Touch Lamp Sensor Hot Items


Touch Light Sensor (Lighting by OK Lighting)

Price: $4.99

  • Made by OK Lighting it will work in most lamps.
  • It gives 3 power settings and turns the lamp on and off.
  • It measures 2 1/4 inches by 1 3/4 inches by 3/4 inch
  • This is a maximum 100 watt sensor

Thomas & Betts AR135D Touch Lamp Kit (Home Improvement by Thomas & Betts)

List Price: $10.15
Price: $6.48
You Save: $3.67 (36%)

  • Comes with a 2 year warranty
  • 3 light level touch dimmer wiring kit
  • Create a touch lamp out of most standard metal lamps
  • Can be used to dim up to 200 watts of light (never over watt a lamp, it is a fire hazard!)

Westek 6503HBLC 300W 3-Level Wire-In Replacement Dimmer, Black (Home Improvement by Westek)

List Price: $11.99
Price: $3.67
You Save: $8.32 (69%)

  • Universal Replacement Unit easily installs in base of lamp
  • Works in any touch lamp
  • For Incadescent and Halogen Bulbs, 300 Watts Max
  • Saves money and energy

Westek 6004 200W 3-Level Touch Lamp Plug-In Dimmer, White (Home Improvement by Westek)

List Price: $16.99
Price: $6.90
You Save: $10.09 (59%)

  • 3.5-by-2.5-by-1.5-inches at 6.4-ounces; backed by 5-year warranty
  • Space saving design allows for surrounding outlets to be used
  • Converts any lamp with metal to a touch dimmer by simply plugging into a standard outlet
  • Saves money and energy by eliminating the need for expensive 3-way bulbs

Touch Lamp Sensor

Get a new sensor - one still in the touch lamp sensor package and come back and ill walk you through it. Sturdy round base has the touch same stylish satin finish as stem. If the wall switch controls the touch lamp sensor outlet, make sure the switch is on. Avoid these common toxins to keep your sensor dogs and cats live long, healthy lives. This one has the yellow signal wire, a touch lamp sensor gray wire, a black wire, and a brown wire. Always unplug a touch touch lamp before you repair it. He walked me through lamp connecting my wiring perfect. Motion sensors are nice sensor but lack reliable control. This does burn sensor out the sensor prematurely. Other than that - you will lamp need to get a new sensor. You can do it sensor by following these steps....

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The Touch Lamp Or Sensor Lamp – How They Work

Porter was said to discover and market touch lamps before discovering the quartz Damsonite in 1977. So, each touch causes the lamp to switch from Off, Dim, Intermediate, Full, and back to Off. The charge your body introduces causes an oscillator in the lamp mechanism to change frequency and toggle the light on and off. Usually these lamps have three brightness settings, plus an “off” switch. Or, you could go with some people who claim that your touch causes a partial earth disturbance in the wiring. These appear to have been for the electronic module that regulates the power in the lamp. that little oscillator. And then there are those who just figure the aliens, or future man time-traveling, brought us the “gift. There were also patents issued in 1987 to Scott Kunen, and in 1988 to Cline and Gouldy. Good question....

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Touch Lamp Sensor FAQ

how to make a touch sensor just like the sensor in a touch lamp?


i have to make an invention and my invention involves touch sensors controlling the light just like a touch lamp would do. how do you make that happen?
You can use IR sensors for starters...not very hard to do. Look up active and passive IR sensors. Then you'll need a stepdown transformer...not very many components.

ask this same question at this forum:http://www.allaboutcircuits.com

How do I modify a touch lamp (sensor is burned out) to regular on off switch? Wiring is bit confusing.?


The easiest (and probably best) solution is to "rip out" the existing wiring and replace the cord set. Any "big box" hardware store will have replacement lamp wiring 'kits' hanging in the lighting section.
Instructions are normally

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Touch Lamp Sensor News


MIT Media Lab makes your coffee table a computer
CNET (blog) - Oct 16, 2010MIT Media Lab makes your coffee table a computerPeople can touch icons on the table to get more information on the differences between mobile phones, for example. Inside the lamp assembly is an Atom-based

Sneak Peek: Canon U.S.A. Previews the CR-2 Digital Non-Mydriatic Retinal ...
Kansas City Star - Oct 15, 2010The CR-2's energy-efficient white LED lamp for flash intensity uses less power than a xenon tube and lasts approximately twice as long, helping to reduce

Sneak Peek: Canon U.S.A. Previews the CR-2 Digital Non-Mydriatic Retinal ...
MarketWatch (press release) - Oct 14, 2010The CR-2's energy-efficient white LED lamp for flash intensity uses less power than a xenon tube and lasts approximately twice as long, helping to reduce

Acer H7531D video-projector brings the magic of the cinema in your living room
IEWY News - Oct 09, 2010Besides ensuring up to 4000 hours lamp life, saving on replacement costs and allowing long-term projector use, the H7531D features the Acer EcoProjection

14 Mega Pixel Android Cameraphone from Altek To Hit European Markets By 2011
HARDGEEK - Oct 04, 201014 Mega Pixel Android Cameraphone from Altek To Hit European Markets By 2011The Altek Leo features a 3.2-inch WVGA multi-touch capable display for easy input. With the powerful built-in xenon flash and auto focus assist-lamp,

Free Shipping. Bella Floor Lamp (StacksandStacks)

Price: $125.00

This beautifully designed Bella Floor Lamp features a tall black cylinder shade that sits handsomely atop a sturdy cone base as it casts a distinct muted light to its surroundings. Product usually...

Free Shipping. Hepburn Table Lamp (StacksandStacks)

Price: $88.99

This light combines the graceful elegance of Audrey Hepburn with the striking attitude of Katharine Hepburn. Bring a bit of old Hollywood into your home with the Hepburn table lamp. A three-way...

Touch Lights Books


The alarm, sensor & security circuit cookbook
- The alarm, sensor & security circuit cookbookIt can be used to turn on a lamp or as an annunciator to sound a buzzer when someone comes near a door or table. The touch switch, or capacity switch, ...
How to Use Lighting in the Home and Garden
- How to Use Lighting in the Home and GardenYou can put a touch lamp dimmer into the wiring of any lamp, so that when you touch it, it cycles from low, to medium, to high, to off. ...