Great vid! Do note that it does matter which wire you connect to the plug. The live wire on the fixture needs to go to the live wire on the plug, and the neutral to the neutral. Otherwise there is a risk of shock. The white wire on the fixture is the neutral wire, and the black is live. Neutral wires on plugs typically have a ribbing on the side, where the live wire is smooth on the side. This can be hard to see, but if you shine a flashlight on them you can see the ribbing. Take to time to find it please. Don't want to get zapped! Hope this is helpful and thank you for posting helpful videos like these!
Sharktacos3 - No, that is not applicable in this situation. If she was doing a wall mount, connecting lamp fixture to wires coming out of a wall, then what you said would be applicable and correct - black to black, white to white, and ground to ground. However, when you convert to plug in wiring, they have built in ground plug prongs, and it does not matter how you connect up the wires as long as they don't touch each other. So black can go to either of the two wires in your plug-in wire set, and ditto for white. If there is a ground wire, it should be screwed back into the lamp metal part - anywhere inside. Now you are set.
@@lass-inangeles7564 Uhhhh what? This video came on auto-play in the background, I heard her say "connect to either wire" and I came here to find this comment to upvote to help bring it to the top, but here you are arguing against it! These type of two-prong/two wire plugs are polarized - one blade is live (little) one blade is neutral (wide). Always use polarized plugs with lights. The neutral blade is connected to the neutral wire (white/ribbed/usually the marked if there's only one) in the cord. That neutral wire is supposed to connect to the neutral wire coming from the fixture. Same for the live. By golly peet, what kind of amateur hour is this? And how did you have 4 people agree and give you upvotes? Ohhh 4 different of your accounts.... embarrassing
@lass-inangeles7564 It absolutely matters which wire connects to the light fixture. It's safest to buy polarized lamp cords (the neutral prong will be the wider one) and connect the ribbed neutral to the fixture wire that goes to the screw shell of the lampholder. That way the hot wire is connected only to the bottom of the light fixture's screw shell.
Great tutorial! I used it to convert two sconces I found at an auction to plug-ins and it took less than 30 minutes. Thank you for posting this; I'm about to do it again for two sconces I found at Goodwill.
Great video! May I ask, can you only turn the light on and off via the power strip? Just wondering if there was a button/knob to turn on and off would that work as well? thank you!
There is a lamp switch you can add anywhere to the cord to turn it on and off! Here's a link to give you an idea: www.homedepot.com/p/Westinghouse-White-Feed-Through-On-Off-Switch-7050000/204836050
I just attended an OSHA training course and at first I was in love with all this .. but then realized that this could be a fire hazard. Thank you for sharing your awareness because I think I agree. Looks like I'll have to put my pretty sconces away lol.
- Did I miss something ??? I didn't hear you identify which of the cord wires was hot & which was neutral. Hope you don't have an electrical shortage that could result in a fire.
what you do with this is certainly your own style, but I would recommend that you put that hook behind the sconce so it doesn't show, and maybe rub n buff the cord cover, and please put the shades in the right direction like they are supposed to be
Hmm, that's a great question! Unfortunately, I don't have that much experience with 12 volt. I would think that adding a plug like this would not be recommended because of the difference in voltage. You need some kind of transformer/converter, similar to what they use with low-voltage landscape lighting. Sorry I couldn't be of more help! ~Chelsea
OMG, NO!!! 12V wiring is fragile and thin, meant to carry only 12V. If you use this on 110V, it will melt and create a fire. The wiring has to be changed. So does the 12V bulb. You can keep the fixture but make sure it can hold hotter bulbs than the 12V bulbs. If in doubt, use LED bulbs or Fluorescent type curly ones. Its easy to change the wire! Go to a hardware store. Buy a matching piece of insulated wire to the length you need. They cut if for you. Usually comes in black, white, brown, and metallic silver, metallic gold. Match it up to lamp. The thickness of wire is pretty standard for small appliance use. Just tell them its for a lamp. Now buy a plug. Get the Levitron from Home Depot which is $1.99 and solidly built. You can spray paint the plug to match your wire. Just cover up the prongs with masking tape. Get wire stripper pliers (I like Commercial Electric $12 one, its sharp), separate the wires, then strip 1/2 inch of plastic off each wire tip. This goes around the plug screw. Does not matter which screw, any one. Tighten up. Make sure each wire does not touch the other or you will short out the lamp. Strip other side of wire, and slip this into the socket side. Open up the socket and figure it out, its common sense. You will have to get a new socket for 110V standard bulb socket. Then get the bulb of your choosing and plug in. Be sure to get a cooler or lower wattage bulb (LED is best at any wattage) if buying the yellow kind. Do not go with Xenon or Halogen type bulb which gets very hot and needs a special socket and fixture. Any chandelier style bulb will work too, but may need a smaller socket. This is your chance to learn about lamps. Don't back away. Its not hard. Its a bit pesky, but worth it.
@@lass-inangeles7564 yeah. I learned that. I almost used a 12 volt wire, but I took an original lamp cord. Put a reducer on it. And then used the 12v wire.
@@fastergaming3494 I'm wondering what kind of reducer did you use? I did a lighting like this before by wiring a plug wire to this transformer www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-DC-Power-Supply-Adapter-Transformer-12V-3A-10A-20A-30A-50A-For-5050-LED-Strip-/173539633780 The little 12v wire connects from that transformer to 3 little LED bulbs, it worked, but just curious if I need a big transformer like that to reduce the current down to what the bulbs require, can't find no other way to reduce the current. Another thing I'm wondering,(Dont know how it works) say if I'm using a 5 amp fuse to power on the transformer, just to reduce to what the bulbs will use, am I wasting electricity?
It's mounted on the wall like a sconce only with the wiring in plain view. I should have expected this. It could have been mounted on a post with a plug on the ground. It also could be cut and adhered to decor and turned into a desk lamp. You can take an LED light with a battery pack and make it a mobile lamp according to the limits of your creativity.
As a fellow member of the female gender, I would recommend you keep your videos closer to title. If you do a conversion, show this only, don't bring in artsy-craftsy stuff into a DIY video. E.g. - You do not need a hacksaw, metal file, metallic wax, surge protector, or painters tape to convert a wall lamp to plug in lamp. Not relevant. What you need is wire nuts, and a wire stripper tool.
Um actually it is relevant! Without the hacksaw she couldn't have cut the bottom off which allowed the wire to run down along the wall and then she needed the file to smooth the cut so it doesn't slice into the wire passing beneath which would short it out and posilby cause a fire in extreme circumstances. Duh!! If I were you I wouldn't attempt this project because you obviously don't have a clue!!
Great vid! Do note that it does matter which wire you connect to the plug. The live wire on the fixture needs to go to the live wire on the plug, and the neutral to the neutral. Otherwise there is a risk of shock. The white wire on the fixture is the neutral wire, and the black is live. Neutral wires on plugs typically have a ribbing on the side, where the live wire is smooth on the side. This can be hard to see, but if you shine a flashlight on them you can see the ribbing. Take to time to find it please. Don't want to get zapped! Hope this is helpful and thank you for posting helpful videos like these!
Sharktacos3 - No, that is not applicable in this situation. If she was doing a wall mount, connecting lamp fixture to wires coming out of a wall, then what you said would be applicable and correct - black to black, white to white, and ground to ground. However, when you convert to plug in wiring, they have built in ground plug prongs, and it does not matter how you connect up the wires as long as they don't touch each other. So black can go to either of the two wires in your plug-in wire set, and ditto for white. If there is a ground wire, it should be screwed back into the lamp metal part - anywhere inside. Now you are set.
@@lass-inangeles7564 Uhhhh what? This video came on auto-play in the background, I heard her say "connect to either wire" and I came here to find this comment to upvote to help bring it to the top, but here you are arguing against it!
These type of two-prong/two wire plugs are polarized - one blade is live (little) one blade is neutral (wide). Always use polarized plugs with lights. The neutral blade is connected to the neutral wire (white/ribbed/usually the marked if there's only one) in the cord. That neutral wire is supposed to connect to the neutral wire coming from the fixture. Same for the live. By golly peet, what kind of amateur hour is this?
And how did you have 4 people agree and give you upvotes? Ohhh 4 different of your accounts.... embarrassing
@lass-inangeles7564 It absolutely matters which wire connects to the light fixture. It's safest to buy polarized lamp cords (the neutral prong will be the wider one) and connect the ribbed neutral to the fixture wire that goes to the screw shell of the lampholder. That way the hot wire is connected only to the bottom of the light fixture's screw shell.
Great tutorial! I used it to convert two sconces I found at an auction to plug-ins and it took less than 30 minutes. Thank you for posting this; I'm about to do it again for two sconces I found at Goodwill.
Wahoo Monika! Love you're giving those sconces a second life! ~Chelsea
What if the sconce came in with 3 wires, what do you do with the ground wire? Is it okay to ignore it?
Great video! May I ask, can you only turn the light on and off via the power strip? Just wondering if there was a button/knob to turn on and off would that work as well? thank you!
There is a lamp switch you can add anywhere to the cord to turn it on and off! Here's a link to give you an idea: www.homedepot.com/p/Westinghouse-White-Feed-Through-On-Off-Switch-7050000/204836050
Wonderful video - simple and informative - thanks for sharing!
Could you share the name/brand of the wax, please. Many thanks! Great video!
Awesome thank you. Surprise bonus with the metallic wax tip.
This is exactly what I needed to see!!
This is awesome + it was easy to understand
This is great, do you know if it's the same products for a lamp in a 'damp area'? Also what camera/lens are you using? looks great!
Do you know if the wax would work well on a door knob?
Hi! No it would not work well on a door knob! It would just rub right off. :(
Just what i needed thank you
This is a fire hazard, do not attempt, any electrical connection must be enclosed in a junction box.
I just attended an OSHA training course and at first I was in love with all this .. but then realized that this could be a fire hazard. Thank you for sharing your awareness because I think I agree. Looks like I'll have to put my pretty sconces away lol.
- Did I miss something ??? I didn't hear you identify which of the cord wires was hot & which was neutral. Hope you don't have an electrical shortage that could result in a fire.
Ribbed cord is generally nuetral. Should be indicated on cord packaging.
I want purchase what, s process?
what you do with this is certainly your own style, but I would recommend that you put that hook behind the sconce so it doesn't show, and maybe rub n buff the cord cover, and please put the shades in the right direction like they are supposed to be
Awesome tutorial!!
Very helpful! Thank you.
I have a 12 volt light, and I fear it will surge or something. Is all I have to do is attach a plug?
Hmm, that's a great question! Unfortunately, I don't have that much experience with 12 volt. I would think that adding a plug like this would not be recommended because of the difference in voltage. You need some kind of transformer/converter, similar to what they use with low-voltage landscape lighting. Sorry I couldn't be of more help! ~Chelsea
OMG, NO!!! 12V wiring is fragile and thin, meant to carry only 12V. If you use this on 110V, it will melt and create a fire.
The wiring has to be changed. So does the 12V bulb. You can keep the fixture but make sure it can hold hotter bulbs than the 12V bulbs. If in doubt, use LED bulbs or Fluorescent type curly ones.
Its easy to change the wire! Go to a hardware store. Buy a matching piece of insulated wire to the length you need. They cut if for you. Usually comes in black, white, brown, and metallic silver, metallic gold. Match it up to lamp. The thickness of wire is pretty standard for small appliance use. Just tell them its for a lamp.
Now buy a plug. Get the Levitron from Home Depot which is $1.99 and solidly built. You can spray paint the plug to match your wire. Just cover up the prongs with masking tape.
Get wire stripper pliers (I like Commercial Electric $12 one, its sharp), separate the wires, then strip 1/2 inch of plastic off each wire tip. This goes around the plug screw. Does not matter which screw, any one. Tighten up. Make sure each wire does not touch the other or you will short out the lamp.
Strip other side of wire, and slip this into the socket side. Open up the socket and figure it out, its common sense. You will have to get a new socket for 110V standard bulb socket. Then get the bulb of your choosing and plug in. Be sure to get a cooler or lower wattage bulb (LED is best at any wattage) if buying the yellow kind. Do not go with Xenon or Halogen type bulb which gets very hot and needs a special socket and fixture. Any chandelier style bulb will work too, but may need a smaller socket.
This is your chance to learn about lamps. Don't back away. Its not hard. Its a bit pesky, but worth it.
@@lass-inangeles7564 yeah. I learned that. I almost used a 12 volt wire, but I took an original lamp cord. Put a reducer on it. And then used the 12v wire.
@@fastergaming3494 I'm wondering what kind of reducer did you use? I did a lighting like this before by wiring a plug wire to this transformer www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-DC-Power-Supply-Adapter-Transformer-12V-3A-10A-20A-30A-50A-For-5050-LED-Strip-/173539633780
The little 12v wire connects from that transformer to 3 little LED bulbs, it worked, but just curious if I need a big transformer like that to reduce the current down to what the bulbs require, can't find no other way to reduce the current.
Another thing I'm wondering,(Dont know how it works) say if I'm using a 5 amp fuse to power on the transformer, just to reduce to what the bulbs will use, am I wasting electricity?
I have required brass wall lamp.
Thanks so much!
Thank you
It's mounted on the wall like a sconce only with the wiring in plain view. I should have expected this. It could have been mounted on a post with a plug on the ground. It also could be cut and adhered to decor and turned into a desk lamp. You can take an LED light with a battery pack and make it a mobile lamp according to the limits of your creativity.
As a fellow member of the female gender, I would recommend you keep your videos closer to title.
If you do a conversion, show this only, don't bring in artsy-craftsy stuff into a DIY video.
E.g. - You do not need a hacksaw, metal file, metallic wax, surge protector, or painters tape to convert a wall lamp to plug in lamp. Not relevant. What you need is wire nuts, and a wire stripper tool.
Um actually it is relevant!
Without the hacksaw she couldn't have cut the bottom off which allowed the wire to run down along the wall and then she needed the file to smooth the cut so it doesn't slice into the wire passing beneath which would short it out and posilby cause a fire in extreme circumstances. Duh!! If I were you I wouldn't attempt this project because you obviously don't have a clue!!
@@mattjames8683 That's only relevant to her though, not what everyone needs fool.