Part 4 (2/2)

How to Make the Trouble Light

_Tools Needed:_

Your 4-H electrician's kit or screwdriver, knife and soldering iron

_Materials Needed:_

1 About 20 feet of 2-wire, No 16 heavy duty (hard service)

2 A rubber-handled socket with switch and a side outlet

3 A shi+elded lauard

[Illustration: Materials Needed]

4 A good connector plug cap, preferably with a clah service lamp bulb

6 Solder and flux

_Steps to Take:_

1 Re of cord at one end

2 Separate the wires and cut away the filler material

3 Remove 3/4 inch of the conductor insulation froether to form a firm conductor Be careful not to cut any of the fine wires Endsin position on the cord

5 If there is no cord grip, tie the underwriters' knot (Figure 1) If there isn't roo the wires around the prongs before fastening them to the terminal screws as explained in the next step

6 Loop the bare part of the wire around the screw in the direction the screw is turned to tighten (clockwise direction) This will prevent the wires fro forced out frohtened Now repeat with the second wire, wrapping it around the other prong of the plug

_Connecting the socket_

1 Separate the parts of rubber-handled socket (Figure 2)

2 Prepare the other end of the cord as in steps 1, 2, and 3 above

3 Insert the cord through the rubber handle and socket guard