go to your room anon, you're grounded

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>>1147413

>>1147413
do what above guy said

so left outlet will always be hot & right outlet will turn on/off with switch

black is load & red is neutral

>>1147413
If that single outlet in your drawing actually has a red wire and a black wire you should measure the voltage between them with a voltmeter.
Red and black on the same outlet generally indicate 230v supply (120vac on each wire)

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>>1147422

>>1147415
>>1147420

so just merge the ground wires, that simple?

>>1147422
>>1147425

the red is meant as the neutral

can't draw a white wire on a white background

>>1147427
They normally use a gray color on plans for that reason. moreyouknow.jpg

>>1147413
>swapping the cord for a single outlet to supply power
Can you elaborate on this?
How does the outlet supply power without a cord?

>>1147434
I did not know that, noted

I think I saw it before as blue on a ceiling fan...

>>1147437
extension cord gets plugged into single outlet, power is sent to double outlet when the switch is turned on

that should work in theory, yes?

I'd rather have the option of using a different length cord as needed

>>1147446
I believe blue is neural in the EU. If you live state side i'd advise against using it since blue is the third hot color for three phase.

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>>1147446
>I think I saw it before as blue on a ceiling fan...
blue on a ceiling fan is the light fixture wire (also 120v line wire)

>>1147446
>extension cord gets plugged into single outlet,
>power is sent to double outlet
How does the power get into the extension cord?
You're going to have an extension cord with two plugs?
One for the wall end and one for the single outlet?
That's a Suicide Cord not an extension cord.

Replace the single outlet with either of pic related.
Use a normal extension cord or a computer cord.

>>1147450
I wasn't going to use blue for anything, I was just commenting on the different colors

>>1147452
>You're going to have an extension cord with two plugs?
now I'm feeling really retarded for not realizing that sooner....oh dear....lack of sleep

thank you for pointing that out, I'll see what the store carries

>>1147455
why does it need to be cordless?
if you don't want it tangling up, just make it like the lower half of original pic and make the cord really short.
One or two inches sticking out can't be that big of a problem.
You still can use a regular extension cord to make it the length you want.

>>1147460
that's true

I plan on doing what another person did, making a wooden frame/case for the box so it looks better and a bit sturdier


after looking online it looks like the cheapest inlet is like $14, which is nuts....may as well just use the cord directly for that price

>>1147427
yep it's that simple
& yea red would be secondary load so you'll want to use grey for neutral lines, green for ground/earth

and then black for load & red for secondary load (like in a 3way switch)