I'd like to trigger a relay that momentarily closes a switch based on the voltage of another wire. Maybe. I think. Please help me with this basic (I hope) electronics project. [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2006 - 6 answers

Does anyone have any experience running their own telephone cables over a distance of about 500 feet? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2005 - 10 answers

Computer workspace wiring mystery [+]
posted on Oct 25, 2004 - 4 answers

My house was completely rewired a few years ago by a previous owner. In doing so he put in the power, but left some rather large openings in the walls around the plug boxes. I have not repaired these, as I thought I would eventually get around to running some Cat 5 cable and phone jacks to every room. My question is, is it worth doing anymore? I can think of a few places I might want a hard connection to my network, but my WiFi set up makes me think this is no longer worth the trouble. The land line is not going away anytime soon, but it no longer seems worth the trouble either. Is there anything I should consider installing before I lock down the walls and lose my easy access?
posted on Dec 30, 2003 - 12 answers