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..

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 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

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 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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In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> 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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Dave Plowman (E-Mail Removed) London SW 12
RIP Acorn

(E-Mail Removed) (Steve) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). 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...

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) 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!

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....?

It just takes a bog standard lamp upto 60 watts.


Steve.......



OxSc <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<3ffa9022$0$23984$(E-Mail Removed)> ...
> 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....?