First Light: Rewiring a 1950s Desk Lamp
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Chapters
- Welcome to the workshop
- Safety first, plug out
- Choosing new cord and a socket
- The first test
Show notes
Wren and Osric open the workshop with the project that started it all: a heavy desk lamp from a flea market with a cracked cord and a socket that crackles.
In this episode:
- Why you never test an old lamp before replacing the cord
- Reading the markings on a socket shell
- Strain relief, polarity and the knot that holds it all together
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