That $12 lamp I tried to fix ate up three whole afternoons
I found this cool little desk lamp at a thrift shop in Portland for $12, figured it just needed a new switch or bulb holder. Three afternoons later I had tested every single wire, replaced two capacitors I didn't even need to mess with, and bought a multimeter I probably won't use again for a year. Turned out the problem was a tiny crack in the brass contact inside the socket, took me about 30 seconds to bend it back into shape with a toothpick. Felt like a real goofball when I realized how simple it was, but hey, now I know way more about lamp wiring than I ever wanted to. Has anyone else spent way too long fixing something that ended up having a dead simple fix?