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ivwshane:
Anyone have any answers for me?

I'd prefer to know what I'm doing before I cut up a brand new power strip :scared
garnerb350:
Ivwshane.... Don't trust me on this, I'm not an electrician...

But the power strip is usually plugged into a wall....so if you cut the end off and wire it to a plug
(correctly) it should run...now if you are wanting to hook that to a switch...you can just buy a a socket/switch plug and wire the power cord to the switch side of the socket. My father-in law helped me hook up a power strip in my workshed similar to that...I have a power strip that is constantly on and when i flick the switch my lights in the building come on.

You could have the current run into the socket part and wire the powerswitch into the switch part.

Before you try this...use an old regular power strip...

PS I am not liiable for damages to your person ( just wanted to get that out to everybody beforehand)
ivwshane:
Thanks

I know it will work but I just don't know how I'm supposed to wire it. Does it get wired like a normal wall plate light switch? What does each post on the back of the switch correspond to?

I guess that's what I really need to know, what goes to what on the back of the switch?
harry:
You need to know what type of switch it is. If it doesn't say on the switch then get a meter and check it out.

Assuming this is a Double Pole Single Throw (DPST) switch:

Find out which colored wires are hooked to hot and neutral on the power strip. The wide blade is neutral and the narrow blade is hot. Hook them to one end of the switch.

Same applies to the power jack. Wide blade is neutral and narrow blade is hot. Hook them to the other end of the switch.

Hook the ground wire from the power strip directly to the ground on the power jack.

If this is not a DPST switch then you need other advice.
ivwshane:
Sweet thanks!!
It is a dpst because it has four posts.

It's labeled:

   1a  2a
   1    2

Is 1a and 2a a set (meaning source X would connect to 1a and 2a and source y would connect to 1 and 2)) or does it usually mean 1 and 1a are a set?

I'm guessing it's the latter based on the specification sheet I download which had this pic in it:
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