Frankenstein light switch

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Boing Boing

• November 08, 2007
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  Frankenstein light switch

  Posted: November 8th, 2007, 11:32pm by Mark Frauenfelder

  Andrew Peleikis of Toronto made a video to show us how to install a "Frankenstein" knife switch to control the 12V lights he bought at Ikea.

  So for a little home-improvement hacking this time, I installed a sweet knife switch to turn on/off the ikea lights i put up in my kitchen.

  You can use a switch that has bare contacts like a knife switch as long as the power that is running through the circuit is SAFE - 12 volts or so - and even then, don't short the contacts with a fork or what have you, because it will still make a big spark and scare the children.
  

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