I bought a replacement 3-way lamp socket and the cap on the new one is too small to thread into the lamp base. I went to the hardware store and purchased an adapter so it would fit on the new lamp socket cap. BUT now with the extra height of the adapter my harp is too short. I found a floor lamp in the house to put on the lamp but now the lamp looks ridiculous as too much of the lamp socket shows and it is much taller than the matching lamp. Is there a socket I can purchase with a larger socket cap so I don't have to remove the original thread from inside the lamp and can have the right size harp on the lamp? I have been searching online but do not see offering for a larger cap on the socket. Any help will be appreciated otherwise I suppose I am going to have to take to a lamp specialty shop.
Replaced 3-way lamp socket and cap doesn’t fit
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The easiest thing to test with is a receptacle tester:
But that won't find all problems, in fact there's a good chance it won't find this one. Never decide you're safe just because a receptacle tester gives you a good indication! Some of the problems they won't identify are dangerous.
Even testing with a meter won't find certain problems. This article:
details the hows and whys. It shows how a non-contact voltage tester like this one
Can spot some dangerous problems that other methods will miss.
Go and get a lampholder/socket that is touch safe -- yours is old, and bad, and was never designed to be placed in a position where it could be poked when turned on. In fact, yours is bad enough that it leaves the screw contact (neutral) exposed instead of having any sort of shell around it. No wonder you're getting bit by it!
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Best Answer
You are looking for a 3-way socket with a 1/4" base.
Search for that on the internet and you will find them for sale: 3-way lamp socket with 1/4" threaded base