Marcel,

I don't want to spoil the fun by suggesting an off-the-shelf solution, but over here you can get multi-way 
socket strips where one (the master) is sensed for current flow, and the others are only switched on when the 
master is in use.  They're intended for computer use, where the computer itself plugs into the master and the 
monitor, printer, modem, speakers etc. are plugged into the others, so turning off the PC itself turns off the 
rest.

So  you could just run a small table-lamp or similar from one of the slave sockets - it will be on while the 
machine is running, off when it stops.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist