I have been asked to rewire an antique metal standard lamp. It has been rewired previously, but not earthed..! One of the screws on the base has a short length of uninsulated wire attached, presumably from the original earthing.
Unfortunately there is insufficient space to run an extra earth wire from the lamp holder down to the base, which seems to leave me with the option of breaking into the flex at the base and using some form of junction box although it’s difficult to imagine that’s how it was done originally & any junction box would need to be pretty small. As the lamp holder is only held to the (brass) fitting at the top of the lampstand by the tension of the cable, I am reluctant to rely on the lamp holder earth.
Can anyone advise please?
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Unfortunately there is insufficient space to run an extra earth wire from the lamp holder down to the base, which seems to leave me with the option of breaking into the flex at the base and using some form of junction box although it’s difficult to imagine that’s how it was done originally & any junction box would need to be pretty small. As the lamp holder is only held to the (brass) fitting at the top of the lampstand by the tension of the cable, I am reluctant to rely on the lamp holder earth.
Can anyone advise please?
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