Questions tagged [lamp]
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Replacing inline rotary lamp switch
I'm replacing a rotary inline lamp switch. I found a replacement one to buy that matches the amps and gauge of the old one, but has 125 VAC instead of 120 VAC. Is that okay?
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How can I hang a 10 lb pendulum light from a ribbed concrete ceiling without drilling holes?
I live in a loft with a high concrete ceiling, exposed cement beams about 6 inches wide. I want to hang a pendulum light that is about 10 lbs. I cannot drill so I was thinking of using a C clamp or ...
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Heavy lamp hanging from ceiling?
I recently got a lovely lamp from someone (15lbs) that's meant to hang from a ceiling. I couldn't allow it to get discarded. But when I got it home I realised that it feels like something that's maybe ...
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Lamp Socket replacement on Outdoor Chandelier
What’s the best way to remove or replace a stuck lamp socket attached to a threaded tube?
Details & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/lSewhLV
The socket won’t budge—I’ve tried WD-40 and clamping with ...
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Options for connecting bare cord light
Have a few led flood lights similar to this one as pictured, Amazon review below
These come with a yoke and a not easily replaceable bare wire appliance cord. What options would I have in the US to ...
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Old lamp plug has ribbed white and smooth white wires. Both tabs are the same size. Which wire to the side with a larger slot?
I am rewiring an older lamp.
Using white lamp cord.
Can ohm out socket to the smooth wire is on the
light bulb socket center pin for the base and
ribbed wire in on the threads of the base.
It is to be ...
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Replacing LED lamps with different Lumens
I need to replace an LED lamp. On the lamp I see:
400lm 6W 67lm/W 32mA
I have some lamps in storage that say: 345 Lumen/4.7Watt = 50Watt
If I understand correctly I could replace the lamp with the one ...
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What is this adapter and why is it required? [closed]
I need to replace this adapter:
that comes from an IKEA lamp:
Where it is indicated:
MODEL YZ-230/11
FOR PL LAMPS 7/9/11W
230-240V AC 50Hz 0.17A λ0.35
the lamp itself seems to be a standard FL lamp,...
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Putting up a ceiling lamp when there is a wireless actuator/receiver
I had asked a related question previously.
Basically, there is an actuator/receiver in the ceiling that is not connected to a light source. There is a wireless switch that can theoretically turn it on/...
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Can I solder aged copper with patina on it? [closed]
I have a copper lamp that’s 30 years old. A couple of the Solder joints have disengaged on the lamp. Do I need to remove all the patina and oxidation layer on the copper before I re-solder?
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How to remove this lightbulb?
The lightbulb in this lamp fixture is defunct. How can I replace it? Is there a special tool needed?
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Running electrical cables with a dropped ceiling
I have a hanging/dropped ceiling in my house in the entrance. There is one electrical cable hanging by the side, waiting to be connected to a lamp.
This ceiling extends to the above of the stairs, and ...
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Is it dangerous to have no cover on a fluorescent tube (bathroom light)?
I have a bathroom light above my sink with two fluorescent tubes. The acrylic cover that slots into the fixture is "drooping", leaving a small gap from which the light escapes. I've had this ...
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Rewiring a Pendant Lamp - Cannot Get Nut and Washer off Lamp Nipple/Bolt
I purchased a pendant lamp for my kitchen, but it arrived with a cord 20" shorter than advertised. I want to rewire it with a longer cord, but I can't figure out how to disassemble the lamp.
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Finding light bulbs that work properly with "2-way" lamps
I recently thrifted a pair of lamps and am having trouble finding proper light bulbs for them. Although most all lamps I'm familiar with either have a binary on/off or a three-way off/low/medium/high, ...
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Convert wall lamp from receptacle power to 120V AC cord/plug
I have a wall lamp which is supposed to be connected directly to the mains power in the wall. I don’t have access to those lines and don’t want to play with them anyway. Is it possible to connect a ...
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Disable motion sensor for a ceiling lamp
I recently moved in to a new rented apartment (Netherlands) and there is a motion controlled ceiling lamp in the entrance hall which is highly annoying as it triggers off slightest movement.
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Change broken wire from socket of standing lamp
Attached image of socket . I couldnt figure out how to remove two end of wire from socket. Wire is broken and I would like to install new wire in this socket.
If you attached any video link or thread ...
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Lamp hanging on gypsum acoustic panel [closed]
I am thinking of adding a Philips Ensis to my dinner room, but the ceiling has acoustic panels on it. I am not sure what the material is, but I think it is gypsum.
Can it be done? I would really like ...
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lamp base fill material
The photo is the base of a floor lamp. The material is intended to fill the base and provide enough weight to make the lamp stable. I don't know what caused it to crack apart after these years, but ...
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IKEA ceiling light wiring - only 1 wire?
Only 1 wire (yellow + green) coming out of my ceiling. Can I plug it into my IKEA lamp? If so, to connect with the blue or brown wire?
I had reposted the question earlier WITH photo. Here it is again:
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Notification lamp shuts off if any one of 3 phase supply is lost
I have a 3 phase well pump that I would like to wire up a 120 volt indicator lamp that if any one of the 3 phases that feed the pumps shut down then my lamp will then shut off so I can tell from a ...
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For the electric wire of a lamp, is the ribbed wire connected to the taller prong?
Does the ribbed wire get connected to the taller prong on the outlet?
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How do I wire my ceiling lamp?
I have two white wires, two black wires, two bare wires and a red wire coming from junction box. My ceiling lamp has one copper wire, one white one black and one green wire.
How do I connect these ...
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Can I wire a table lamp with white 0.5 mm sq 3-core copper wire in the UK?
Can I wire a table lamp with white 0.5 mm sq 3-core copper wire in the UK?
The wire is labelled 0.5 mm sq 3-core. Is that the cross section area of the copper itself or the cross-section of all the ...
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How to fix this lamp? [closed]
I really only need to screw the nut onto the bolt, but both are stripped, and parts of the end of the bolt have chipped off, so I can't. Would superglue work? I can't replace the nut or remove the ...
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Can a 4 wire dimmer lamp be installed with 3 wires?
I'm sorry about not knowing the terminology/what exactly is going on but our maintenance worker told us we can't install our ceiling lamp with a dimmer switch and I just wanted to check on here to see ...
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Can I just replace the LED controller of my lamp?
I've bough this lamp.
After turning the light off with the switch, not the remote control, my lamp forgets it's color, brightness settings. Plus it turns on with a random color/brightness which ...
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Can I use a universal power adapter for this old Ikea lamp?
I bought this old Ikea lamp from a thrift store the other day, but it is missing its original power adapter. It's got this plug that looks like an old RCA cable. I saw on reddit that the original ...
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Is it possible to convert a pull-chain lamp to a "turn-knob"?
I have a pull-chain lamp that is in need of repair (the pull-chain doesn't always turn the lamp on)
Would I able to swap this out with a turn-knob?
I have seen some youtube videos, but they all mostly ...
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Push-button light switch on/off reversed
I bought an office lamp with a power button that you push to activate, where having the light on means the button is further out (up) than off, and having the light off means the button is further in (...
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Combine string lights with lamp bulb?
Is it possible to combine 5 watt electric LED string lights with E26LED lamp socket to be powered with a single switch? The hope is to use a single switch to light up the planets (string lights) and ...
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Is it ok to put a ceramic lamp holder (for high brightness LED) in between joists in basement?
In my small, unfinished, low basement are currently two fluorescent tubes as main lights. This is how it looks when I take a picture from the floor straight up to the ceiling of the basement:
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Bringing a European pendant lamp back to the US, and changing it from hardwire to plugin
I'm in Spain and want to purchase this beautiful pendant lamp. I've done some research and it seems I'll be able to use a US bulb pretty easily. However, the lamp is hardwired and my apartment doesn't ...
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How would you secure a lamp socket in a wooden hole?
Suppose you have a wooden block. You drill one hole through for the cable, and then another shallower to put the socket into that holds the lamp. How would you forward to secure the socket. I've ...
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Install pendant light without ground wire or grounding screw
I bought some secondhand Belux Cloud 30 pendant lights that didn’t come with the original ceiling box, and I’m trying to install it in the ceiling box from the pendant light that was previously ...
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Airtight seal around ceiling lamp holder
I would like to make an airtight seal around a cheap IKEA ceiling lamp holder since I started having silverfish creep out of it and fall into the lamp. (One silverfish every few days for the past two ...
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Buzzing sounds from dimmable floor lamp
I have a floor lamp which is dimmable and has a box (ballast?) connected and controlling the brightness. It's making a loud buzzing sound when turned on. What can I do to fix it?
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Replacement lamp shade [closed]
I would like to replace the lamp shade for the lower light.
I could fabricate something.
The knurled ring can be tightened down.
Anyone have any ideas on what material to use for the shade.
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Sourcing replacement SPT-1 16/2 lamp wire for chandelier
I'm trying to re-wire a chandelier (8-light-candelabra) and am having a devil of a time finding wire that matches what came out of it...I didn't know better, so went to lowes and got 18/2 wire (that ...
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What is the most cost effective way of installing a blue light free secondary lighting system for night use?
I want to improve my sleep, and one thing that could help would be to reduce blue light as much as possible from 9pm onwards. Currently, I have 2700k overhead LED bulbs but that's still a bit bright. ...
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How to remove/replace wiring in vintage lamp
How do I go about removing/replacing old wiring in a LOUIS KALFF 1950's Desk Lamp? There is no way the wire will pull through! Pic included to illustrate problem.
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How to add an outlet to a light switch in this specific situation? [duplicate]
I added an outlet to a light switch (see pictures). But the light switch is not working anymore (was working properly before the outlet addition). The ceiling light is on and is controlled by the ...
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Dimmer will only work with one specific LED--what might be going on?
I have a dimmable, single-bulb, lamp from Crate & Barrel. The socket says it can take bulbs up to 150w. It came with a dimmable 1w LED bulb which works fine, but is not very bright. I have tried ...
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Not using the third prong on a plug end
I've wired a lamp holder using some lamp wire, with two wires. On the end, I've added a plug end that has a ground prong. I didn't connect anything to the ground prong. I've plugged it into a grounded ...
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12V lamp has current with volt meter but bulb does not light
I have an Ikea Farja 12V desk lamp which does not light the bulb. I tried a few bulbs and they did not light so I tested the voltage with the probe in the sockets and it showed 12V. I then connected ...
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Can I use a LED bulb with an Alba Halo6 standing lamp?
I'm using an Alba HALO6 floor-standing lamp: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alba-HALO6-Halogen-Floor-Black/dp/B000KTCBXA, with a halogen R7s bulb.
Can someone tell me if I can use this with a dimmable LED ...
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How to connect loose earth wire to hanging lamp
I bought a hanging lamp which came with two wires (L and N) connected to it, plus a loose earth wire with a "ring" attached to it (see photo below).
I would need to connect the lamp to the ...
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Diagnosing lamp electrical issues: 3-socket floor lamp has resistance for each socket, but no power
I am trying to fix this floor lamp
It is a standing floor lamp with 3 bulbs and a rotating switch that has 3 positions: 1 bulb on, 2 bulbs on, 3 bulbs on, or off
A couple of weeks ago I saw a spark ...
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Maybe Failed Ikea Aventurin Ceiling Lamp
I have an Ikea Aventurin ceiling lamp that has stopped working. I opened up the lamp itself and discovered it has a 8 amp fuse inside. The fuse looks fine but I'd like to replace it as a first step ...
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