How To Change Socket On Floor Lamp With Arm

A customer brought in this bridge arm floor lamp the other day and asked for it to be repaired. The socket was no longer working and they wanted it fixed. We identify this as a bridge arm floor lamp from the summit slice being a Bridge Arm.

11998i - 12" Cast Iron "Bows & Clovers" Bridge Lamp Arm

From the pictorial lamp office alphabetize, we tin meet the parts listing for a bridge arm lamp.

As usual, we showtime with an inspection of the lamp. Other than the socket not operating, nosotros notice the plug is not polarized. The customer agrees to supercede the string set with a matching antiquarian contumely color cord.

The lamp parts needed for this repair include:

1 - Antique Brass Button-thru Socket with UNO Threaded Trounce

48280A - Contumely Early Electric Fashion Lamp Socket, Antique Contumely End, Push button-Thru, On/Off function, UNO Thread Beat

1 - 12 foot Unfinished Contumely Cord Set up

46727 - 12 Ft. Length, Unfinished Brass Color, Lamp Cord Prepare, 18/two SPT-1A

First, we desire to brand certain the lamp is unplugged. Nosotros outset to disassemble the lamp by opening the socket. With a flat head screw commuter, pry open the socket by putting pressure on the socket beat out about the socket cap.

Slide the socket shell off the socket interior and unscrew the wire terminals.

Unscrew the socket cap from the bridge arm swivel.

Now, nosotros will pull the new lamp cord up from the base of the lamp and through the bridge lamp arm. Since the onetime cord is being discarded, we will use it as a feed line. Cutting off the old plug and strip the cord. Adhere the new cord to the erstwhile string and pull the new cord upwardly the lamp toward the bridge arm.

Screw the new socket cap on the span arm and completely pull the cord up the lamp.

Remove the one-time cord from the new cord. Divide the new cord ends and tie a UL knot in the cord. Attach the new socket interior to the cord. The smooth cord connects to the brass screw terminal and the ribbed cord connects to the nickel screw final. Pull whatever cord slack from the socket dorsum down to the base of the lamp and slide the socket beat out over the interior. Snap the socket crush into the socket cap.

Note: With UNO fashion sockets, the shade usually mounts on the terminate of the socket with an UNO shade holder. Information technology is really important to cheque the socket vanquish and brand sure it is deeply fastened into the socket cap.