Have you ever went to turn on a lamp – one with a turn knob – and it just does not turn on but the knob turns without clicking? Well, that is what has happened to me. There is no need to throw away that lamp and buy a new one. I paid about $5 for a new turn knob socket at one of the big box stores. It does not take much time at all to replace and is quite satisfying when that light turns back on.
So, if you have a problem like this, hopefully you will find this video handy and it can save you some money.
In this video I show what I did to change out the failed turn knob socket from start to finish. The process is quite simple. Please give a thumbs up and do not forget to subscribe.
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Hi Sean,
My situation is a bit different from the knob just spinning around. My knob broke off at the lamp pole. Can you suggest a way to remove the rest of the knob or do I have to take the lamp apart?
If the part that broke is just the plastic or metal knob part on the screw shaft you could use a small needle nose pliers to slowly back off the broken part and remove the from the screw shaft. After that, if you can find a replacement knob to screw back onto the shaft you gold.
If the entire shaft broke off, cannot get the remaining broken part off the screw shaft, or the screw shaft is the part that broke, you’re only option may be to take apart the lamp and replace the entire bulb socket / switch assembly.