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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 19, 2008, 11:51 pm
>
> The three way function takes place at the socket. Base and line switches
>> just break the current at one wire to turn them off and on. I don't know
>> of any switches that will do what you want. Of course, using a line
>> switch you can turn it off and on so as long as the last setting is what
>> you want, there is no reaching under the shade.
>
> Thanks Edwin. I understand what you are saying, but
> when I install a line switch, which turns it on and off, I am losing the 3
> way options on the the lamp socket as well. Before installing line
> switch, I had 3 way. After installing line switch, I only have on and off,
> no matter if I try the lamp socket, or line switch.
> Can you figure whats going wrong, or are there certain
> line switches for three way bulbs?
> Thanks
>>
>
OK, I did not understand that. What type of switch did you use? Any that
I'm aware of just break the hot wire and should have no affect on anything
else. It may be coincidence that while putting in the switch you banged the
bulb and one filament broke or something got loose in the socket. I don't
see any physical way the line switch should have any affect at all.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on January 20, 2008, 1:04 am
Replace the bulb. I suspect you blew a filament, and now have two unrelated
problems.
1) One filament of bulb is blown
2) switch added
As they are unrelated, there is confusion.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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Thanks Edwin. I understand what you are saying, but
when I install a line switch, which turns it on and off, I am losing the 3
way options on the the lamp socket as well. Before installing line switch,
I had 3 way. After installing line switch, I only have on and off, no matter
if I try the lamp socket, or line switch.
Can you figure whats going wrong, or are there certain
line switches for three way bulbs?
Thanks
>
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Posted by Terry on January 19, 2008, 11:02 pm
> Hello to all.
>As another weekend project came to mind, the better half and I decided to
>rewire two lamps we love(circa 1970,s). Plus patch the pottery on them.
>They are standard type(They look like grecian urns-and made of pottery).
> They were originally 3 way, but rewired about ten years ago to one
>way.
> We decided we now need the 3 way back.
> So we purchsed the sockets and wire, and rewired, pretty simple, and
>works great as 3 way. (50,100,150)
> We then decided we wanted to have an on and off switch on the wire at
>base of lamp, so we dont have to reach
>under shade to turn on and off.
> Hopefully some switch that can do 3 way.
> So we puchased a switch, that would do on and off, but when connected
>to wiring, it did its job, but we lose the 3 way. Its just a one way.
> Can anyone advise, on a type of wiring switch, that can be used to
>adjust 3 way, plus on and off, or at least keep the 3 way function, and
>work as and on and off.
> Hope I didnt confuse anyone. :)
>
> Thanks and much regards
>
The most likely cause is that one of your filaments has burned out in
the lamp.
Try another 3 way lamp.
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Posted by HeyBub on January 19, 2008, 11:33 pm
J.Lef wrote:
> Hopefully some switch that can do 3 way.
> So we puchased a switch, that would do on and off, but when
> connected to wiring, it did its job, but we lose the 3 way. Its just
> a one way. Can anyone advise, on a type of wiring switch, that
> can be used to adjust 3 way, plus on and off, or at least keep the 3 way
> function,
> and work as and on and off.
> Hope I didnt confuse anyone. :)
>
> Thanks and much regards
Understand how a three-way switch and bulb work. The bulb has two filaments,
not one: a 50-watt and a 100-watt (or some other combination).
The single power line coming in to the socket is directed, via the switch,
to the 50-watt filament, or to the 100-watt filament, or to both. Hence,
three different possibilities.
Nothing you can do on the incoming single wire will influcence how the
switch is set.
Look at the base of a three-way bulb. It's different.
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Posted by somedude on January 20, 2008, 12:21 am
J.Lef wrote:
> Hello to all.
> As another weekend project came to mind, the better half and I decided to
> rewire two lamps we love(circa 1970,s). Plus patch the pottery on them.
> They are standard type(They look like grecian urns-and made of pottery).
> They were originally 3 way, but rewired about ten years ago to one
> way.
Why would you change them to one way? A 3-way works with ordinary lamps.
> We decided we now need the 3 way back.
> So we purchsed the sockets and wire, and rewired, pretty simple, and
> works great as 3 way. (50,100,150)
> We then decided we wanted to have an on and off switch on the wire at
> base of lamp, so we dont have to reach
> under shade to turn on and off.
> Hopefully some switch that can do 3 way.
> So we puchased a switch, that would do on and off, but when connected
> to wiring, it did its job, but we lose the 3 way. Its just a one way.
> Can anyone advise, on a type of wiring switch, that can be used to
> adjust 3 way, plus on and off, or at least keep the 3 way function, and
> work as and on and off.
> Hope I didnt confuse anyone. :)
>
> Thanks and much regards
>
>
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