Remote Light Switch

Remote Light Switch

When I built my dedicated printing room, I failed to notice that the switch for the overhead lights was located at the top of the rear wall. This, of course, is not very convenient.

This design has 4 main parts:

The Switch Plate mechanism
The Corner "Pulley"
The Cable "Pulleys"
The Remote Switch mechanism

The Switch Plate mechanism attaches to the switch using existing mounting holes. I was able to use the existing screws, but you may need slightly longer screws depending on your electrical hardware.

The Corner "Pulley" is used to make a horizontal 90 degree turn for the control cables. Although I call it a pulley, there are no rotating parts. I'm using standard 550 cord, which slides easily across the plastic "sheaves".

The Cable "Pulleys" are used both for cable routing along the wall and to make the vertical 90 degree turn down to the Remote Switch.

The Remote Switch pulls on the cables to operate the actual electrical switch.

ASSEMBLY