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How do I wire this lamp?? J. Cameron Davis 03-22-2008
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Posted by J. Cameron Davis on March 22, 2008, 9:38 pm
I have this 1920's lamp with three sockets I need to wire. The link below
leads to a picture of the top part of the lamp. The only parts that can be
removed are the sockets and the short curved pieces to which they attach.
The shaft can't be removed from the lamp. There is not enough room in the
ball at the top of the lamp for wire nuts, and I can't get three pieces of
lamp cord down through the shaft so I can make the connections inside the
lamp base. Any ideas how I can wire this? Thanks.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/camdavis/colby3.jpg


Posted by franz fripplfrappl on March 22, 2008, 10:03 pm
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:38:25 +0000, J. Cameron Davis wrote:

> I have this 1920's lamp with three sockets I need to wire. The link
> below leads to a picture of the top part of the lamp. The only parts
> that can be removed are the sockets and the short curved pieces to which
> they attach. The shaft can't be removed from the lamp. There is not
> enough room in the ball at the top of the lamp for wire nuts, and I
> can't get three pieces of lamp cord down through the shaft so I can make
> the connections inside the lamp base. Any ideas how I can wire this?
> Thanks.
>
> http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/camdavis/colby3.jpg



Would there be enough space in the curved tubing to do the following?

I'd try #14 stranded wire and wire sockets in parallel. I wonder if you
limit the wattage of bulb if you couldn't go to a #16 wire.

Posted by RBM on March 22, 2008, 10:10 pm

> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:38:25 +0000, J. Cameron Davis wrote:
>
>> I have this 1920's lamp with three sockets I need to wire. The link
>> below leads to a picture of the top part of the lamp. The only parts
>> that can be removed are the sockets and the short curved pieces to which
>> they attach. The shaft can't be removed from the lamp. There is not
>> enough room in the ball at the top of the lamp for wire nuts, and I
>> can't get three pieces of lamp cord down through the shaft so I can make
>> the connections inside the lamp base. Any ideas how I can wire this?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/camdavis/colby3.jpg
>
>
>
> Would there be enough space in the curved tubing to do the following?
>
> I'd try #14 stranded wire and wire sockets in parallel. I wonder if you
> limit the wattage of bulb if you couldn't go to a #16 wire.

# 16 is good for about 1000 watts. He'll probably use 60



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on March 22, 2008, 11:16 pm

>
> Would there be enough space in the curved tubing to do the following?
>
> I'd try #14 stranded wire and wire sockets in parallel. I wonder if you
> limit the wattage of bulb if you couldn't go to a #16 wire.

That certainly is overkill considering most lamp cords at 18 ga.



Posted by RBM on March 22, 2008, 10:04 pm

>I have this 1920's lamp with three sockets I need to wire. The link below
>leads to a picture of the top part of the lamp. The only parts that can be
>removed are the sockets and the short curved pieces to which they attach.
>The shaft can't be removed from the lamp. There is not enough room in the
>ball at the top of the lamp for wire nuts, and I can't get three pieces of
>lamp cord down through the shaft so I can make the connections inside the
>lamp base. Any ideas how I can wire this? Thanks.
>
> http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/camdavis/colby3.jpg

I'm pretty sure that the shaft unscrews from the spherical hub where the
three sockets are attached, and you'll find the splice for the three sockets
and the power cord in there
>



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