Getting Power From An Outlet. If the power comes to the light outlet first and then goes to the switch then this can be done fairly easily as long as the outlet is accessible isn t too full of wires already because the unswitched power is available as well as the switched wire that is connected to the light. One more test you may want to do is to make sure your outlet is getting live power through the correct side of the socket. Turn the breaker on and measure the voltage across the outlet.
Lost power to an outlet is typically caused because there has been a lost connection with one of the circuit wires which is connected to the outlet or at a wiring splice. To hook up the outlet connect the black wire in the outlet box to one of its brass terminals. Sometimes an outlet can go bad from excess use. To check that the outlet is okay turn the circuit breakers off and remove the screws from the outlet.
If you lose power to an outlet the majority of the time other outlets nearby will also lose power.
To do this place the red lead in the socket on the middle of a 3 pronged outlet and place the black lead in the negative or ground socket on the left hand side. Attach the white wire to the chrome terminal across from the one to which you attached the black wire. Start by locating a power source whether it s your main panel a ceiling box outlet or other electrical box. The answer to this depends on how the existing circuit is wired. If the outlet is a conventional one you can choose either terminal but if the outlet is a gfci or afci choose the terminal marked line.