The neutral will have raised ribs or other markings down the length of the insulation. The hot wire is always smooth. Examine the screw terminals on the new lamp socket. When wiring a lamp socket, the ...

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My house was built in the 50s, with wiring from that time period. I'm trying to understand how to connect a modern switch up in the place of an existing old one and it just isn't making sense to me. I ...

[Hristo Borisov] shows us his clever home automation project, a nicely packaged WiFi switchable wall socket. The ESP8266 has continuously proven itself to be a home automation panacea. Since the ...