How To Repair A Floor Lamp Switch

Lamp cords however don t have colored wires in them.

How to repair a floor lamp switch.

To replace your lamp switch unplug the lamp and remove the light bulb and lamp shade. One of the most popular ones is the rotary switch. The rotary lamp switch consists of a threaded stem to which a plastic knob is attached. The other end of the threaded stem connects to the switching mechanism inside the light socket.

Carefully strip about 1 2 an inch of insulation off of the wires then reconnect the wires to the new switch. A lamp switch has a brass screw to which the hot black wire is attached and a silver screw to which the neutral white wire is attached. Squeeze the socket shell to remove it from the lamp base then cut the wires attached to the old switch. Although not a complicated repair getting the new switch in place will take a little.

Every lamp switch either comes loose at some point during its lifetime or simply wears out. Lamps have a variety of switches to turn them on and off. If your favorite lamp no longer comes on when you turn the switch or comes on and then goes off again you don t have to throw it out and buy a new one.