Touch sensitive light switch

[aa44]

I am planning my new house and would like to use touch sensitive switches in a few places.

The only ones that I can find are touch sensitive dimmers (e.g. Crabtree 400w touch sensitive dimmer). Can anybody tell me how these work? If you just touch them do they work as an on / off switch (i.e. they only work as dimmers when you keep your finger on them?)

Thanks
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[RF Lighting]

Yep thats exactly it.

I have a couple of these made by varilite, and they have a soft start function (the ligts fade up over 1 second or so) which greatly increases lamp life.

You can also use the varilite ones with a remote control. This is useful for bedrooms etc.

 

[aa44]

Thanks very much.

 

[333rocky333]

You can also get touch switches with adjustable timers in, the light will then stay on for a preset time.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The Varlight, and other touch switches I've used, work like this:

Tap them to toggle on/off - when they come on they are at whatever brightness they'd been set to before.

Touch and keep your finger on them and they slowly ramp up from zero (i.e. not where they were before) to max, then back down to zero, and so on for as long as you keep your finger on them.

 

[Steve]

You can also use the varilite ones with a remote control. This is useful for bedrooms etc.

To add, the varilight ones can be used with ANY remote control. They have a learn function.