If you choose to use one of our other switches on a round cord, you can also opt to file out the opening a little: the plastic is easy to file and it doesn't take much to open it for a easy accommodation.ĥ) For parallel (flat) cord, the process is similar as the other styles of cord except that you will also have to split the two wires apart from each other.
#Splice extension cord pro
Pro Tip: We recommend these switches for the round and overbraid cords, they have a larger opening that makes it easier to fit the wiring into.Cut the hot wire in the center and proceed to follow the same procedure provided in step 3 to make your connections Tape off the spot where you need to cut, and use a razor knife to VERY CAREFULLY score the outer cloth (and if it's a 3-wire round cord, the outer vinyl jacket directly under the cloth) and remove it, exposing the wires inside. Wrap the stripped ends of the hot wires around the screws under the head, wrapping in the same direction that the screw will be turning: you want to pull the wire in further as you tighten it, not push it out.Ĥ) For round cords and overbraid cords, you will first need to cut through any outer cloth or vinyl jacket that is covering the internal wires. Route the uncut neutral wire through the pass-through channel. Cut the hot wire and strip both ends, you can use a thin piece of electrical tape to better hold the cloth in place and prevent it from fraying. If you guess right, great, cut it! If you guess wrong, well that spot will be covered within the switch anyway, no biggie. If you can't tell which wire is hot from the outside of the cloth, you have a few ways to figure it out: you can trace the line from one end of the cord, or you can carefully peel back the cloth in a little spot on one of the wires. Others will choose to place it a few feet from the plug in order to have the switch closer to the wall, or sometimes halfway down the line, if that allows you enough slack to raise the switch access up onto a desk or nightstand level.ģ) For twisted cords, cut the hot wire in the center of where you want your switch to be located. With 2-wire parallel cord, the marking is on the side of the wire: the smooth side is hot, the ridged side is neutral.Ģ) Decide where you want your switch to go! Things to consider: where will this fixture be going? Where will the nearest outlet be, and do I want the switch closer to the outlet, or closer to the fixture? If you are wiring a lamp that needs a lot of cord internally, be sure to account for that: a common place to put a switch is 1 to 2 feet from the base of a lamp. If there is a green ground wire (like on our 3-wire round cords), the green wire also remains uncut.Įxceptions: sometimes the wire coloring will be different, brown is sometimes used as hot instead of black, and blue is sometimes used as neutral instead of white.
The hot wire will be BLACK, or "unmarked", whereas the neutral wire will be WHITE, or "marked", as in with a tracer stitch on the cloth, or a stripe on the wire under the cloth. Is not completing the connection through the hot wires, in the "on" position, the switch is allowing the circuit to be completed. Interrupter: in the "off" position, the switch Functionally, the switch acts as a circuit All other wires will be left uncut and pass through theĬhannel in the switch. UsingĬloth covered electrical cord is a great way to add a unique flare, pop of color, and authentic vintage feel to any fixture!ġ) The key to any cord switch is simple: you ONLY cut There are quite a few reasons you might want to add an inline cord switch to your lighting or electrical restoration project: maybe you have no other way to turn the fixture on and off (other than unplugging it!), maybe the switch on the socket is too hard to reach, or perhaps you just want an additional option to make access easier! Here we'll discuss the basics of installing a screw-terminal on/off switch, particularly onto Snake Head Vintage cloth covered wire.įirst off, if you've never worked with cloth covered electrical cord before you may want to skim our other blog post "How to Strip and Prep Cloth Covered Cords for Wiring".
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