The potentiometer is broken, loose and with a lot of play. It's an old lamp but I really like it.
Can I just wired this straight to the halogen bulb?
I do not own a soldering iron tool thingy
>>927404
Buy a cheap iron and replace the potentiometer.
Yeah go ahead, what could go wrong
>>927404
>Can I just wired this straight to the halogen bulb?
how are you gonna do this without soldering?
>>928013
Something like this