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3 light level touch dimmer wiring kit is ideal for use with metal floor, table or swag lamps, single or multi bulb incandescent and halogen lamps. Repair touch lamps or convert standard lamps. 200W 120V. UL listed. 2 year warranty.
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- Lamson AR135D 4 Level Touch Control- THOMAS & BETTS
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By eyez wide open
I bought this to replace a similar 3-level touch in the bottom of a touch lamp that I wasn't willing to discard. The original device got fried when the incandescent bulb blew with the typical bright flash. It must have sent a surge back through the lamp. Peeling the felt off the lamp bottom and getting the old touch control out was fairly easy. The hardest part was getting the ground off which required manuevering some needlenose pliers down into the lamp. I labeled the wires so putting the new Lamson in was a piece of cake. Now I have a four way touch that works perfectly. The extra level over my prior 3-level allows me to adjust the lighting for nearly every situation. I'm glad I bought this. My favorite old lamp lives on and is now even better! Thanks.
**update** Lamson seems to recommend a 100W bulb for this control. I tried one and immediately noticed some erratic effects, i.e., lamp coming on when it gets jostled if only the wooden table is bumped against, etc. Dropped back to a 75W bulb and the touch control works perfectly.
By RePete (Del Aire, CA USA)
An excellent replacement for burned-out touch-controls, and a great way to add dimming to lighting that's too bright most of the time, but where the high level is still needed occasionally. It's got wires & wire-nuts, but if you follow the directions, it's easy.
By John A. Lind (Kokomo, IN)
The old one in a 3-level touch control lamp blew out recently. Got this one as a replacement . . . and you can't find these things at the Big Box hardware or home improvement stores. Although made by a different company, it was a "drop-in" in **size** as it was the same size as the old one (but not the wiring colors . . . read on).
You MUST follow the directions! Read them CAREFULLY and hook up the color coded wires properly. While other makers of these things may use the same colors for the wires, the proper hookup of them can be different. If buying as a replacement, don't assume the color coding of the wires of this one is the same as the old one! Hook it up incorrectly and you'll "pop" it the first time you touch the lamp . . . necessitating buying another (as happened to another reviewer). Hook it up correctly, and it works quite well. I almost hooked it up wrong (copying the color coding of the old one) and was *very* glad I took a closer look at the instructions before plugging in the lamp. An inexpensive lamp repair . . . or conversion of a metal lamp to touch control . . . and the four levels are nicer than the three the original touch control had.
By Keith Barber (Florida)
Since you will then have 3 pairs of wires from the lamps, you will need to use larger wire nuts. Gardner Bender 25-002 Wire Connectors work fine.
By H. Babcock
The dimensions that Amazon provides must be for the packaging that this device comes in. The device itself is much smaller, approximately 1.5" x 1" x 0.5". Also, it comes with all the connectors that you will need.
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