[left]i have about 2 dozen post lights with halogen bulbs around my deck, installed about 15 years ago. Most do not light up anymore. For awhile they wold turn on if I jiggles the bulb. Decided to begin replacing them. I bought 4 led low voltage fixtures to try out, and the first one I wired in, however, the lights blinks every 3-5 seconded and doesn’t stay on. I didn’t replace the lead that runs around the entire deck, I clipped the new light into the lead with the quick connect wire that punctures the lead wire. Below is the light I am using (from Lowe’s), really like them just don’t know why it doesn’t work. I guess I could try replacing another light and see what happens. Portfolio 2-Watt Specialty textured bronze Low Voltage LED Post Deck Light[/left]

I've been reading a lot of other threads hoping to find an answer to my exact question but didn't find one. So here goes: I had two bedside table lamps in my guest room and the shades rotted. I went out and bought two new shades. The shades didn't fit the harps, so new harps, too. When I went to attach the new harps, the lamps fell apart. Okay, new lamps. I just grabbed some small cheap lamps at Walmart. These lamps didn't have harps, but I had two new ones. However, to attach the harp bracket to the main shaft of the lamp, I had to detach the socket. I intended to take the wires off, slide the socket off the shaft, put the bracket on the shaft and reattach the wires. However, the wires were soldered in and had to be cut to get the socket off. Okay, new sockets. As I was studying the soldered wires, I realized the old socket had a label showing where to put the white wire. There was no white wire coming from the lamp. They were both black. The new sockets have a gold screw and a silver screw. I've wired plenty of lamps in my time and I didn't see that it made a difference, so I just attached the wires at random. Put the thing together, with harp mounting bracket, screwed in a bulb. When I went to plug it in there was a freaky looking piece of paper attached to a polarized plug. It went on about having the correct wiring. I plugged it in and it works, but is it going to set my house on fire? How can I tell which wire goes to which terminal? I can trace the wire from the large side of the plug but then it goes into the body of the lamp, and I lose it. Nor can I pull the entire wire out.