are push connection light sockets a one time use only. I disconnected the lamp cord to replace it but now the wire holes will not grip the wire.
Are push-connect sockets intended to be reusable
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That's all there really is to it - white to white and black to black. If they are not color coded then the black wire should be connected to the pin at the bottom of the light socket.
This assumes your light is line voltage (120V in North America). If it is not line voltage then there should be a transformer somewhere in the fixture already.
First off you do not want to hang the light by the socket that you purchased. With the poke in holes for the wires this is NOT an acceptable mounting system for your lamp - heavy glass or not.
Next note that the wire used to hang lamps is a special type that has strengthing cord built into the cable.
The conventional hanging lamp fixture has a two piece socket assembly that has a top part that slides up on the cord. The cord is then knotted with a special electricians knot that puts equal tension in all the conductors and fibres in the cord. The ends of the wires then attach to the lower portion of the conventional socket via screw terminals. Finally the top and bottom parts of the socket firmly snap together to hide the knot inside. The hanging lamp assembly pulls against the knot to transfer the weight into the cord from the ceiling.
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It depends on the light socket, and maybe how you "disconnected" it. Some push-in type wire connectors are actually threaded; they grip when you just push them in, but you can back the wires out by twisting them (lefty loosey). However, if the wires were yanked out, it's possible that the threads were stripped and won't grip any more. I assume you have also checked for small screws. Sometimes connections that look like push-ins are actually clamps. You stick the wire in the hole, and then clamp it down (internally) by tightening a screw.