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["stan briggs" <stanbriggs AT gmail.com>]

scott,

go by any home improvement store to the lighting section. they'll have a wide variety of lamps that, when you touch them, cycle between off-low-medium-high-off. just like the three way switch lamps but different. if you already have a lamp with a metal base then you can install a device in the wiring that will turn a switch lamp into a touch lamp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_lamp has a minimal definition and the link to marshall brain's site gives way too much detail.

stan

On 6/14/07, Scott Lundgren <internetworkers AT capitalfellow.com> wrote:

On Jun 14, 2007, at 12:32 PM, ron thigpen wrote:


> Some of these old houses have outlets controlled by a wall switch.
> I'll
>

Alas, my previous placed did have these types of switches but the
current place does not. The two switches by the front door work the
ceiling light fixture and the front porch.


> You could change out the bulb screw socket in your fixtures,
> choosing a
> type with an integral switch.  These are cost about a buck at the
>

I'm not familiar with this. The light fixture I don't like is in the
ceiling, so if I'm understand you correctly I don't think I want to
hang my lamps out of what would be ceiling mounted socket.

What's a touch lamp?

- SL

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