Floor Foot Switch Lamp Breakdown

The red wire goes to the hot and the black goes to neutral.

Floor foot switch lamp breakdown.

Several sizes of in line cord switches are available at hardware stores home centers and lamp specialty stores. Look at the tiny printing on the cord to determine which size switch you need spt 1 or spt 2. All of the neutral wires nickel screw with ribbed or white wire from each socket connect in one. There are 4 connections inside the cluster body.

Each part briefly explained as well. Make sure no bare wire is showing when making those connections. Detailed diagram setting out the different parts of a floor lamp and table lamp 2 separate diagrams since each are different. Changing out bad foot switch for a floor lamp.

Changing out bad foot switch for a floor lamp. Rewire your lamp by threading the new wire through the lamp to the socket then attach the new socket with small wire nuts making sure you match colors. The main bulb threads into a standard socket with an integrated switch and the three peripheral bulbs are wired to a single switch usually located near the central socket. Best illustrated diagram showing the anatomy of a lamp available.

In line cord switches also vary slightly in design. This is a wiring diagram for a vintage floor lamp with 4 bulbs one main bulb and 3 peripheral and usually smaller bulbs. Wiring a vintage floor lamp switch.