[CFrance]

Does anyone know where to take a lamp to be rewired?

[SantaClaus]

It's usually a super simple job. I'd say try disassembling the lamp and see how easy it goes and if it's too much take it to a repair shop. I bet you can do it yourself.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Does anyone know where to take a lamp to be rewired?

My workshop. You have any required parts, I have the know how.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

My workshop. You have any required parts, I have the know how.

Thanks, Golfingnut. It's one of a pair, and it keeps burning the light bulb out every month. We are going to see if we can exchange it, but I'm doubtful. I'll pm you if we can't. Appreciate it.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Thanks, Golfingnut. It's one of a pair, and it keeps burning the light bulb out every month. We are going to see if we can exchange it, but I'm doubtful. I'll pm you if we can't. Appreciate it.

That's fine. It sounds like it may be the touch on touch off type lamp. If it is, it would be better to get it exchanged. If it is a conventional lamp, then it may me a short causing a power spike that is hard on the filament of a standard bulb.
Let me know.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

That's fine. It sounds like it may be the touch on touch off type lamp. If it is, it would be better to get it exchanged. If it is a conventional lamp, then it may me a short causing a power spike that is hard on the filament of a standard bulb.
Let me know.

It's a conventional lamp, two of which we have on our dining room buffet. It has an on/off knob up by the part you screw the bulb into. I think it only takes a refrigerator-type bulb. The other lamp works fine. Obviously, we've tried different bulbs.

[Topspinmo]

Any Hardware store or big Box store should have lamp kits with everything you need or I mean Gotfingnut needs to repair the lamp. (from the plug in to the light bulb and all the wiring switch in between)

I bet Utube probably has some instructional repair video's also.

I made several lamp on lathe's. Lamp kits are available and lots of options (styles and colors). You know all lamps kits are made in china. I think Some the threads on the bulb socket are made to the wrong pitch makes the bulbs hard to screw in and out sometimes.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Rc Moser

Any Hardware store or big Box store should have lamp kits with everything you need or I mean Gotfingnut needs to repair the lamp. (from the plug in to the light bulb and all the wiring switch in between)

I bet Utube probably has some instructional repair video's also.

I made several lamp on lathe's. Lamp kits are available and lots of options (styles and colors). You know all lamps kits are made in china. I think Some the threads on the bulb socket are made to the wrong pitch makes the bulbs hard to screw in and out sometimes.

You hit the nail on the head with the bulb being hard to screw in. We didn't realize this because the lamps had bulbs in them when we bought them.

[Vernster]

I have an antique Victorian lamp with 2 lightbulb sockets in it that needs to be rewired.
Does anyone know of a place I can bring this to near TV ?
I cannot do this myself no matter how simple it may seem to some of you.
I repair people, not electrical equipment ! ( ha,ha not any more, retired now)