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Floor Lamp
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Hi, I want to rewire an old floor lamp (UK) type.
Do I need an earth wire in the cable, and how many amps dose the fuse need to be?.
TIA
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Whether you need an earth wire depends on whether the lamp has a connection for an earth wire. It probably has if, as you say, it is a UK lamp. But the advice of checking what you are removing is sound, unless some cowboy has had a go at it in the past. Mains lighting only needs 3 amp fuses, lightbulbs don't take much power.