Just bought a new lightforce lamp- the one with the dimmer switch on it. I don't like the cigarette plug set-up so I took apart the cigarette connector to see if it possible to join the two wires directly to the battery. When I touched the wires off the battery, the light came on but when I flicked the switch- it stayed on and wouldn't go off at all. I'm afraid to cut the wire and put clips on it in case it won't turn off at all - like it did when I tested it? Does anyone know why this would be happening or does anyone know how i can wire the lamp directly to the battery properly so I can flick the light on and off with the switch?

Thanks