Lamp

03-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#1
doityouselfgirl Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Lamp Do I connect the white or black wire to the ribbed side of a cord with a plug when changing a hard wired lamp to a plug lamp?

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03-15-2009, 05:59 PM	#2
rgsgww Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,543	Lamp The ribbed wire is white and the smooth is black. Hard wired lamp? You mean like a fixture you secure to the ceiling?

03-15-2009, 06:28 PM	#3
doityouselfgirl Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Lamp well it is an interior wall fixture

03-15-2009, 06:37 PM	#4
rgsgww Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,543	Lamp And your planning on mounting it to the wall, right? Except you want to use a cord?

03-15-2009, 06:40 PM	#5
doityouselfgirl Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Lamp Yes I want to hang them on the wall using a plug, I do not own the house on I can not hard wire them.

03-15-2009, 07:16 PM	#6
rgsgww Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,543	Lamp Quote: Originally Posted by doityouselfgirl Yes I want to hang them on the wall using a plug, I do not own the house on I can not hard wire them. Your going to need some sort of electrical box for the wire connections, the purpose of a box is to contain a fire. You could use a white wiremold box.

03-15-2009, 07:16 PM	#7
kbsparky Electrical Contractor     Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delmarva Posts: 3,127	Lamp The ribbed conductor is marked to be the neutral. Connects to the wider blade of your plug.

03-15-2009, 09:54 PM	#8
doityouselfgirl Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Lamp I will make sure and get that. Thank you so much for all the information. I can not wait to get these done and hung now.