Touch dimmers

[StanO]

I have been using a touch dimmer installed 20 years ago and still reliable. Just a light touch on the metal face plate switches it on and a finger held on the plate makes it run a cycle down and then up again, so that wherever contact is broken, the setting remains for future on/off switching. The cycle reverses with each new touch, making it easy to adjust lighting. A new dimmer recently fitted elsewhere, claimed to be a \\\'touch\\\' dimmer, requires pressing of a central button for on/off and continued pressing to complete the cycle started earlier, meaning you have to wait while it goes all the way down (or up) before getting to a chosen output. An ordinary rotating button is preferable to this type of dimmer.
Any idea where the true touch type may be available? Stano

[whonickedmybike?]

varilight do them with optional remote controll. B+Q used to stock 'em. Around £20-£25 if i remember rightly.

[BigJon]

yeah BnQ do them, bought a 1 and 2 gang there recently and you can program any existing remote to control the dimmer.

[mrgtv]

TLC electrics online
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Wiring_Accessories~Dimmers_All/Wiring_Accessories~Dimmers_5/index.html