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Single pole illuminated switch? bobm3 11-06-2007
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Posted by Mark Lloyd on November 8, 2007, 10:00 am

>Bingo! We have a lighted closed in our spare room. The wife was leaving
>the light on occasionally (ok, almost every time sue was in it!). I tried
>the lowest wattage bulb which wasn't met with great enthusiasm!

How about LED holiday lights? Wal-Mart has some small white lights
that are really bright. The whole string of 60 uses less than 3W.

BTW, I used that solution in my bathroom and seldom need anything
else.

> So an
>eliminated

Funny typo :-)

>switch was the answer. Mine is actually a switch with a red
>light above it in a single switch plate, but I can see it from the hall if
>it is on, and she can too, so the light is not on much at all any more!
>

That'd be useful for outdoor lights, with the switch inside.

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no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
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Posted by Caesar Romano on November 7, 2007, 12:35 pm
Re: Single pole illuminated switch?:

>bobm3@worthless.info wrote:
>> Is anyone aware of a standard wall switch that illuminates in some way
>> when the circuit is ON?
>>
>> I have found just the opposite -on when OFF- but I prefer to see
>> ON=ON, OFF=OFF.
>>
>> On the other hand, is there a way to make the illuminated OFF switches
>> reverse their indication?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>Why would one need such a thing unless the light is so remote one can
>not see it. Even if there is reason there is something inside you that
>will help - your brain.
>
>Lou

Brain? I guess that leaves you out.

Posted by Mark Lloyd on November 7, 2007, 9:04 am
On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:13:26 -0500, bobm3@worthless.info wrote:

>Is anyone aware of a standard wall switch that illuminates in some way
>when the circuit is ON?
>
>I have found just the opposite -on when OFF- but I prefer to see
>ON=ON, OFF=OFF.
>
>On the other hand, is there a way to make the illuminated OFF switches
>reverse their indication?
>
>Thanks

I got one of those switches at Lowe's. The switch and light can be
wired separately, so you can get what you want.
--
48 days until the winter solstice celebration

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
school classes." -- Ted Kennedy

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