If you wonder why you have to identify and connect the hot and neutral wires correctly in a lamp read on.
Light bulb socket and wire.
Unplug the lamp and remove the lampshade.
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But the issue is safety.
Normally power voltage comes through the tab on the socket base.
True the lamp will usually work either way.
Connect hot and neutral wires correctly.
The old switch was sort of screwy and didn t turn as well it was a pain to get the lamp set top bulb on with bottom off or top bulb off with bottom on or top bulb on with bottom on.
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The threaded socket is the neutral.
If you re just wiring a single socket say for a lamp the right wire to the right terminal screw is not critical however for safety it s a good idea to use lamp wire instead of extension cord and connect the ribbed neutral wire to the neutral terminal and the smooth hot wire to the hot terminal.
Remove the cap on the wire connection housing usually this is a simple pop off cap.
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Then pop the outer shells off the bulb sockets exposing the inner metal socket and the wire connections.
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Disassemble the lamp and remove the old wires.