From: nobody@but.us.chickens   
      
   On 7/3/2010 9:43 AM Soundhaspriority spake thus:   
      
   > I repaired the switching supply that powers the illuminator in the base of a   
   > Leitz microscope. The AC switch had high resistance, so I bypassed it. The   
   > switch is a plastic snap-in module that also contains the mains receptacle.   
   > To control the power, I now use the switch on an external AC strip.   
   >   
   > At Home Depot/Lowes, there are in line switches that can be attached to   
   > extension cords. I'm looking for something similar, but in three wire   
   > grounded.   
      
   Why do you need a "three wire grounded" switch? The switch merely   
   interrupts the hot wire: the other two (neutral and ground) just pass   
   through the switch, assuming there's enough room for them and their   
   connections (soldered or wire-nutted), which there should be.   
      
      
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