ssparling
24-01-2005, 09:41 PM
"Dan" <QuadzilaNOSPAM@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:0vrit0p5q095phj9k4dv3jnljolk8ih7pf@4ax.com...
> Hi All, Was hoping someone can help me w/a problem I'm having w/a screw-in
type touch lamp/dimmer. The lamp I'm trying to use is a metal wall mounted
swing arm lamp. The lamp has a sticker that says only 3 way bulbs of less
than 150 watts should be used and that's the type of bulb I'm using. Dimang
makes the screw in touch lamp dimmer. The lamp was working fine until some
moved it to move a bed. After that, it didn't work at all. Tried loosening
the bulb a bit which helped but if I touched the lamp too hard the lamp
would go from off to dim to bright them off very rapidly repeatedly. I'm a
quadriplegic and this device is a great help when it works. Any suggestions
on how to fix this are greatly appreciated!
Dan,
If you pull off the base (AFTER you have unplugged it!), you will notice
a little circuit board. Try blowing that little circuit board off. The dust
might actually conducting micro-volts of electricity causing it to react the
way it is.
Please excuse my ignorance when I ask how you are going to fix it, you
stated that you are "a quadriplegic and this device is a great help when it
works."(Not meant as an insult, honest!).
My best suggestion would be to take it to a repair shop and let someone
else deal with the headache of keeping those pesky little screws from
rolling under something and having to move more furniture! Lol! Especially
if that little circuit board is shot. They would have the scopes and meters
to find the defective component.
Mod
news:0vrit0p5q095phj9k4dv3jnljolk8ih7pf@4ax.com...
> Hi All, Was hoping someone can help me w/a problem I'm having w/a screw-in
type touch lamp/dimmer. The lamp I'm trying to use is a metal wall mounted
swing arm lamp. The lamp has a sticker that says only 3 way bulbs of less
than 150 watts should be used and that's the type of bulb I'm using. Dimang
makes the screw in touch lamp dimmer. The lamp was working fine until some
moved it to move a bed. After that, it didn't work at all. Tried loosening
the bulb a bit which helped but if I touched the lamp too hard the lamp
would go from off to dim to bright them off very rapidly repeatedly. I'm a
quadriplegic and this device is a great help when it works. Any suggestions
on how to fix this are greatly appreciated!
Dan,
If you pull off the base (AFTER you have unplugged it!), you will notice
a little circuit board. Try blowing that little circuit board off. The dust
might actually conducting micro-volts of electricity causing it to react the
way it is.
Please excuse my ignorance when I ask how you are going to fix it, you
stated that you are "a quadriplegic and this device is a great help when it
works."(Not meant as an insult, honest!).
My best suggestion would be to take it to a repair shop and let someone
else deal with the headache of keeping those pesky little screws from
rolling under something and having to move more furniture! Lol! Especially
if that little circuit board is shot. They would have the scopes and meters
to find the defective component.
Mod