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Have you ever had a lamp's pull chain break on you, leaving you with no way to turn it on? We understand. That's why we made this guide to fix the on/off switch on a perfectly good lamp! This guide will help you in repairing a snapped ball chain, allowing you to, once again, turn your lamp on and then off again.
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Unplug the broken lamp and ensure you have all of the parts necessary for the repair.
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Unscrew the lamp shade from the base by turning it counter-clockwise.
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Gently pull the socket from the base to expose the broken chain section.
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Attach the chain connector to the extra chain.
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Connect the chain with the chain connector to the broken chain on the lamp base.
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Tilting the lamp in one hand, use your other hand to guide the chain into the hole that leads from inside of the socket to outside of the lamp.
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The chain will go down through this hole.
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Gently push the socket back into place.
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Screw the lamp shade back onto the base of the lamp by turning it clockwise.
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Replace the light bulb into the lamp socket.
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Plug your lamp into an outlet and turn it on!
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Congratulations! You have fixed your lamp.
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Congratulations on fixing your lamp!
Congratulations on fixing your lamp!
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You saved my lamp! Thank you for this simple to follow guide.
All well and good, but isn’t it more likely that the break will be in the string which runs from the chain into the switch? This can be fixed by disassembling the switch itself - but where can one buy the right string?
On my lamp, the problem was not the chain but in the switch itself. This made it necessary to replace the entire socket since the switch was riveted to its base. I made this video which shows how to replace the socket and switch:https://youtu.be/0fLnUPWzLeI
Excellent, Thank you!