[BlindHandyMan] Re: Driveway Alarm

2010-01-21 Thread Gil Laster
I do not know how to do it, but could prisms be use at the corner boundries of a driveway to make a laser beam "fence" that if broken would interupt an audible tone. The tone could be wireless using a FM transmitter and a small FM radio with earphones. - Gil Laster, Charlotte, NC [Non-text po

[BlindHandyMan] Time to chat

2010-01-21 Thread Alan & Terrie Robbins
If anyone is interested in chatting for a bit, I've opened the blind handyman chat room for awhile Al

[BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

2010-01-21 Thread Jennifer Jackson
Hello Everyone, I am doing a lot of reorganizing in my home since the flood last week. It has certainly encouraged me in my desire to downsize and declutter. One of the things I have done is to get rid of the giant desk that used to monopolize my dining room and I am planning to set up my com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

2010-01-21 Thread Bob Kennedy
Well the least expensive will be to avoid an electrician. I don't think the light socket will be harmed running a computer. My concern is the weight of the cord staying plugged in at that height and angle. I'd not drill a hole in the wall and run a cord through the hole. That will look worse

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

2010-01-21 Thread clifford
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

2010-01-21 Thread Dale Leavens
I wouldn't use the light socket, not so much because of electrical load but it will not be a grounded connection to the computer equipment. There may be a ground to the junction box so it may well be a convenient place to tap into for adding a proper electrical outlet without losing the light.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

2010-01-21 Thread Ron Yearns
Is the outlet in the living room along this closet wall? It would be very easy for a outlet to be added in the closet just back of the living room one. Ron - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:24 PM S