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| May be a bad switch. Unplug the lamp. With a ohm meter or continuity tester, measure across the Lamp's mains plug (NOT wall outlet  ) while operating the lamp's switch. You should see "infinity" when switch is open and "continuity" (just bulb's filament resistance) when switch is closed. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay, but it would be very difficult to electrocute myself if the thing I'm working on isn't plugged in. Equally, if a fire started I'm right there to put it out. Vtech: to ask someone who "knows something about electricity" is why I am on this forum. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Starting a fire is worse than getting electrocuted??  |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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No offense but it definitely sounds like you need to ask a professional or someone who knows something about electricity. Trying to save money is not worth causing more damage, getting electrocuted or even worse start a fire!  |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: Lamp switch malfunction. |
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| Hi, This is probably a really basic question next to some of the others in this forum. Yesterday my lamp blew. I replaced the bulb but that didn't help, so I figured it must be the fuse. Now I've only been living independently for a year so I don't have much experience with home electronic repair skills etc., but anyway, the point is I put a 13amp fuse in a 3amp socket: this blew the new bulb and tripped the mains switch in the basement.. I replaced the bulb again and pinched a 3amp fuse from another socket. The lamp is now alit but I can't turn it off at it's switch. I have to turn it off at the mains. How would you recommend I go about fixing this? |
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