Some of them only need a brief touch a long touch will do nothing at all if
its off, only if its been touched to on.
What is the make of this device?
Brian

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On Wednesday, 22 May 2019 14:23:31 UTC+1, petek wrote:
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 1:50:40 PM UTC+1, tabb wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 May 2019 12:57:35 UTC+1, petek wrote:

I have a floor standing lamp which has a touch sensitive switch. If
you touch the lamp housing or upper part of the stem the lamp toggles
through 2 or 3 brightness levels and on/off. It hasn't been used for
some time but when I tried it the other day it is not working, i.e. it
won't switch on. I've changed the bulb but still no joy. Any ideas
what the problem is, and if it is repairable? TIA
Pete

If you don't know what the problem is you don't know how to repair it.
Have you checked the obvious stuff, fuse, screwed connections etc? If
the touch controller is fried it may be bypassable.


NT

Yes, I've checked all the obvious stuff. My question about it being
repairable could have been stated better. I don't know how these touch
sensitive lamps work so I'm assuming there is some internal gismo (touch
controller?) that is not functioning. If so, would it be a generic unit
that is replaceable or would it be unique to the brand of lamp?

Yes there's an internal controller. I don't know if you might find a
replacement from Ebay, or if it would be safe. The alternative is to bypass
the touch switch.


NT