[PLUG-TALK] Electrical hacking: Touch-lamps
Jeme A Brelin
jeme at brelin.net
Wed May 19 02:36:08 UTC 2004
OK, you know those lamps that turn on when you touch their metal parts?
I want something like that... but not exactly like that.
I went to the store to see what I could find. I found a couple of
interesting products:
Touch lamps.
Touch lamp bulb socket adapters.
Touch lamp outlet adapters.
The lamps do what the lamps do.
The bulb socket adapter has a socket that screws into an existing lamp
bulb socket and a conducting tab that screws against the metal casing of
the bulb socket to make contact for the touch-sensitivity.
So far, so good.
The outlet adapter, however, goes between the power cord and the wall and
has NO conductor to attach to a metal part of the lamp. But it still
freakin' works. How the hell's that?!?
Mods:
I don't like what it does, exactly. First, it is designed to dim power to
three levels. Is there a reason they ALL do this? Can I modify the thing
so that it just turns on and off with touch?
And what if I have a lamp with no metal parts, but would like to have a
metal strip on the wall that is touched? Is that possible?
Let me know if you've got any ideas.
Thanks.
J.
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