How to Repair a Lamp
Rewire a Lamp or Build a New One from Scratch
Since you have mastered the underwriters’ knot you might as well use that skill to fix that lamp in the den that flickers every time your football hero son stomps through the room.
If the lamp is plugged into a good plug – one that grips the prongs tightly, the problem is either with the cord or the lamp socket and/or switch. If the cord is intact and flexing it does not bring on the flickers then you probably need a new light socket.
Replacements are available at hardware stores and home centers for under $5. Make sure you get the correct type as they are available for both two-way and three-way lamps.
Pull the socket into its four component parts; the metal shell, aluminum socket, plastic base, and socket cap (see illustration.)
Unplug the lamp and remove the shade, bulb, and harp.
Pull the shell free from the socket cap and ease out the aluminum socket and plastic base. The cardboard sleeve is an insulator – leave it as is.
Disconnect the wires from the terminal screws on the base but do not allow the cord to slip down into the lamp base. Loosen the set screw and remove the socket cap from the lamp neck.
If you are reusing the existing cord, skip the next step, but if you are replacing the cord, secure the old one by tying a loose knot in the top end so it doesn’t slip down into the lamp.
Cut the plug off the cord and strip the insulation from the last half inch of the wires. Do the same for the wires on the non-plug end of the new cord.
Place the two sets of bare wires parallel and facing each other and twist them together tightly.
Using the old cord as a guide wire, pull the new cord through the lamp base and neck.
Once the new cord is through the top of the lamp you can remove and dispose of the old cord.
Pass the cord through the socket cap (small end down) and tie an underwriter’ knot as explained earlier in the instructions for replacing a plug.
Attach the bare wire ends to the two terminal screws located on the side and back of the plastic socket base.
Push the aluminum socket into the base and push the base and the knot into the socket cap.
Slip the shell over it the whole assembly, lining up the little bumps along the rim.
Pull the cord from the bottom of the lamp until it is tight and the socket cap is seated firmly over the lamp neck and tighten the set screw.
The same procedure can be used to turn any number of things into a lamp. If you can punch or drill a hole for the cord a vase, old pot, bottle, even a piece of driftwood can be wired and glowing in minutes.
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July 25th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Pull the shell free fro the socket cap? Easier said than done! It won’t budge.
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Your explanation about lamp wiring is nice.Step-by-step guide for wiring concept is helpful.I will follow your guide and will do practically.Thanks
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This is common at home.First thing to do is switch off the light then assess where the problem came from.If you are sure that it’s the socket then it can be easily change by a new one.
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I have a banker’s lamp that need re-wiring. I pulled the old wiring through the shade arm without first tying a string to the old wire. Now I can’t fish a new wire through it. Also…the socket nipple that screws into the one side of the u-shaped piece is frozen and will not unscrew. HELP! Any suggestions on how to fish a wire through this piece? I am about ready to chuck the whole thing.
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If the cord travels a very short distance, simply pull the old cord out from the bottom of the lamp and feed in the new one. Then split apart the wires to strip off the insulation.
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