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justiceischeap

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Wed Jul 8, 2015, 07:25 AM Jul 2015

Lamp wiring connundrum [View all]

Hey y'all, I've wired lamps before but nothing like I'm attempting to do now. I need a bit of guidance, since I'm having a hard time envisioning how I'm supposed to connect/splice some wires to a toggle switch.

I'm making a floor lamp out of iron pipe (that part is done). I need to wire the light socket to a 2-wire toggle on/off switch. I have 5 feet of lamp wire and then 8 feet of power cord (the reason I'm using two separate cords is because I'm using a cloth covered power cord for my lamp because it's pretty).

I've been able to figure out (using the Google) that the lamp wire and power cord black (hot) wires go to the toggle switch and the white (neutral wires) don't connect to the toggle at all. I'm at a loss for how to splice the lamp cord and power cord wires together while splicing them into the toggle switch as well.

Do I wire the lamp wire into the lamp socket and then splice the power cord into the lamp wire prior to the toggle switch or after (or not at all at this point)?

This is the diagram I came across for the toggle switch wiring:



And I came across this diagram for using a light switch:



But I still can't figure out how to tie in the two separate cords (lamp and power) and I haven't found anything that will help diagram the spliced wires into the lamp socket and a separate (not inline) power switch.

Any direction would be much appreciated.

Here's a picture of the lamp with some labels.

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Lamp wiring connundrum [View all] justiceischeap Jul 2015 OP
try this edgineered Jul 2015 #1
Just so I'm clear (I'm a visual kinda gal) justiceischeap Jul 2015 #2
Eliminate the the wire nuts in your drawing. calikid Jul 2015 #3
yes, that will work. in answer to your question now - edgineered Jul 2015 #4
Thanks! justiceischeap Jul 2015 #6
just took a few photos of the steps edgineered Jul 2015 #5
Hello again edgineered Jul 2015 #7
I haven't finished it yet justiceischeap Jul 2015 #8
Completed the lamp! justiceischeap Jul 2015 #9
I like it! edgineered Jul 2015 #10
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