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This guide will walk you through the process of replacing a broken lamp cord and rotary switch with a new lamp cord and toggle switch. Using a lamp with a broken or faulty cord or switch is both dangerous and a fire hazard, and rotary switches are often difficult to use and easy to break.
Steps 14 and 18 require you to strip a wire. If you don't know how to do this, visit this guide on wire stripping to learn more.
Before you begin, be sure to unplug your lamp and move your lamp shade to an out-of-the-way location.
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Tie an Underwriter's Loop with the following steps:
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Loop the left side of the cord around and hold it behind the right side.
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Loop the right side of the cord around the end of the left side.
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Thread the end of the right side through the left loop.
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Gently pull on both ends of the cord to tighten the knot.
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Hook the smooth side of your cord over the brass screw.
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Gently tighten the screw with the Phillips #2 screwdriver until you can't pull the copper wire out.
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Hook the ribbed side of your cord over the silver screw and tighten the screw with the Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Once you have tightened the screws, loosen the underwriter's knot slightly, so that there is plenty of slack in the knot.
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Loosen, but don't remove, the four screws on the copper plates with the Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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To place the wire, follow these steps:
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Thread one end of the copper wire through the hole underneath one screw.
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Tighten the screw with the Phillips #2 screwdriver so that it clamps the copper wire to the copper plate.
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Repeat the above steps for each end of the cord.
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You should now have a fixed, functional lamp with a new cord and toggle switch.
You should now have a fixed, functional lamp with a new cord and toggle switch.