Re: How to turn on a light across a room without a wire?

[Gerald <nothere@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:54:22 -0500, E. Lee Dickinson wrote:

> This is a perfect task for Home Automation.  See my addition to your
> drawing, below:
>
> <callmevlad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I live in an apartment (so messing with the in-wall fixtures is out of
> the question), and I have 2 lamps in my living room.
>
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HA!

That was my first home automation setup back in the 70's when I was in
junior-high. Someone used to sell a switch-plate for children's rooms that
had two strings hanging from the bottom attached to a "slider" inside the
plate that would physically move the wall toggle up or down (I Googled a
bit and don't see one available now, it was a cheap novelty item back then).

With a few eyelets and some heavy fishing line I could operate my bedroom
light from my bedside.

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