You can purchase an adaptor or just cut the French plug off and wire an America plug on the end of the wires. You will also have to change the bulb as the French bulb operates on 220 volts not 110 like the U.S.
It means the wire for the plug comes out right at the bulb socket, as opposed to running down the lamp internally and exiting at the base...
The cord is attached under the shade and runs outside the lamp along the back
Most lamp wire is parallel #16 conductors.
eHow is a great resource for topics like this, with articles like "How to Re-Wire a Lamp," "How to Rewire a Lamp with a Rotary Switch," "How to Rewire an Old Lamp," and "How to Wire a Floor Lamp."
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In a floor lamp or table lamp a #16 wire is what you need.
If you are asking about the electrical cord on a lamp, the black wire with the white stripe is the neutral conductor.
If this is a genuine BMW kit the chances are that the wiring loom is already in place on the car Its just a matter of fitting the lights , switch & relay and connecting the loom to the terminals.
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"Ugly lamp" in English is lampe laide in French.
"La lampe" means "the lamp." "Une lampe" means "a lamp."