by Arne » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:20 am
That setup is what I do. There is a pic in my album. There is a hole in the side of the tear. On the outside is a cover plate made for 110 use on the exterior of a house.. Spring loaded cover and gasket. On the inside, since I am a bit neurotic, I have a piec of wood that pivots over the hole. It has a groove in it.
So, when there is no cord, the cover on the outside is closed.. when the cord is in place, the wood piece pivots down over the cord, with the cord sitting in the grove... that keep little critters from slithering in during plug-in time...