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On Sunday, 8 March 2020 12:28:01 UTC, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 08/03/20 11:14, tabbypurr wrote:
On Sunday, 8 March 2020 04:44:04 UTC, Susan wrote:
replying to Mark, Susan wrote:

Hi... In my bedroom I currently have a pull cord light switch. I‘m
thinking of having a long cord pendant light by the side of my
bed... My question is.... Is it possible to buy a PULL CORD light
switch that would operate each light fitting individually at
separate times.... Kind regards.

No. Such things existed long ago and it's doable to make them. Each
pull of the cord turns a wheel 1/4 or 1/6th of a turn. Every other
position is both off. Sticky out bits on the wheel press on
microswitches - 6 way adds a 'both on' position. Or it could be done
with a little digital logic & 2 relays.

"Mark's" original post for this was on Homeowners Hub in 2008...

Probably the easiest (but certainly not the cheapest) way to do this
today would be with a Quinetic 2-gang switch on the bedside table and
individual receivers for each light.

2 pullcords is as easy as it gets. Colour one to avoid confusion.

You don't need to colour thencords, just use different ends.

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