I apologize for asking a question that has been asked numerous times before but my searching has found situations slightly different than mine, or the original poster never followed up resulting in an incomplete answer. I have a receptacle where the top half is controlled by a switch and the bottom half is always hot. I want to make this receptacle (top and bottom) always hot and use the switch to power an overhead fixture. The circuit is 15 amps. Receptacle: Located on exterior wall 3 Cables coming in - One from switch, Two from adjacent receptacles Tab for hot side removed The top outlet in receptacle has a black going to the switch and a white going to one of the adjacent receptacles The two blacks from the adjacent receptacles are wire nutted together along with the white from the switch and pigtailed to the bottom outlet The other white going to one of the adjacent receptacles is connected to bottom outlet All coppers are wire nutted together and pigtailed to the receptacle ground Switch: Located on interior wall One Cable White (Hot from receptacle) goes into the bottom of the switch Black (Hot back to receptacle) goes into the top of the switch Copper goes to switch ground screw My question is how to properly convert the switched outlet to all hot and the switch to control an overhead fixture. I want to run 14/3 from the switch to the overhead fixture. I want to replace the receptacle with a new one then wire nut all the blacks together and pigtail to brass side of receptacle, then wire nut all the whites together and pigtail to the silver side of the receptacle, and wire nut and pigtail all the coppers to the ground screw on receptacle. At the switch I will wire nut the two whites (One from receptacle and one from new 14/3 going to fixture), connect the black from the receptacle to the bottom of the switch, connect the black for the new overhead fixture to the top of the switch, and wire nut the coppers and pigtail to switch ground screw. The red wire will be wire nutted at each end because I will install a light for now but will probably upgrade to a ceiling fan in the future. Is my proposed procedure correct? Is this code compliant? Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to be thorough and I appreciate any feedback.

I am really confused. We discontinued some equipment that used the G24-d3 26 watt lamps. I had 8 left in stock so I got permission to take home. I purchased the g23-2 sockets and thought I could make some cheap lighting for my garage. They will not light. Is it because I need a separate ballast (magnetic) and I have wrong socket? I also have some G23-2 sockets and lamps. I made a power cord plugged the lamp in a 120v outlet and it threw my breaker for the circuit. It also flashed the lamp then it then would not light. Check continuity on the socket and cord and found no short. I thought it was a fluke so I plugged in another. Like a big fuse it flashed then no light. These are supposed to be 120v cfl 9w. They have there own integrated ballast. Any ideas? These are to expensive to be doing this. thx