One Man’s View of the World
Archive for January, 2006
Receptacles installed!
Jan 12th
Whoa! I rewired two outlets (aka: receptacles) in the basement. Used 12-2 grounded so I can plug my computer gear in. The previous GFCI outlet worked, but wasn’t passing any current on to its neighbor. I wired out a new GFCI outlet plus the additional outlet and did some testing. All is good! Whew! Plus, no blood was lost and nothing was electricuted!
After getting the electrical done, I was feeling pretty cocky and decided to tackle CAT5 network wiring. I’ve never ever attached a CAT5 plug. I had tried the other day and had zero success. After a few more tries tonight, I got a link light! I know from past experience from watching friends do it that a link light doesn’t mean the cable works. I haven’t plugged in any computer gear to actually send data down the cable. I’m just going to enjoy the thought that the cable at least shows a link on the hub. In this picture, the white data cable going into the hub is the one I was messing around with. The hub is plugged into my newly installed (and grounded!) outlet. Sadly, the lights on the hub are not very visible.
Here’s a shot of the 2nd outlet with a surge protector plugged in.
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New washer
Jan 12th
The new washer made it!
I’ve also posted a few pics of the outlets I’m working on. The gray outlet has just been screwed in, but doesn’t have any power going to it yet. The yellow one needs to be replaced and upgraded with ground.
