Time Waster
Veteran
We got two matching lamps from a charity shop, nothing special or fancy but they do a job and have lasted longer than other lamps. This one has stopped working with a smell of burning. We've taken off the bulb holder and there's a lot of white powder that makes me think there's a short circuit and resistive heating that's aged the cord and plastic of the bulb holder.
Are these bulb holders a standard design? I'm thinking a new cable, plug, fuse and bulb holder might be a quick enough fix to give it a go. The bulb holder it's got screws into a bolt in the stand. I would need to take off the felt base to get into the central hole to hold up the screw when reattaching.
What cables and bulb holder would I need. Are there different rated ones? This is probably a set of rather basic questions, but I'd rather ask and sound a fool than be a fool by doing something wrong.
Are these bulb holders a standard design? I'm thinking a new cable, plug, fuse and bulb holder might be a quick enough fix to give it a go. The bulb holder it's got screws into a bolt in the stand. I would need to take off the felt base to get into the central hole to hold up the screw when reattaching.
What cables and bulb holder would I need. Are there different rated ones? This is probably a set of rather basic questions, but I'd rather ask and sound a fool than be a fool by doing something wrong.