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<blockquote data-quote="AshS" data-source="post: 541906" data-attributes="member: 36327"><p>Hello,</p><p>I found this forum after a bit of Googling and so my first post is my first question!</p><p></p><p>I have bought a lamp (at an auction) where the plug was cut off (I assume to avoid a PAT test). All good signs <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /></p><p></p><p>Basically the lamp holder is metal (painted) and the bulb holder is plastic (Bakelite type thing). I want to make sure it is safe but do know whether to either:</p><p></p><p>1. replace the bulb holder with a metal one, put a three core cable on it and so introduce an earth (making sure the lamp holder has metal to metal contact with the base).</p><p></p><p>Or</p><p></p><p>2. Whether to keep the existing set up/replace with a plastic lamp holder and single two core cable as the odds of the base becoming live seem very low (since the cable doesn’t run through the base itself).</p><p></p><p>I’ve attached a couple of pictures so it makes sense. Any thoughts would be appreciated!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]15055[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AshS, post: 541906, member: 36327"] Hello, I found this forum after a bit of Googling and so my first post is my first question! I have bought a lamp (at an auction) where the plug was cut off (I assume to avoid a PAT test). All good signs 😂 Basically the lamp holder is metal (painted) and the bulb holder is plastic (Bakelite type thing). I want to make sure it is safe but do know whether to either: 1. replace the bulb holder with a metal one, put a three core cable on it and so introduce an earth (making sure the lamp holder has metal to metal contact with the base). Or 2. Whether to keep the existing set up/replace with a plastic lamp holder and single two core cable as the odds of the base becoming live seem very low (since the cable doesn’t run through the base itself). I’ve attached a couple of pictures so it makes sense. Any thoughts would be appreciated! [ATTACH type="full"]15055[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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