Pull Chain Lamp Socket Diagram
Always turn off the electric to the circuit you are working on.
Pull chain lamp socket diagram. I purchased a leviton porcelain lamp holder with a pull chain the rating is 660w 250v at home depot. All sockets whose cap is screwed onto the lamp tend to have a standard thread size making any socket fit. Connect the hot wire to the brass scr. Then pop the outer shells off the bulb sockets exposing the inner metal socket and the wire connections.
The actual socket is the inner piece in which the light bulb is screwed into and to which the electrical wires attach. Disassemble the lamp and remove the old wires. Remove the cap on the wire connection housing usually this is a simple pop off cap. Wiring a 2 bulb lamp switch.
This diagram illustrates the wiring for a bedside lamp with two sockets. The top socket a holds a standard incandescent bulb. Unplug the lamp and remove the lampshade. The second socket b typically holds a small low wattage bulb similar to a night light bulb.
Candle socket keyless multi cluster outlet box mount pull chain shell lampholders socket adapters and extensions thermal protector incandescent shell lampholders standard electrical wiring devices straight blade receptacles 4 in 1 receptacles usb power receptacles. This is also the piece that contains the pull chain mechanism. The switch allows for energizing the top bulb only the night light only both bulbs at once or for turning both bulbs off.