Taking the Power Into Your Own Hands
Many people like taking charge of their home decor, doing big and small renovations on their own. If you’re one of those people, you might find yourself looking for online resources to help you get the job done right the first time!
When it comes to light fixtures, some are easy to swap out. They come fully assembled with a plug-in cord and you can quickly change out floor lamps, pendant lights, and more with relative ease. However, some lighting, like wall sconces and chandeliers, require a little more wiring know-how to ensure steady, safe illumination.
Whether you need to shorten a lamp cord or hang a pendant light from a ceiling mount, this tutorial can teach you how to strip and prep your cloth-covered cords for installation with any type of light fixture. Read on here to find out which tools you need and take a look at several different techniques that may work for you.
Essential Tools
• Wire Stripping Tool
• Razor Blade
• Superglue
• Pliers
• Electrical Tape
• Masking Tape
Masking tape is useful to hold down fabric braiding while you work. It’s also ideal for sliding through lamp fittings and cord grips. Additionally, you may want to have electrical tape on hand for safe electrical connections, as it will insulate the wires when you need to secure wire nuts and other accessories.
What’s In That Cord?
Before you start stripping wires, it’s essential to understand exactly what lies beneath that beautiful cloth-covered cord you just bought to upgrade the light fixtures in your home. So check out this brief overview first.
Exterior Materials
As you’re looking at your cloth-covered colored extension cords, it can be helpful to note the type of material that makes up this fabric. In the past, cotton or silk were the primary choices for the braided and woven cloth covering. Today, you’ll more commonly see cotton or rayon for these types of cords. Both materials are similar enough when it comes to longevity. The only difference between the two is style. Cotton creates a matte aesthetic, while rayon comes in shiny finish options that can be ideal for more sophisticated applications, like chic lamps, vintage music players, and radios.
Conductors
Conductor is just another word for wire. Beneath the cloth of your cord, there are two more layers before you even get to the wire. The first is a two- or three- conductor cord set. When you strip those cords, you’ll see copper wire that’s either braided or solid.
A three-conductor cord means you have three separate strands beneath the first layer of cloth. Each one is a different color to denote negative, positive, and ground wires. A two-conductor cord generally has only positive and negative wires. There are also some single-conductor cords where a single piece serves as all three types of cords, but you will need to use this kind with at least one other conductor to wire your light fixtures.
As you’re looking beneath your stripped outer covering, you’ll need to determine which color denotes which type of cord. In the U.S., the positive current is covered in a red housing, the negative current is covered in a black housing, and the grounding wire is covered in gray or white housing. In the EU, positive is brown/red, negative is blue, and ground is yellow/green.
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