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Default Rewiring an Anglepoise lamp

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:30:41 GMT, Geo wrote:

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:27:41 +0000, PeterC
wrote:

One problem is that the holes in the arms of the AP are rectangular with
rounded ends (flat elipse?), so eliptical or flat-twin is necessary to
allow the grommet to be deformed to fit the hole.


Not if you do the earthing like the original - the remaining twisted pair fit
the slot:-
http://www.diy.110mb.com/angleflx.jpg


Yes, similar to how mine was - but mine had plasticky flex. It's getting
flat-3 rather than 3-core that's the challenge, as I don't want to break
out the earth from sheathed flex.
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Peter.
2x4 - thick plank; 4x4 - two of 'em.