A lamp switch has a brass screw to which the hot black wire is attached and a silver screw to which the neutral white wire is attached.
Floor lamp connection loose.
Loose screws may have been the lamp s only problem.
It looks like the base section has screw threads that are stripped so it leans over and falls apart if you try to pick it up to move it.
I want to try to find replacement electric socket parts to get them both working properly again.
With normal use the mechanical connections in a table lamp can loosen causing the lamp to lean or to become wobbly.
If the lamp works after you tighten up the screws great.
Floor lamp loose at base.
Is this a good question.
Yes this is a quick fix and since there are some affordable floor lamps available it can easily be done without worrying about your budget.
For many people a sagging or leaning floor lamp means it is time to buy a new one.
Once you understand the simple construction of a table lamp it is very easy to repair the wobbly lamp.
1 is a lily of the valley design and the other is a lustre lamp both with night light sockets to them.
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If not take it apart again and proceed with the following steps.
Unfortunately many floor lamps tend to lean over time because the pole s grip loosens and sags to one side.
Also the lustre lamp was missing the collar that the socket screws into.
Floor lamps take up little floor space yet shine a good deal of light where most needed.