I had the electrical wiring installed in my living room for two sconces. I found the most perfect lights that I want to install. Problem is they have a lamp cord and a plug that needs an electrical socket. I was wondering if I cut the cord and wire it to the sconce black/white would that make them work off of the switch?
Electrical tape will work, you can also purchase shrink wrap casing for the wires at places that sell wiring/ electrical supplies. Might even find it at Home Depot. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS- you don't want to melt the casing or wire sleeve. Shrink wraps are nice in that you don't have the 'sticky' stuff around your wiring, and there is less chance of the tape unraveling, depending on where your wires are. Solder first is an option- certainly to avoid those subtle 'noise' issues, but it should work with a good strip and twist. It's all a matter of your desired level of effort.
yes you can,look on the wire from the lamp,one should be copper and one alum.or look on the insulation of the wire and look for ribbed lines running down one side of the wire,this will be the lead wire,or hook it to the black wire in the wall,and the other to the white or common,before you connect the wires together take the strand wire (lamp) and twist it real tight almost to a solid piece of wire,now with power off to that wire take the black wire and the ribbed twisted wire and wire nut them together,do the same to the other one and now you have done it.
yes, but make sure you also connect ground (green) wire
Yes they would work OK but please make a proper job of it. Use connectors from a hardware store that don't leave bare wires showing, don't just twist the wires together and wrap a bit of sticky tape around them ( Like I do.lol ).
Yes you can but make sure you get the polarity of the wire correct. On lamp cord the neutral wire will be marked somehow, usually with ribs on the neutral wire with the hot wire being smooth. Wire the ribbed wire to neutral and the smooth one to hot, otherwise the threaded part of the lamp socket could be hot causing someone a nasty shock if they touch the exposed metal part of the bulb.
