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torchiere lamp replacement POT?
Any idea where to buy a 5K pot with switch with 6mm diameter shaft?
The body of the POT is 16mm diameter. When my torchiere lamps break it is always the POT that goes bad. There ought to be a lot of replacement torchiere lamp POTS for sale but I could not find them using google or ebay. I also checked jameco and mouser. They hardly carry any POT with switch. I can think of several solutions: (1) replace the POT with an on/off switch and give up the dimming feature (2) replace the POT with a 5k pot (without switch), and add a separate toggle switch (3) take the POT from a cheaper torchiere lamp to replace the pot of a more expensive torchiere lamp Any other ideas? |
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torchiere lamp replacement POT?
james wrote in message ...
Any idea where to buy a 5K pot with switch with 6mm diameter shaft? The body of the POT is 16mm diameter. When my torchiere lamps break it is always the POT that goes bad. There ought to be a lot of replacement torchiere lamp POTS for sale but I could not find them using google or ebay. I also checked jameco and mouser. They hardly carry any POT with switch. I can think of several solutions: (1) replace the POT with an on/off switch and give up the dimming feature (2) replace the POT with a 5k pot (without switch), and add a separate toggle switch (3) take the POT from a cheaper torchiere lamp to replace the pot of a more expensive torchiere lamp Any other ideas? I just posted the thread after this on worn out pot with switch also. How many usages has that pot done , you reckon ? -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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torchiere lamp replacement POT?
Replace the pot with an on/off switch and give up the dimming feature.
Get an X10 system. You can turn the light on and off, and dim it, cordlessly. It's pot, not POT. It's not an acronym, just short (no pun intended) for "potentiometer". |
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torchiere lamp replacement POT?
"james" writes:
Any idea where to buy a 5K pot with switch with 6mm diameter shaft? The body of the POT is 16mm diameter. When my torchiere lamps break it is always the POT that goes bad. There ought to be a lot of replacement torchiere lamp POTS for sale but I could not find them using google or ebay. I also checked jameco and mouser. They hardly carry any POT with switch. I can think of several solutions: (1) replace the POT with an on/off switch and give up the dimming feature (2) replace the POT with a 5k pot (without switch), and add a separate toggle switch (3) take the POT from a cheaper torchiere lamp to replace the pot of a more expensive torchiere lamp Any other ideas? I assume that the pot either failed mechanically and if not, that you have tried cleaning the pot before declaring it dead. -- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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torchiere lamp replacement POT?
On Oct 4, 1:41*am, "james" wrote:
Any idea where to buy a 5K pot with switch with 6mm diameter shaft? I also checked jameco and mouser. They hardly carry any POT with switch. ....and if they DID, it wouldn't be the right taper. Dimmers aren't best served by linear resistance-versus-position potentiometers. Bypass the dimmer (make it just a switch) is good. Replace the dimmer module (craft stores carry this as a lamp-maker's accessory, maybe a good hardware store will have them, too). It has to fit the holes you've got, of course. Upgrade the dimmer to touch-sensitive (no moving parts). There are in-cord dimmers, and X10 remote control modules that occupy a wall socket or lamp base, if relocating the lighting control is suitable for your application. |
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