Unexpected electrical skills.
What you see here, is a brave attempt on something I had never done before. I set off to change the plug on a lamp I bought in IKEA the other day! (I don't now why, but even though we have 3-pin plugs in this part of the world, the IKEA products are still sold with Swedish 2-pin plugs? Certainly not Swedish logic!) I'm so sick of having big, clumsy adapters in every socket.
I must say, I didn't really believe I would be able to do it, but gave it a try anyway. I opened another plug I had, to see how it was all connected, did the chop, and then it was no return.
Actually, it wasn't that complicated! I did it (in true Dora-spirit), and then there was light:
This photo is a bit too bright, the lamp actually looks like this:
(Picture borrowed from www.ikea.com)
It's the new 'Knubbig' hand blown lamp, with cherry blossoms on it. Very pretty!
3 comments:
Vad duktigt du var. Det är ju inte så himla svårt egentligen, när man väl sätter igng, men vad skönt att ha allting fixat!
They actually sell a little thing that you screw on to the euro plug to convert it into the UK type 3 pin plug. Saw them in Ikea in the lighting section last time I was there. I dare say somewhere like Hua Ho in Brunei might do them too.
Hey i got the same white lamp.. I bought a 15watt bulb... and the light bulb was too long! IDK the bulb wouldnt fit its just a hair too long. I dont get it does the socket come out or something so i can plug it in? I hate this lamp!
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