"Anthony Diodati" mrbreezeet1NO wrote in
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"cybercat" wrote in
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Make sure the lamp is UNPLUGGED, use your finger nail or some other
implement and slightly pull upwards on the little silver tab inside
the middle of the socket. It's a fairly common cause of lamp sockets
not working. The base of the bulb may not be touching the tab
resulting in your current problem.

Hey good Idea!

If you do have to replace the cord or the socket, make sure the Hot
wire is wired to the screw that goes to the center contact. Also make
sure the plug has one wide and one narrow prong, so it can only be
plugged in one way. It WILL work fine either way, but you don't want
the side "shell" where the bulb screws into to be hot,in case you
would be grounded and also contact the side "shell" say when changing
a bulb.
Tony




If the plug is to be replaced, the nuetral wire on lamp cord is generally
idetified by a raised ridge on the cord or a small line of colour. This
will ensure that the hot and neutral are connectted to their proper
terminals.