Any Electricians Out There?

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Hey guys, I need some help here. I am trying to find replacement lamp cords for my 70's lamps. However, the only cords I am aware of use huge, bulky cords and plugs. The cords and plugs that are original to the lamp are thin, both the cord and the plug. I would like to find out where to get replacements as I shocked myself while plugging one of these lamps back in. I guess age finally caught up with the cord. So to be safe, I am replacing all the cords on these older lamps. Don't need to burn the house down.

I have been reading and SPT-1 wire is much smaller (insulation) than SPT-2 (thicker insulation) - the wire on the right says it is SPT-2. Is the wire on the left SPT-1 or even thinner than that?

The wire on the LEFT is the older wire and plug I want to replace.

Here is a picture..

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Do you have a lamp shop in your town? We have one in our's and they have all kinds of odd parts to refurbish old hardware.

And also, like you said, the difference in size could just be based on insulation size and today's standards.

Have you looked to see if the internal cabling is different in size?

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Originally Posted by louhamilton

Do you have a lamp shop in your town? We have one in our's and they have all kinds of odd parts to refurbish old hardware.

And also, like you said, the difference in size could just be based on insulation size and today's standards.

Have you looked to see if the internal cabling is different in size?

Can't tell if the internals are different or not. Not without cutting it. From what I can see on the broken insulation part - there appears to be less copper than normal.

I will have to check on the lamp shop thing.