How To Wire A Ceramic Lamp

Tighten nut around pipe at base.

How to wire a ceramic lamp.

For lamp and lights fittings spares visit http www lampspares co uk the product. This video shows how to wire a ceramic table lamp with a basic lampholder. Strip inch of insulation off wire ends after splitting bottom 1 inches of cord as per step 4. Use the wire cutter to remove approximately 1 2 of the insulation from each wire.

Feed cord into shell. 2 saw blades width should be enough to hold your wire. There will be a white wire and a black wire. This prevents the lamp cord from pulling up and out of the lamp during use.

6 cut the wire ends off with wire cutters. I usually do this with a circular saw going from the hole in the center of the lamp to the outside edge. Cover with a new piece of felt if desired to prevent lamp from scratching floor to wire a two prong round cord plug pry out body. You will notice that the wires are knotted leave the wire end knotted.

If one of the wires breaks as it is being removed strip approximately 1 4 inch of insulation from the wire with. Using the wire cutters split top 2 of wires by cutting along the groove. Feed the new cord from the lamp kit through the hole in the bottom of the lamp until it comes out at the top and attach new socket. You ll want your lamp to sit flat on the table.

Remove the wires from the lamp holder. The terminal connector is ceramic with brass.