"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Anyone know of a good source for lamp sockets that don't turn to crap in
two years? Just replaced the 3-way bulb in a typical Lowe's made-in-China
lamp and found that the switch was bad, not the bulb.

Is it the switch itself, ie the rotating knob ditty that goes bad? Almost
guarownteed in these **** lamps, clamp-ons, Staple stuff. The switch starts
grinding, getting harder and harder to turn..

I put 3--in-1 oil down the shaft of the switch. I think it's important to
do this early, cuz once that goddamm switch starts grinding, failure is not
far away. The oil seems to significantly extend the life even at the
grinding point, but best to catch it even earlier.

I believe this is deliberate -- nothing is "allowed" to last anymore.
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EA