy Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have been going round and round about this in my head off and on for months, and I should've posted this question earlier! I have been meaning for some time now to make a library/study roombox, and I want a few working light fixtures in it (desk lamp, table lamp, maybe some wall sconces). No more than a few, though-- much fewer than the number of outlets on the power strips that I see (I think they typically have 12 sockets). I want to use round wire since I had pretty good success with it in the BH. Using an entire 12-terminal power strip for just a few lighting fixtures seems awfully wasteful, though. Does anyone know of another way, or a smaller strip? This is what has kept me from starting on it, not figuring this out yet! Thanks for any ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have not seen a smaller strip, but they don't cost a lot, like ten I think its the transformer that will cost you .. . You could hide the transformer under the bookshelves, in a lower part. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-rat Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 If you only want to put in a few lights, a battery pack might be all you need. 12 volt battery pack costs less than $5.00 plus the cost of 4 AA batteries. I would probably also put in an inline switch, which would be easier than disconnecting the cap from the battery pack. As usual, I have never done this and using SWAG method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I would use a little peice of tapewire, with a junction splice and pound-in receptacles. All you do is tape the strip under the house, attach the junction-splice to the tape, and plug in a lead-in wire. The lead-in wire attaches to a small transformer exactely the same as a power bar would. Then you push in your receptacles, in the tape. 1 prong in each color on the tape. They come in packs of 4. After which you just plug-in the fixtures with the supplied cords and plugs on them. It really is just as easy as round wire. The tape eliminates the 12 prong strip. I think this is called a hybrid system. Definitely worth looking into. I don't think power bars come any smaller than 12 holes. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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