Yep, nice easy repair. Not too much trouble, just take your time and do it right and it will likely last another 50 years. I have had pretty good luck using the Dremel on sockets that have pitted contacts. I've fixed a couple of people's chandeliers that take candelabra style base bulbs with the Dremel. So if you haven't tossed that socket yet, you might try to clean it up. so it can be placed back in the hoard. I've used the same technique on stuff with corroded battery contacts, and in fact just did one the other day.
I haven't tossed the old one. I've thought about performing the method you describe, and that way I'll always have a spare on hand. There are several other three way lamps throughout the house. When this lamp was at my grandfather's house, it stayed on 24/7 with a 25 watt bulb installed. Perhaps that led to it's demise.
Thanks for your thoughtful videos! Nice job. I really like dimmer sockets that replace the entire unit. There are some really nice heavyweight solid brass sockets available online for about $10-$15 apiece. They allow you to use single wattage incandescent and LED bulbs for infinite variations in light levels. However, I do like the 3-way sockets too since the light color stays about the same at all three levels instead of getting more yellow as you go down.
Thanks! Since this was my grandparent's lamp, I wanted to keep it to original specs. Will look into picking up one of those brass sockets you're talking about for a less sentimental lamp, sounds intriguing!
@@dynatrak I think more vintage cool were the tabletop dimmers they used to sell for lamps, they plug into the wall, you plug the lamp into them, and they have a dimmer built in, and control the lamp from them. Some were even woodgrain. China sent me a more recent incarnation of that, but it uses a wireless remote to control it. That way once you lose the remote or the dog eats it, the product is useless.
@jaykay18 I use a _similar_ modern day China product for my Christmas window candoliers. Mine are not remote controlled, but have a slide potentiometer, on a 6 foot cord, to control voltage to the candolier bulbs. No worries about remote loss! I'm sure the woodgrain version would provide a few more horsetourques though, just because it looks awesome!
@@dynatrak That depends on its vintage. If it were 1970s woodgrain, horsetorques are applied with curb feelers. 1980s, the horsetorques come from that little guy you stick in the window that has a squeeze bulb that moons other drivers.
@@jaykay18 Yes I remember those well! My grandfather had a "Moonies" in the '81 Chevy Silverado. I had it up until the truck was stolen, in 2004. I guess the thieves must have liked it, because it wasn't in the truck, when it was recovered. I'd like to have one now, when someone is an idiot. Not only use the squeeze bulb to moon, but also have light up letters on the butt cheeks, stating dash cam in use. Ah yes, you got even more, with 70's vintage!
Yep, nice easy repair. Not too much trouble, just take your time and do it right and it will likely last another 50 years.
I have had pretty good luck using the Dremel on sockets that have pitted contacts. I've fixed a couple of people's chandeliers that take candelabra style base bulbs with the Dremel. So if you haven't tossed that socket yet, you might try to clean it up. so it can be placed back in the hoard. I've used the same technique on stuff with corroded battery contacts, and in fact just did one the other day.
I haven't tossed the old one. I've thought about performing the method you describe, and that way I'll always have a spare on hand. There are several other three way lamps throughout the house.
When this lamp was at my grandfather's house, it stayed on 24/7 with a 25 watt bulb installed. Perhaps that led to it's demise.
Thanks for your thoughtful videos! Nice job.
I really like dimmer sockets that replace the entire unit. There are some really nice heavyweight solid brass sockets available online for about $10-$15 apiece. They allow you to use single wattage incandescent and LED bulbs for infinite variations in light levels. However, I do like the 3-way sockets too since the light color stays about the same at all three levels instead of getting more yellow as you go down.
Thanks! Since this was my grandparent's lamp, I wanted to keep it to original specs.
Will look into picking up one of those brass sockets you're talking about for a less sentimental lamp, sounds intriguing!
@@dynatrak I think more vintage cool were the tabletop dimmers they used to sell for lamps, they plug into the wall, you plug the lamp into them, and they have a dimmer built in, and control the lamp from them. Some were even woodgrain. China sent me a more recent incarnation of that, but it uses a wireless remote to control it. That way once you lose the remote or the dog eats it, the product is useless.
@jaykay18 I use a _similar_ modern day China product for my Christmas window candoliers. Mine are not remote controlled, but have a slide potentiometer, on a 6 foot cord, to control voltage to the candolier bulbs. No worries about remote loss!
I'm sure the woodgrain version would provide a few more horsetourques though, just because it looks awesome!
@@dynatrak That depends on its vintage. If it were 1970s woodgrain, horsetorques are applied with curb feelers. 1980s, the horsetorques come from that little guy you stick in the window that has a squeeze bulb that moons other drivers.
@@jaykay18 Yes I remember those well! My grandfather had a "Moonies" in the '81 Chevy Silverado. I had it up until the truck was stolen, in 2004. I guess the thieves must have liked it, because it wasn't in the truck, when it was recovered.
I'd like to have one now, when someone is an idiot. Not only use the squeeze bulb to moon, but also have light up letters on the butt cheeks, stating dash cam in use.
Ah yes, you got even more, with 70's vintage!
How many watts is your 3-way bulb please?
30/70/100
@@dynatrak No wonder a very sheer brightness difference between low and medium!