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Steve January 5th 04 08:51 PM

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..

Mungo \two sheds\ Toadfoot January 5th 04 09:49 PM

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



Boaz January 6th 04 12:32 AM

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.


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Dave Plowman January 6th 04 01:26 AM

Touch lamp not working when touched.
 
In article ,
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.

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Abdullah Eyles January 6th 04 07:38 AM

Touch lamp not working when touched.
 
(Steve) wrote in message . com...
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.


Did they invent this as a modern replacement for genies? Try rubbing
the lamp... or make a wish...

Snowman January 6th 04 10:47 AM

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!



OxSc January 6th 04 11:38 AM

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....?

Steve January 6th 04 10:12 PM

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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