Lamp Repairs

The switch on one of our lamps broke off. I went to glue it back together, only to realize that we were missing a piece. So, I dug through my electronics and electric repair collection and came across:

• A d-sub screw (from a serial connector)
• A wire nut

The screw from the d-sub connector screwed on to the original switch bolt, and the wire nut screwed over that. It works like a charm, though the d-sub connector appears to have fused slightly to the original bolt (it no longer unscrews by hand). I'll write a follow-up post if it melts or otherwise fails :).