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Touch lamp not working when touched.
I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3
stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? Steve.. |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
"Steve" wrote in message om... I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3 stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? It doesn't love you any more. It happens. You'll get over it. ;o) Si |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
"Steve" wrote in message om... I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3 stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? Steve.. I have a 'touch sensitive' dimmer switch which has a small fuse incorporated into it. When a bulb 'blows' it tends to blow the fuse also. Brad. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 02/01/2004 |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
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Steve wrote: However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? It's a form of dimmer, and dimmers often blow so they don't dim anymore after a bulb has blown - the bulb shorts internally. It might be possible to replace the diac and triac if they are seperate components - but it might just be all one chip. -- *OK, who stopped payment on my reality check? Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message om... I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3 stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? It doesn't love you any more. It happens. You'll get over it. ;o) How touching! |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
Steve wrote:
I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3 stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? Steve.. I vaguely remember from a few years ago a similar type of touch-sensitive dimmer lamp that used a special two filament bulb. The only external difference was that the bulb base had three contacts rather than two. The two filaments were different wattages, so that four light levels were available: 0, a, b, a+b. Your bulb holder doesn't happen to have three "pins" rather than two....? |
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Touch lamp not working when touched.
It just takes a bog standard lamp upto 60 watts.
Steve....... OxSc wrote in message ... Steve wrote: I have a table lamp which when touched is supposed to come on in 3 stages (dim, brighter, even brighter) after every touch by hand. However, recently the bulb went and ever since relacing the bulb, touching it has no effect on it. Is there anything that can be done or have I lost the touch facility forever? Steve.. I vaguely remember from a few years ago a similar type of touch-sensitive dimmer lamp that used a special two filament bulb. The only external difference was that the bulb base had three contacts rather than two. The two filaments were different wattages, so that four light levels were available: 0, a, b, a+b. Your bulb holder doesn't happen to have three "pins" rather than two....? |
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